"Rich" > wrote in message
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>
> "Del Cecchi" > wrote in message
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>>
>> "Gal Called Jani" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> One time on Usenet, "Staycalm" > said:
>>>
>>>> My name's Liz and I've been lurking here off and on for a long time.
>>>> Picked
>>>> up a whole lot of great recipes but thought I might start posting now
>>>> and
>>>> then - mostly with questions - as there's always too much I don't know.
>>>> I'm
>>>> a one pot or minimalist cook who never has enough time for anything
>>>> complicated. I love my slow cooker.
>>>>
>>>> Question: if I cook hard-boiled eggs how long can I keep them in the
>>>> fridge?
>>>
>>> Welcome Liz! And I try to use up my hard-cooked eggs within a week...
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jani in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~
>>> "The ships hung in the sky in much the same
>>> way that bricks don't" - D. Adams, HGTTG
>>
>> The raw ones keep for like a month. Hard to see that hard boiling would
>> decrease that time, unless they crack.
>>
>
> Boiling an egg removes the waxy coating that helps defend against the
> entry of bacteria. Also, raw eggs are still living . . . boiled eggs are
> dead.
>
> Food safety is not the only issue here. Fresh flavor is lost with time as
> well.
>

A raw egg is not alive unless it is fertilized, and then only a small part
of it- the embryo - is alive. Freshness is a concern but it is a taste
concern and not a safetly concern.


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