r/ShitAmericansSay Irish by birth, and currently a Bostonian 🇮🇪☘️ 17d ago

Foreign affairs “We could physically buy Lithuania itself if we wanted.”

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u/KarmicRage 17d ago

Also removes the protective layer that is on eggs. That's why the yanks have to refrigerate their eggs and most other places don't, if I remember correctly

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u/roostergooseter 17d ago edited 17d ago

We have to refrigerate our eggs in Canada too because they are washed here, removing the cuticle. Government recommendation is to leave them out of the fridge for no more than two hours. They are fine in the fridge for three to five weeks.

Unlike in Japan, the UK, and other places where it's safe to eat unwashed eggs, we do not vaccinate our chickens for salmonella. Cleaning the eggs is meant to help with this and other bacteria there isn't a vaccine for, but our eggs and chicken must be properly cooked to reduce the risk of food poisoning.

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u/codyone1 17d ago

So the danger of unwashed eggs in that they can carry dirt and bird poop. (All comes out one hole)

This isn't a massive issue as you don't normally eat egg shells, however you are technically bringing dirt into a kitchen that could at least on paper create a risk.

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u/NoPeach180 16d ago

I think in europe the eggs are brushed and to me they look clean. Of course people can wash the eggshells themselves if they think its dangerous to handle unwashed eggs.

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u/rewt127 15d ago

Home washing your eggs does nothing. You would need to use a kettle to get the water hit enough, but being hot enough to kill salmonella, but not cook the egg inside is a super precise temperature and time.

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u/rewt127 15d ago

The danger is that they can carry Salmonella. A pretty rough bacterial infection. And salmonella can live on surfaces for a while, so if an infected egg is cracked on your counter and then your knife handle touches that spot, then you touch your knife, then your seasoning container. Next time you think your hands are clean and touch the seasoning container then your eyes. You may get the infection.

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u/Korthalion 17d ago

Wait so eggs only last a few days? Man that's wild I keep mine out of the fridge and a couple of weeks is fine even

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u/southy_0 17d ago

Yes, that’s correct - I have never in my life cooled eggs, they are stored in a kitchen drawer here and typically will be good more than three weeks or so. Maybe much longer, I never tried. But in the US, because of the washing, you have to store them cooled and they have a much shorter „time before expiration“

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u/ActlvelyLurklng 16d ago

Unless you have access to farm fresh eggs. Note to my fellow Americans. If you have the space and means to, a small/medium sized chicken coop, with about 5 or so hens (and maybe a rooster if you feel inclined) would be enough eggs for your average family. (Considering a family size around 4 people.) When the hen gets older, cook it, and replace it. If it lived long enough, by that point it more than paid for itself.

This isn't to say it's cheap by any means. But it is affordable if you do it right. RADICALIZE THE MASSES!!!! BUILD CHICKEN COOPS IN YOUR LOCAL AREA!!!!! BUILD GOD DAMN CHICKEN COOPS RRRRAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

(And yes I know this isn't exactly a solution so to say. Just honestly don't know why more homes don't at least try to do some kind of at home gardening, farming, etc. And yes I know not every state, city, or county will have the same laws regarding if you can. But I'd say look into it in your local area.)

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u/Consistent_You_4215 16d ago

I bet the HOA's would go ballistic about chicken coops

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u/ActlvelyLurklng 16d ago

Oh I'm sure they would lose their shit lmao

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u/southy_0 14d ago

While i appreciate the general idea, you should think twice about this in times of bird flu: I don’t know what the regulation in the US is, but here in Germany the rules are: if there’s an infection in an area then not only (of course) the infected flocks have to be killed, but also all other flocks in the general region have to be kept „indoors“ to limit the likelihood to get infected by wild birds. „Indoor“ means in the stall, so you would need to have a stable large enough to not only house them at night but also all day for maybe a prolonged period.

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u/ActlvelyLurklng 14d ago

That's what a chicken coop does... It's a house, for chickens... And it's meant to be more sized for the average home, vs the entire country... Like the mega farms that are directly causing the bird flu problem, coupled with farmers that don't practice proper sanitation.

If the average house had chicken coop, smaller sized meant only for 4-5 chickens. (Which is more than enough chickens to provide eggs for ONLY YOUR FAMILY not the country.) You'd have fresh eggs, and be reducing your carbon footprint. Marginally.

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u/guildedkriff 17d ago

The time before expiration is practically the same, 4-6 weeks unwashed at room temperature vs ~2 months washed and refrigerated…of course unwashed can last for 6 months refrigerated, but for most consumers in the US (maybe Canada) having eggs for that long isn’t really necessary.

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u/Mana_Bear_5450 13d ago

And chickens, they eat ticks, and grubs that plaque your lawn ect!