By Niveditha Kalyanaraman
October 29th, 2023
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If you're an egg enthusiast, you need to know this: leaving your eggs in their store-bought container and keeping them on the middle shelf of your fridge is the best place for eggs to be. So if you, like many others, have been storing your eggs all wrong, here are 5 tips to store your eggs.
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Storing your eggs in their original, closed carton will help protect them from absorbing any strange food scents that could be circulating.
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Despite how convenient the refrigerator door seems, eggs are best stored in the main portion of your fridge on the middle shelf, ideally toward the back. The reasoning is that the temperature of your fridge stays the coldest and most consistent in this area.
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Since eggshells are so porous, bacteria that form on used eggshells can easily contaminate the rest of your eggs, making them unsafe to eat — so never return used eggs to a carton if you don't plan to discard them immediately.
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There's a naturally occurring air bubble inside each egg's rounded side, which helps keep the yolk more centered inside the egg and, in turn, will help your eggs stay fresh longer.
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No matter how much you love those adorable ceramic egg cartons or want to use the plastic egg-holder insert in your fridge, keeping your eggs in the Styrofoam or cardboard container you purchased them in is your best bet. These materials do a better job of cushioning your eggs to prevent breakage.
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