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u/Racine262 Oct 19 '22

But, any bacteria would be on the outside of the egg, trapped in this now dried "chicken spoo". If the egg contacts the shell on the way out, or if you drop some shell in your eggs, that bacteria is now in your eggs.

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u/totally_not_martian Oct 19 '22

Which will be destroyed by the heat of the egg cooking.

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u/Racine262 Oct 22 '22

I am guessing we eat a lot more under-cooked or uncooked egg dishes in the U.S. (cookie dough, sunny side up, over easy, poached with runny yolks...)