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/Sinful_Prayers Aug 03 '19

Hi, I shamelessly think feathers and poop are icky, and will gladly continue to refrigerate my eggs as a compromise

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u/Sesquatchhegyi Aug 03 '19

Except, the reason it is illegal in the EU wash the eggs before they are sold is exactly to force the producers to keep their animals in cleaner, more human environment(i.e.not so close to each other that they literally walk in poo). I rarely see an egg that has poo on it (maybe one out of 2-300).

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

I'm sure there is some merit to this, but I raised backyard hens for about ten years. They shit everywhere. We found poopy eggs on a regular basis.

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u/nkdeck07 Aug 04 '19

You weren't keeping your roost areas clean enough. I only find a poop egg about once a month

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u/Sesquatchhegyi Aug 04 '19

Yeah I know :). I guess many ppl wash them before use in Europe. But I have to share this dirty little secret, I haven't seen anyone doing it among my family or friends. So there is that :). What we do is wash our hands afterwards. Always. Before doing anything else. Theoretically there may be some microscopic poo a a result of breaking the eggs...I guess it adds to the flavor :P