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Eggs US – Price – Chart

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643 points throwaway5752 | 1 comments | 05 Feb 25 16:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.216s | source
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1970-01-01 ◴[05 Feb 25 16:50 UTC] No.42951309[source]▶
Eggs store very well when refrigerated and are naturally optimal in terms of physical volume. Buy eggs in bulk and store them in a large mixing bowl or other round container in your refrigerator.
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jeffbee ◴[05 Feb 25 16:54 UTC] No.42951369[source]▶
Eggs store pretty poorly in the fridge because liquids transpire through the shell. Within a month your egg will be 20% air.
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zo1 ◴[05 Feb 25 16:57 UTC] No.42951428[source]▶
This is disturbing and not what I found with eggs at all - Are eggs somehow different in the US compared to the rest of the world?
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1. ars ◴[05 Feb 25 17:17 UTC] No.42951815[source]▶
It's also not true. You can keep US eggs out of the fridge with zero problems, and they do not "transpire" in a month, that's simply not true. I keep my US eggs for months at a time, out of the fridge, with zero problems.

The whole washing thing causing problems, that multiple people have replied is a myth. They spray the eggs with mineral oil afterward which works just as well. There's nothing magical about the natural coating, it's just oil.