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Hard-boiled eggs last about a week if they are kept in their shells, and should be refrigerated within two hours of cooking, says the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service. If they are peeled and then stored, they will stay fresh for only a few days in the fridge, says Hilary Shallo Thesmar, a spokesperson for the Egg Nutrition Center.
Hard-boiled eggs are more susceptible to spoilage than fresh because the cooking process removes a naturally occurring waxy protective layer called the cuticle from their shells. The cuticle coats freshly laid eggs, and much of it is washed off when the eggs are graded and packed, says Thesmar. When the eggs are boiled, the water removes the rest. This leaves open pores in the shells for bacteria to enter and contaminate the eggs more easily.
The FSIS also has some urgent warnings for Easter egg hunters: Do not eat cracked hard-boiled eggs! Do not let your hunt exceed two hours! And refrigerate your found eggs and eat them within seven days!
After boiling and cooling, dry the eggs and the spray with a product like Pam or olive oil. This seals out air and seals moisture in. They should last as long as uncooked eggs.. perhaps longer.
when i was little my dad use to make pickled eggs he would boil them and then put them in pickle juice but he always told me they take 3 months before they are ready to eat. they always tasted good
From personal experience, much of the original article above sounds correct. Having spent 25+ years living aboard a sailboat, a number of them cruising in remote places of the world, this is a popular topic among cruisers, especially before the advent of rerigeration on small sailboats. For years, a lot of cruisers have claimed that coating eggs with veg. oil or parafin (as a subsitute for the...+READ
From personal experience, much of the original article above sounds correct. Having spent 25+ years living aboard a sailboat, a number of them cruising in remote places of the world, this is a popular topic among cruisers, especially before the advent of rerigeration on small sailboats. For years, a lot of cruisers have claimed that coating eggs with veg. oil or parafin (as a subsitute for the missing cuticle on US-bought or otherwise previously washed eegs) would allow them to be stored for as much as 60 days! Unwashed eggs from the farm (I was raised one, grandma never washed eggs) or those bought in the third world have lasted fine for as long as three weeks without refrigeration. Yes --- I make my Caeser dressing from raw eggs and also hollandaise that the food police would blow the whistle at... so far many years have gone by and I have not suffered any from it. I cannot speak for already boiled eggs however -- and the above explaination sounds reasonable.-COLLAPSE
In my family, easter eggs are left unrefridgerated on the counter. I've eaten 2+ week old eggs numerous times & i'm still here..
Thank god, I can show this to my husband. He boiled some for Easter and still has them in the fridge. The kids and I aren't touching them but he ate a couple last week and is still alive!
I've always heard if you coat the shells (after cooling) with butter or oil, they will last 2-3 weeks refridgerated. Any truth to this?