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Who stores eggs in the fridge (UK)? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Quicky@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I’ve just bought a new fridge and it comes with a section to hold eggs. I’ve never stored them in the fridge since salmonella isn’t really a problem here because our chickens are vaccinated. Does anybody in the UK actually refrigerate their eggs?

As an aside, I tend to decide what goes into the fridge based on where it was in the supermarket. If they don’t refrigerate it, neither do I. So for eggs, I don’t.

Secondary question - what am I gonna use the egg holder in the fridge for now, other than maybe briefly cooling my balls?

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[–] Quicky@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It answers the question as to why I limited it to the UK. Advice for eggs from non-vaccinated hens is to refrigerate them. So in a country that doesn’t vaccinate, the proportion of refrigerated eggs will be much higher than a country where it isn’t necessarily advised, and the decision comes down to personal choice. That’s what I’m interested in.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But you are not asking the whole country, and you are not asking to a representative of a country. You're asking individuals. Anyone who refrigerates eggs for reasons other than salmonella could give you an equally valid answer regardless of where they live.

[–] Quicky@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I think this is bordering on becoming an absurd discussion on the validity of demographics, which I’m not really interested in.

Besides which, the last time a whole US population was polled about something, they decided to make the worst possible decision, so my interest in US opinion is even less today.

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Then just ask about vaccinated eggs. Making it about the UK is just weird.

[–] Quicky@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

Yeah you’re right, I should really be more invested in global egg storage.