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Egg Storage – Week 10 Results

Another week past, who would have guessed these eggs made it 10 weeks thus far! I think we’ve had a small change but maybe not a big deal. For starters, the mineral oil egg didn’t float (like normal) and didn’t smell funny either:

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I then cracked the egg and began cooking it. As you can see, the yolk seems to be breaking down a bit but I’m not entirely sure if it’s just this egg or a trend… we’ll see next week:

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I didn’t end up eating the egg as I tested it late last night and wound feeding it to the dog. He didn’t keel over so I guess that’s a plus. 😉

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Damian Brindle

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4 responses to “Egg Storage – Week 10 Results”

  1. Nathan

    I’ve been following your experiment with keen interest. However, I reviewed everything from week one including comments, and I cannot find how you prepared your eggs (soaked the eggs in oil or dipped or brushed on ect. Nor can I discern how you are storing these eggs. On the counter, in the fridge, in a plastic or cardboard storage container)

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    1. millenniumfly

      I thought I went through all of that from the start but I simply poured a half-cup or so of mineral oil into a cup (I think I used a measure glass), put on some latex gloves, and proceeded to dip each egg into the mineral oil, let it drip the excess off as much as I could and then put them back in the carton. Since then the eggs have been sitting out in the open in our basement. FYI, I also left out a carton of eggs that were NOT coated with mineral oil in order to compare how long they would last. Hope that clears it all up.

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  2. Pam

    It’s not the yolk itself that is breaking down, it’s the membrane around it. That’s how it works, breakdown from the outside in. The whites were probably a lot more watery, too. Don’t use the dog as a canary! They can eat rotten things and cat poop and not even get sick.

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    1. millenniumfly

      Glad you clarified what’s breaking down. So, I assume it’s still ok to eat? As for the dog, the truth is that not only did I cook the egg late in the evening, I also left it on the stove too long (forgot about it) and it didn’t look that appetizing so I fed it the dog as he’ll eat just about anything, except onions. 😉

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