6 Inexpensive Ways to Keep Your Eggs Fresh Longer

Introduction

Eggs are quite a versatile food item. You can eat them raw, cooked, or even mixed into a drink. They’re also high in protein, low in calories and have no carbs at all (so long as you don’t put bread on them). Unfortunately, eggs are also one of the most-wasted foods in the U.S., with more than 40 billion eggs thrown out each year by Americans alone. If you want to avoid waste, the first step is to store your eggs correctly—and that means avoiding common egg storage mistakes like keeping them at room temperature or storing them next to other smelly foods. To help you out, here’s everything you need to know about proper egg storage—how to tell if your eggs are still fresh and how to keep them fresh for as long as possible!

How to Tell if Your Eggs Are Still Fresh

The best way to store your eggs is in the refrigerator. Put them in a container with a lid, which will prevent any bacteria from entering the eggshells and help keep them fresh longer. If you’re using an older container, make sure it’s not cracked or broken—these conditions can also allow bad bacteria to seep into your eggs and cause spoilage.

Eggs should be kept at 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celsius), so stick them in the back of your fridge where they’ll stay cold without freezing them (which will damage their texture). The temperature should never fall below 40 degrees F (4 C) or climb above 50 degrees F (10 C).

Storing Your Eggs in the Refrigerator

Eggs are best stored in their carton. This helps to prevent breakage and scratches. The back of the refrigerator is the ideal place for storing eggs because it is cold enough to keep them fresh but not so cold that they freeze. Most refrigerators have a temperature range between 38° F (3° C) and 40° F (-4° C). If your refrigerator has a separate egg compartment, you may want to consider placing your eggs there as well as keeping them in their original packaging or moving them elsewhere if they start absorbing odors from other foods.

You should never store eggs on top of other items in your refrigerator, such as milk or juice containers; this will just cause condensation to form along their surfaces which can make them spoil faster than normal!

Washing Your Eggs Before Storing

So, you’ve got a few dozen eggs to store for the long term. You know that an egg’s shell is porous, which means it absorbs water and air. That also means that if you don’t wash your eggs before storing them—and remember, they can be washed with warm water and mild detergent—they won’t last as long.

If you do want to wash your eggs before storing them:

Wash each egg thoroughly using warm water and a mild detergent (avoid using hot water or harsh chemicals).
Rinse well under cool running water until clean.
Dry with a clean towel and place in cartons or egg trays immediately after drying so they don’t dry out by sitting on a countertop or draining rack too long

What You Should Avoid

We don’t recommend storing your eggs in the freezer, because you’re likely to forget they’re there. The same goes for storing them on your pantry shelf, as well as in your refrigerator door. Additionally, we don’t suggest storing your eggs directly on shelves with other refrigerated foods or allowing them to come into contact with any porous materials (like cardboard). All of these can lead to the absorption of odors and flavors that may affect the taste of your future omelet creation.

So what should you do? Store them in their carton! Placing a piece of tape over the top hole will prevent any odors from entering; then store it on its side at room temperature—between 45 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit—for up to three weeks after purchase

Keeping Them in a Cool Place

Make sure to keep your eggs in a cool place. The best location for this is the refrigerator, but you can also store them in the door of your refrigerator if you don’t want them to be hidden away.
If you’d rather not put your eggs in such close contact with other food items (and who could blame you?), try storing them in the vegetable drawer or even within their own egg carton.
Don’t forget about keeping them out of direct sunlight! It sounds silly, but it’s easy to do when we’re rushing around looking for our keys or phone charger or whatever else it is we’re frantically searching for at that moment—which happens to be right next to where we keep our carton of eggs!

Six-Month (or Longer) Egg Storage Tips

Eggs can last up to six months in the fridge, but they tend to go bad before then. Eggs that are fresh and unspoiled will keep their bright yellow color, so if you see a dull or pale color in your eggs, that’s an indication that they’re no longer good.

The first thing you should do is store your eggs in their original carton—this helps keep them safe from getting cracked or broken by other items in your refrigerator.

Next, make sure that you keep your eggs in the back of the fridge where temperatures stay below 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4°C). This will help ensure that any bacteria present won’t multiply as fast as it would at room temperature. To prevent bacteria from growing on damp egg shells and creating moldy spots on yolks and whites, wipe down each shell with a clean cloth before storing them away (and yes—this is something we do!).

Store your eggs at around 45 degrees Fahrenheit for long-term use.

This is ideal because it keeps the egg yolks from drying out, but also prevents bacterial growth. If you refrigerate too cold, then the whites of your eggs will get rubbery and gray. That’s why we don’t recommend storing them in a freezer unless you’re planning to cook with them later!

To store them properly, place them in the carton they came in or put them back into their original packaging (which is perfect if it has a lid). Make sure that they’re not exposed to sunlight or moisture—both can cause spoilage issues down the road. Also avoid placing them near heat sources like stoves or ovens since this can cause premature aging and discoloration as well!

Conclusion

I hope this blog post has helped you learn how to keep your eggs as fresh as possible. I personally find these methods to be very effective, especially when combined with each other. I hope they will work just as well for you!