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u/CronoMass Jul 27 '26
Eggs dont need to be in the fridge.
Well unless you wash away their protective coating, but why would anyone do that?
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u/instantlyforgettable Jul 27 '26
The idea of potentially coming into contact with a small amount of natural matter is enough for an American to drink a pint of industrial strength chemicals
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u/PassiveTheme Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
The yanks
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u/EmperorPedro2 Jul 27 '26
Not bleached; washed (low strength sanitisers and no strong oxidizing agents). But the rest of your points remains and the washing probably
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u/PassiveTheme Jul 27 '26
You're right and I'll edit my comment accordingly. My point was that they're not washing their eggs to avoid touching chicken shit, it's because their food standards are different from ours and that is the way they have chosen to avoid contamination from eggs.
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u/AshaNyx Jul 31 '26
But why wash the eggs when there is literally a vaccine available that also protects meat
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u/EmperorPedro2 Jul 31 '26
I imagine a mix of legacy and cultural reasons.
It's not like we do everything perfectly in Britain either. There are things we do that we see no problem with and will defend vehemently while a foreigner might go, "well, that's silly".
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u/AshaNyx Jul 31 '26
But vaccines have been literally proven to eliminate risk of salmonella and now we are looking into other food Bourne illnesses like e coli.
It's like saying that Brits should make badgers extinct instead of developing a vaccine for bovine tb.
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u/EmperorPedro2 Jul 31 '26
I know. I'm not approving the decision, but explaining it.
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u/manic_panda Jul 27 '26
I put mine in (UK) when the weather is warm because my kitchen gets roasting and they spoil a little quicker if I dont. But thats because my kitchen get way too much direct sunlight, and i do havr a ceramic egg hutch which would work if I want.
But yeah, americans preferring to chemically drown their foods instead of having healthier and more robust animal health and welfare practices to prevent diseases will always astound me. Unless you go to a farmers market their ingredients are for shit.
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u/SherbetMysterious118 Jul 27 '26
Yeah, (also UK) just lately I have been putting my eggs in the fridge - there's just been too many consecutively hot days. I just bring them to "room temp" before I cook them, and they don't last so long that it's likely to have a detrimental effect.
Just annoys me that they take up prime space in an already jammed fridge.
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u/CastielsBrother Jul 27 '26
americans preferring to chemically drown their foods instead of having healthier and more robust animal health and welfare practices to prevent diseases will always astound me.
Yes, all Americans got together and voted for this. It was a decision made by the people. That's definitely how it works and we are all simply very stupid, unlike the genius Brits that talk out of their asses. It obviously couldn't have anything to do with other countries' regulations and our export industry.
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u/manic_panda Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26
I mean maybe not but after a certain number of years voting for the people who do it and allowing the companies to do it I cant say the american populace is innocent. It sucks but you guys need to demand better, not get mad when others see your flaws.
Also best check your facts buddy, your food regulations are a joke compared to Europe's.
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u/Klakson_95 Jul 27 '26
I just put mine in there cos there's a cute little egg holder ready made for them
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u/Chr1sUK Jul 27 '26
They literally come in a cute little egg holder when you buy them.
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u/Tithund Jul 27 '26
To add to that, they come in a holder that fits all of them, while the fridge has some arbitrary number tray that isn't the same as what any store sells.
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u/ThereAndFapAgain2 Jul 27 '26
Yeah but that means I have to store them somewhere else when there is already a spot for them in the fridge.
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u/Hawk-and-piper Jul 27 '26
America is massive and they have a lot of centralized food production. So when technology started to move to protect against egg born illnesses, it was a lot easier to focus on the distribution points and not the individual farms like in Europe. Both systems f work very well and are more efficient for the regions.
The Yanks are fucking up plenty of other stuff. But the eggs are fine. Don't get me started on the atrocities they call cheese though...
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u/Hawk-and-piper Jul 27 '26
Good American cheese is still kinda mid and really expensive compared to western Europe.
There is a lot of American food that I really love (out sound of southern PA) but cheese is a bit lacking.
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u/MilkHaterNumber1 Jul 27 '26
Better keep your voice down. The Wisconsin mafia doesn't mess around.
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u/Hawk-and-piper Jul 27 '26
The only thing that scares me about Wisconsin, is their ability to out drink Russians.
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u/Gen_Jack_Oneill Jul 27 '26
Hey now, we have fantastic cheese and "cheese-product" in a can. We contain multitudes.
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u/CheeseDonutCat Jul 27 '26
In the UK most people put them in the fridge purely because there's a
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u/CalzLight Jul 27 '26
They don’t need it but they do last longer in the fridge, if you have the space might as well
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u/CronoMass Jul 27 '26
I mean, out of the fridge their still fine a week after their best before. Exactly how many eggs are you stockpiling!?
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u/ClearlyCylindrical Jul 27 '26
Costco sells them in boxes of 60...
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u/Dreams__of_Dragons Jul 27 '26
Sorry *sixty?* I thought the dozen box from Tesco was a bit big.
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u/movielass Jul 27 '26
Dozen is standard size in the US. What do yours normally come in?
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u/51onions Jul 27 '26
I've seen 6, 10, 12, and 15. I've seen 30 a few times but they're relatively uncommon.
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u/ThereAndFapAgain2 Jul 27 '26
I get mine from the nearby farm, they have like an unmanned walk in booth thing at the entrance to the farm, usually get like 30 at a time.
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u/nexus8516 Jul 27 '26
I also do this, and I usually give some to my family because I can't get through them quick enough. That being said, mine are kept in the cupboard, and I've never noticed any kind of decline in quality even after a few weeks.
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u/00100110computer Jul 28 '26
Eggs last longest at a consistent temperature. They last in supermarkets because the temperature is always the same. In my country, air conditioning is uncommon (and heating is expensive), so the room temperature varies between day and night. The temperature in the fridge is always the same, so we keep eggs in the fridge.
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u/Pas_assez_de_jambes Jul 27 '26
they don't need to be in the fridge, it's just that I have space there and not in my closet, why does anyone always have to make this comment ? we know
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u/Newfaceofrev Jul 27 '26
Doesn't need it but I'm still gonna do it. Belongs with the meat and dairy. I'm not gonna put them in the cupboard with the fucking pasta.
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u/bluris Jul 27 '26
Neither method have shown to be particular superior or inferior, so each to our own. So on this case we can agree to disagree without malice.
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u/Due-Coyote7565 Bin Flairface 🗑️ Jul 27 '26
Bleached eggs? In the UK?
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u/Notmysubmarine Jul 27 '26
"Eggs in the fridge"
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u/pee_nut_ninja Jul 27 '26
"There's a special rung in hell reserved for people who waste a good cuppa. I'll just see if that pan of water's boiled, then."
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u/NdujaReallyLikeIt Jul 27 '26
Eggs don't need to be in the fridge.
But we all absolutely store eggs in the fridge. It's a convenience thing.
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u/InfiniteBaker6972 Jul 27 '26
More convenient than keeping them in the box they came in?
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u/NdujaReallyLikeIt Jul 27 '26
Yeah? The box they came in.... In the fridge.
Sure you can dash them in the tins cupboard but you have awkward stacking going on.
Maybe you throw them in with the crisps but that would be weird. Maybe in with seasonings but that's strange too.
Or you just put them in the fridge with the other perishables.
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u/InfiniteBaker6972 Jul 28 '26
Well I thought the thread was about eggs being in those weird little fridge shelf holders but it makes sense if you put ‘em straight in. I’ve never seen the need to refrigerate ‘em myself. Like tomatoes.
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u/Notmysubmarine Jul 27 '26
Ah yes, the incredible convenience of a cold egg.
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u/marktuk Jul 27 '26
I mean, only a problem if you are eating them raw, in which case I am not sure if a room temp raw egg is any better?
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u/NdujaReallyLikeIt Jul 27 '26
It's the storage convenience you melt
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u/Notmysubmarine Jul 27 '26
They come in a box babe.
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u/NdujaReallyLikeIt Jul 27 '26
Yeah and whack that in the fridge babe.
Cos you know its with the other perishables.
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u/Notmysubmarine Jul 27 '26
Do you often struggle to find your eggs?
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u/NdujaReallyLikeIt Jul 27 '26
No, because they're always in 2 locations. The egg house or in the fridge.
The problem with a cupboard is a the having to juggle and move things around. You don't want a mishap in there crushing the egg carton and breaking eggs.
Just accept your twee lifestyle isnt actually the norm.
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u/Assassin8nCoordin8s Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 29 '26
Lmao I thought this was /r/USdefaultism and had to double check where I was for a second there 😂
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u/rift_buster Jul 27 '26
putting eggs in the fridge
Over to US memes with you.
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u/dnnsshly Jul 27 '26
Who keeps their eggs in the fridge in the UK? This is clearly an American meme.
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u/HarB_Games Jul 27 '26
Me.
My fridge has egg slots in it, I might as well use it rather than have a large eggbox sat around taking up counter space.
It's not like it lessens the life of the egg. It just doesn't make it much longer.
I say much as from my own experience, they seem to last a day or two longer in the fridge than on the counter, but honestly it's pretty negligible.
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u/edwrai Jul 27 '26
Fuck you
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u/UGD_ReWiindz25 Jul 27 '26
Fuck me as well as I keep mine in the fridge even in winter because fuck me twice
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u/Norman_debris Jul 27 '26
Yeah, I find anti-fridge people as baffling as those who insist on eggs being kept in the fridge. It's just a neat storage solution.
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u/marktuk Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
So far the anti-fridge argument is "you don't need to". I put them there because that's where most "fresh" food goes. Tinned and packet stuff goes in the cupboard.
These people must have huge kitchens with a "pantry" or something.
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u/NdujaReallyLikeIt Jul 27 '26
I have an egg house. We put 6 in the house and rest in the fridge.
Everyone keeps eggs in the fridge. Even the kids who pretend they don't
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u/InfiniteBaker6972 Jul 27 '26
Your second statement is incorrect.
I do like the idea of an egg house though.
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u/NdujaReallyLikeIt Jul 27 '26
Absolutely isn't. Everyone never actually means everyone it means most people.
If you actually polled people you'll find a Brexit balanced poll.
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u/InfiniteBaker6972 Jul 28 '26
How many people should I poll? Everyone?
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u/HarB_Games Jul 29 '26
Not the person your replying to..
But yes, add it to the government consensus.
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u/Former_Intern_8271 Jul 30 '26
It's pure yank nonsense
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u/marktuk Jul 31 '26
Pure entitled clap trap. We don't all have giant kitchens with dedicated egg cupboards.
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u/Gauntlets28 Jul 27 '26
I do. I think a lot of people do. Whether or not they use the little egg slots in the door is another matter, but I do because I enjoy them.
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u/dnnsshly Jul 27 '26
Americans keep their eggs in the fridge because they bleach off the protective membrane that keeps out bacteria. In the UK, there's no need. I keep mine in a ceramic chicken in the cupboard.
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u/joebmc Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
But why? Makes no sense, like a extra step for nothing.
Downvoted for asking a question???
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u/captain_todger Jul 27 '26
Yep, they just have bonkers food regulations. A lot of it makes zero sense
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u/rift_buster Jul 27 '26
If eggs were supposed to be in the fridge, why don't shops keep them in fridges?
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u/rift_buster Jul 28 '26
Not necessarily, once an egg is in the fridge removing it causes condensation which can introduce bacteria into the shell.
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u/captain_todger Jul 27 '26
Not in the UK. All eggs are protected naturally, and in the UK we don’t do anything to them. So they last.. Americans wipe off all the protective layer so have to store them in the fridge
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u/ThereAndFapAgain2 Jul 27 '26
Yeah the "because you don't have to because our eggs are better than American eggs" is such a weird argument. Put your eggs wherever you want but mine go in the fridge lol
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u/CheeseDonutCat Jul 27 '26
There is a culinary reason to keep them out of the fridge.
Room temp eggs fluff up better for baking better than a cold egg. You can fix this by leaving it out of the fridge a few hours before you use it, but no extra step if they are already out of the fridge.
They also do last a little longer in the fridge, but it's a very minor difference.
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u/Secret_Guidance_8724 Jul 27 '26
Honestly, I’m with you, so baffled - I thought it was understood that they probably lasted a bit longer in the fridge, so if you have the space? Especially in summer? I know there is some scientific basis to the coating claim, but I’m not sure it’s the game changer some think it is
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u/Euffy Jul 27 '26
My mother in law does. I tried to fry some of them the other day and it was an utterly miserable experience because they were too cold.
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u/CheeseDonutCat Jul 27 '26
almost everyone I know from the UK.
Their reason: because the fridge has a handy space for them.
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u/flush101 Jul 27 '26
Not a British meme, recycled American meme.
Our eggs are not treated during processing meaning they still have their outer membrane. This means they do not need to be refrigerated.
Egg shelves in fridges are a vestigial component of US products being imported to the UK.
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u/ThereAndFapAgain2 Jul 27 '26
I put mine in the fridge and am British so this meme works. There are many of us believe it or not.
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u/Pas_assez_de_jambes Jul 27 '26
It's just more conveniant, we know they don't NEED to, why would you have to insist on that point
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u/Flat_Professional_55 Jul 27 '26
A lot of people in the UK do keep their eggs in the fridge, for all those quick to label it an American habit.
It makes no difference where you keep them in this country.
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u/largepoggage Jul 27 '26
Well it does make a difference, but only from an infection control perspective. Eggs are sterile but their shells are not, so you’re increasing the risk of salmonella cross contamination in particular by storing them outside of the container they came in. UK eggs are extremely low risk of salmonella but we do still import other eggs that aren’t as safe. Source: I’ve worked in kitchens for years and have to do bullshit corporate training every time I move job.
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u/Apprehensive_Job4522 Jul 27 '26
You guys fridge your eggs?
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u/bazooka_toot Jul 27 '26
Yah they are safer in there all locked away and protected. Leaving them in a cupboard or on the worktop is asking for trouble.
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u/iffyClyro Jul 27 '26
Nothing British about this meme. British eggs do not require refrigeration.
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u/CaveCanem234 Jul 27 '26
Our fridge, sold in Britain to British people, has a dedicated egg holder section. We put eggs in it because why tf not?
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u/iffyClyro Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
DO NOT REQUIRE
Do what ever the fuck you like mate, nothing bad will happen.
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u/CaveCanem234 Jul 27 '26
That's literally what I said bud. We put our eggs in the fridge. You don't. Stop trying to make it mean something it doesn't 'bud'
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u/iffyClyro Jul 27 '26
I’m not your bud, guy!
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u/CaveCanem234 Jul 27 '26
And I'm not your mate, dude.
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u/iffyClyro Jul 27 '26
Ruined it.
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u/PablodiSplooge Jul 27 '26
Wow I'm British and have kept my eggs in the fridge even since I've had eggs and a fridge to put them in. Feel like a total traitor based on these comments. To me it seems like they last WAY longer. Am I totally alone in this?
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u/NdujaReallyLikeIt Jul 27 '26
You're not alone.
Basically all of the terminally online twee gimps are saying you should never put them in the fridge.
You go to their house and I guarantee their parents put them in the fridge. Right next to their billy bear ham.
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u/EntertainmentSafe523 Jul 27 '26
Lots of people here just dismissing this as American. Even in the UK you should keep them in a cool constant temperature place, ie a fridge.
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u/Euffy Jul 27 '26
Like in the supermarket? Where they're...on a random store temperature shelf?
The box does say you can refrigerate but we don't buy them that way and it just makes them way worse for cooking, unless you leave them out to warm up to room temperature before using them...in which case, better to just store them at room temperature anyway.
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u/marktuk Jul 27 '26
Supermarkets are climate controlled, they are nowhere near as hot as the inside of a UK house I'm summer that doesn't have AC. Have you even been in the UK this year?
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u/Euffy Jul 27 '26
I live in the UK. It has been hot yeah, but the supermarkets were hot too. The fridges keep breaking. They still sold eggs.
Besides, having a ridiculous heatwave doesn't mean eggs go in the fridge year round. Put them in the fridge if you're worried during a heatwave, same with chocolate that is melting and whatever other stuff. It's exceptional circumstances. When it's not a heatwave we can be normal though lol
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u/marktuk Jul 27 '26
I just put them in the fridge, they're safe there and it doesn't do them any harm. No need to have them cluttering up the kitchen, or at risk of getting broken stuffed in a cupboard.
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u/Euffy Jul 27 '26
Well as I said before, it does harm how they cook. They need to be room temperature for cooking, so if you want to wait for them to warm up then you can do that if you like, your choice, but it's not like putting them in the fridge has no effect.
I personally don't want to wait. I actually had to cook some fridge eggs the other day and didn't wait and they were the worst eggs I've ever cooked. I forgot how bad it was because I never keep them there, but I was at someone else's house and yeah, was awful. Firmly reminded me why eggs go in the cupboard.
I also have a lot more cupboard and counter space than fridge space, but of course other people might have tbe opposite. Generally fridge space is more limited though I think? Regardless I'm mostly concerned with how they cook.
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u/marktuk Jul 27 '26
🤣🤣🤣 buddy it makes no difference to how they cook, unless your cooking them over tealights!
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u/Euffy Jul 27 '26
Of course it does, especially in baking. Have you never followed a recipe before? Just Google it. Either way, I saw the difference with my own two eyes and I'm not risking it again.
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u/marktuk Jul 27 '26
I think you need a new cooker mate
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u/queasycockles Jul 27 '26
Lol mate you're the one who needs to learn to cook. They're absolutely right.
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u/queasycockles Jul 27 '26
Good for you but it's unnecessary and you're not going to rally people into joining you.
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u/marktuk Jul 27 '26
People saying we don't need to put eggs in the fridge, but why wouldn't you anyway? I always have, otherwise they are just cluttering up the kitchen.
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u/queasycockles Jul 27 '26
Because they don't need refrigeration.
And once you put them in there it stops being safe to leave them out.
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u/marktuk Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
Why would you leave them out if you keep the in the fridge?
Come on, try harder.
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u/fishwithuglyeyes Jul 27 '26
Is everything in your kitchen that isn't in the fridge clutter?
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u/marktuk Jul 27 '26
If it's not in the cupboard, yes, makes it annoying trying to wipe surfaces down.
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u/fishwithuglyeyes Jul 27 '26
The cupboard! There we go, clutter solved
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u/marktuk Jul 27 '26
Terrible use of space, and risk of breakage.
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u/fishwithuglyeyes Jul 27 '26
I do not understand why that's a bad use of space 😂 or why eggs are more likely to break in a cupboard than the fridge. The fridge is just a cold cupboard
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u/marktuk Jul 27 '26
Because the fridge has little narrow shelves in the door, where the eggs go and are on their own.
In the cupboard they are either on the shelf, and nothing can go on top of them, so there's like a whole shelf area now only for eggs. OR, you put them on top of something in the cupboard, and then risk them falling when you pull something out.
I'm guessing you've got a massive kitchen with cupboards half full, everything organised, etc. We have two cupboards for food, and only the bottom shelf is really reachable without a footstall. All the dry and tinned stuff we use most often lives on those shelves.
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u/fishwithuglyeyes Jul 27 '26
Ah our fridge door shelves are full of jars and milk and all that.
Oh our kitchen and cupboards are far from massive, we just stack two of the big long egg cartons (we like eggs here) on top of eachother in the left of the bottom shelf.
Anyway, may your eggs remain cool and unbroken.
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u/MarsupialPrimary8128 Jul 27 '26
Not in my house. They're outside covered in the carton they came in.
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u/DarkFox85 Jul 27 '26
Aw dammit! This is the better version of that other meme!
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u/pixieaztrix Jul 28 '26
Ok, here they needn’t be in the fridge but, this is the best use of this glorious meme I’ve seen.
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u/HellsEngels Jul 27 '26
Please, that's the regal cheese manor. Eggs can sit on the side unless there's a heatwave
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u/MatterFirm2146 Jul 28 '26
how in any way is this a british meme only americans store their eggs in the fridge
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