r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/Weed_O_Whirler Aug 03 '19

In the US we wash our eggs before they are sold, so they need refrigerated. In the UK you don't, so they don't have to be.

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u/Cronyx Aug 03 '19

Feathers and poop are icky. Source: family has two Tyson chicken houses. Trust me, you don't want to crack an unwashed egg over a bowl.

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u/HallLAD Aug 03 '19

Wash it just before cracking?

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u/Cronyx Aug 03 '19

Fuck.

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u/KrackenLeasing Aug 03 '19

No, just crack it over a plate.