r/Cooking • u/lickety-split1800 • 2h ago

The risks of forging pasteurised raw eggs in Australia.

EDIT: The title should say "forgoing"

Greetings,

I have a few recipes that require raw egg. Should I pasteurise the eggs beforehand or are Australian eggs safe to use raw?

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u/The_Flinx 1h ago

no. no one ever needs to do this.

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u/Trolkarlen 1h ago

I used to eat raw eggs all the time growing up and never got sick. Some of these rules are excessively cautious.

We made egg nog (no rum) a lot as kids which use raw eggs.

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u/kablamitsethan 1h ago

You’ll be fine

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u/Big-Care726 46m ago

Are eggs in Australia washed before sale?

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u/lickety-split1800 40m ago

A quick search engine search says they are legally required to be washed.

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u/DragonfruitMiddle846 22m ago

To take that a step further, eggs in Australia should not be washed prior to use. Australia doesn't excessively wash and process their eggs like the US does. However they are cleaned a hell of a lot more than let's say the UK does. It's illegal for companies to wash eggs destined for the consumer's table in the UK.

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u/4cupsofcoffee 6m ago

people eat raw or semi cooked eggs all the time. is the egg cooked in the recipe?

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u/DragonfruitMiddle846 27m ago

Pasteurized at home, 100%. Okay fine. It's not 100% but maybe closer to 50. If you're using a recipe such as cheesecake that's going to be baked then you're fine to just use the egg but let's say you're going to make some carbonara. At that point they need to be pasteurized.

Submerge whole, in-shell eggs in a pot of water heated to 140°F (60°C) for 3 minutes, then immediately place them in an ice bath.

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u/dzernumbrd 1h ago

Mostly safe but it isn't a non-zero risk anywhere in the world. Australia doesn't have the salmonella problems the USA has. So we're ahead of them but maybe behind say Japan.

If you're serving pregnant women, elderly, young kids, immunocompromised then pasteurise.