How long would eggs last out of the refrigerator and out of the shell?
This may be a strange question, but I'm planning on baking them afterwards. And I'll leave them out only around 6 hours at room temperature.
The thought makes me shiver; but would you reckon this to be fine?
One day on the counter at room temperature is approximately equivalent to a week in the refrigerator. When I used eggs at a rapid rate, baking every day, I always kept them on the counter, since they would not have to be brought to room temperature to beat easily to the ribbon or whatever.
They should be good in the refrigerator for several weeks past their sell by date, or on the counter for several days.
6 hours is fine, (but thats in shell, not cracked)
Out of the shell, eggs are highly perishable--what the health codes call a "potentially hazardous" food. Don't hold them for any length of time at room temperature. I would say no more than 30 minutes to an hour, less if you can.
Lots of egg facts, but they do insist that the eggs are refrigerated.
6 hours is fine. (All of the above is assuming they are in their shells, uncracked....) The OP said AND out of the shell. So.. I nearly thought 6 hrs is fine, but apparently not then?
Fresh eggs will last several weeks on the counter. A month in oatmeal. if not washed. This is farm fresh eggs. Eggs have a wax on them. It seals them. Oatmeal also keeps them from getting broke. A fridge is a dehydrator. Less time there. Baked eggs set out. 2 hours in the tropics. Like baked in a egg bowl for breakfast. A fresh cracked egg. A short time. before cooked. Maybe 2 hours. They sell for 1 Piso 2 cents U.S. each at the market to move them fast. You take a chance on a cracked egg.
No more than 2 hours at room temperature, unless it is 90 degrees or more, then 1 hour max.
Eggs are good for at least a week out of the shell, refrigerated. I crack a dozen at a time, mic 3 per day for breakfast; kept them many times for over a week. I wanted to know so I might crack closer to 2 dozen so I will have enough for a week. I use to just drink them down, but I learned in the case of eggs they lose a lot of their nutrition when eaten raw. I'll try to post again after I try cracking and eating two dozen, see if they last more then a week. Keep in mind stores would not sell cracked or broken eggs if they went bad that fast, I use to buy trays (2 1/2 dozen) of cracks, and stores now sell litre or quart containers of egg whites or yolks or both. After I will add a little of the powdered shells to my meal. Don't waste any of that egg, a free calcium supplement, birds love egg shells and so does any garden.
