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BUYING, STORING, & BUYING, STORING, & USINGUSING

Do not buy eggs that Do not buy eggs that are dirty, cracked or are dirty, cracked or leaking.leaking.

The color of an egg – The color of an egg – white or brown – is white or brown – is determined by the determined by the breed and diet of the breed and diet of the hen and has no bearing hen and has no bearing on taste, nutritional on taste, nutritional value, or cooking value, or cooking performance.performance.

The “packed date” on The “packed date” on the carton is the day the the carton is the day the eggs were packed. Eggs eggs were packed. Eggs can be used up to 5 can be used up to 5 weeks beyond the weeks beyond the packed date.packed date.

A blood spot does not A blood spot does not signal a fertilized or bad signal a fertilized or bad egg. It can in fact be an egg. It can in fact be an indication of freshness.indication of freshness.

Store eggs in the Store eggs in the coldest part of the coldest part of the refrigerator – not in the refrigerator – not in the refrigerator door. Keep refrigerator door. Keep them in their carton to them in their carton to prevent the porous shells prevent the porous shells from absorbing other from absorbing other refrigerator odors. refrigerator odors.

Store eggs pointed end Store eggs pointed end down to keep the yolk down to keep the yolk centered. centered.

For baked goods, For baked goods, bring eggs out of the bring eggs out of the refrigerator about refrigerator about 30 30 minutesminutes before you’ll before you’ll use them,use them,

Or place them in a bowl Or place them in a bowl of warm water (not hot) of warm water (not hot) tap water for 5 minutes tap water for 5 minutes ((room temperature eggs room temperature eggs will beat to a greater will beat to a greater volume, yielding lighter volume, yielding lighter cakescakes).).

cold eggs are easier cold eggs are easier to separateto separate

Cover left over egg Cover left over egg yolks (unbroken) with yolks (unbroken) with cold water and cold water and refrigerate to use within refrigerate to use within 2 days.2 days.

Refrigerate left over Refrigerate left over egg whites in a tightly egg whites in a tightly covered container; use covered container; use within 4 days.within 4 days.

You can safely You can safely refrigerate hard-cooked refrigerate hard-cooked eggs in their shells for eggs in their shells for up to 7 days.up to 7 days.

FREEZING FACTS

To freeze raw eggs, beat To freeze raw eggs, beat to blend the whites and to blend the whites and yolks transfer to a yolks transfer to a container and seal.container and seal.

Add salt or sugar or corn Add salt or sugar or corn syrup to prevent the yolk syrup to prevent the yolk from thickening on from thickening on freezing.freezing.

FREEZING FACTS

For every 4 yolks, stir in For every 4 yolks, stir in 1/8 tsp salt or 1 1/2 tsp or 1/8 tsp salt or 1 1/2 tsp or corn syrup.corn syrup.

TESTING FOR TESTING FOR FRESHNESSFRESHNESS

A fresh egg has a round A fresh egg has a round yolk and a thick, yolk and a thick, translucent white. translucent white.

To test without breaking Place a glass of cold Place a glass of cold water: If fresh, it will stay water: If fresh, it will stay on the bottom or stand on the bottom or stand upright if less fresh.upright if less fresh.

EGGS TO ORDER1. Scrambled 1. Scrambled

2. Poached2. Poached

3. Fried3. Fried

4. Cooked in Shell

SMART SEPARATING It is easiest to separate It is easiest to separate refrigerator-cold eggs.refrigerator-cold eggs.

Remove any trace of egg Remove any trace of egg yolk in the whites using a yolk in the whites using a half-shell as a scoophalf-shell as a scoop

when separating several when separating several eggs, transfer the whites to eggs, transfer the whites to a different bowl as you go a different bowl as you go in case a yolk breaks.in case a yolk breaks.