How to Get Fresh Eggs Clean

Published on Wednesday, February 3, 2010, by CHOW Video Team / Edit Post

How to Get Fresh Eggs Clean

Esperanza Pallana, who writes the urban farming blog Pluck and Feather, uses a stiff brush or sandpaper to get rid of resistant dirt on her fresh eggs.

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  • Don't clean the egg until you are about to use it - it will stay fresh longer if you leave the natural protective coating on it.

  • The most important thing in cleaning eggs is the water must be hotter than the temperature of the egg otherwise reverse osmosis occurs and fecal matter will be drawn into the egg.

  • Important NOt to use any uncleaned cracked eggs--chicken poop on the shell can easily transfer to contents when cracked open.

    Practice good sanitation!