Omelet said...

>> About as neurotic as I get when it comes to eggs is checking them in the
>> carton at the market for cracks.
>>
>> The only real major concern would be salmonella tainted and undercooked
>> eggs.
>>
>> Andy
>
> A valid concern.
>
> BTDT.
>
> I always check for damaged eggs. Most of the time at the store I shop
> at, there is a carton put aside for cracked eggs.
>
> We exchange them from a carton for intact ones.


Om,

Well then, I'm MORE neurotic than you! If I find a cracked egg, the
whole carton goes back on the shelf with the lid open and I start over with
a new one.

I don't know if a cracked egg gone unnoticed might also hasten the rotten
egg process?!?

Andy