OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> The dangers of raw eggs are over-rated if they are sensibly handled!
> Cooked egg dishes, sitting out in the hot sun for a few hours, are FAR
> more of a danger!!!!!
>
> Honestly, if the shell is intact and you disinfect the shell, there is
> very little danger from FRESH, properly treated (refrigerated) raw
> eggyolk. I soak my eggs in a 10% bleach solution for a bit before
> putting them away.

Bleaching is a good thing since you raise your own... commercial
establishments disinfect egg shells too. And, yes, the fresher the
safer. It's also prudent to learn how to crack and release an egg
*efficiently*, all in one fell swoop... you don't want bits of shell or
unecessary contact between egg and broken shell... do not permit egg
shells to drain, it's far safer to discard what clngs to the shell
interior, it's less than 1% anyway.

> Yes, I did get salmonella once but it was from eating a raw egg that had
> been slightly cracked so was contaminated. It was carelessness on my
> part as I knew better.
>
> I've eaten hundreds of raw eggs over the years as I actually prefer the
> yolks raw, or mininally cooked.

---> http://www.aeb.org/Professional/eggsafety.htm

Sheldon