My local Safeway has large eggs on sale this week for 99 cents a
dozen.

If I cook a bunch of hard boiled eggs would they keep in their shells
at room temperature? I don't have room in the fridge.

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>,
James > wrote:

> My local Safeway has large eggs on sale this week for 99 cents a
> dozen.
>
> If I cook a bunch of hard boiled eggs would they keep in their shells
> at room temperature? I don't have room in the fridge.

No. In fact, hard boiled eggs can spoil more quickly than
raw eggs.

-john-

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James wrote:

> If I cook a bunch of hard boiled eggs would they keep in their shells
> at room temperature? I don't have room in the fridge.

Hard boiled eggs don't keep as well as fresh eggs.

Why not just put them back into the carton from whence they came? I'm
sure you could figure out a way to tell the fresh side from the cooked
side -- magic marker, post it note, slip of paper. Or just cook a full
dozen and put them back.

--Lin

"James" > wrote:

> My local Safeway has large eggs on sale this week for 99 cents a
> dozen.
>
> If I cook a bunch of hard boiled eggs would they keep in their shells
> at room temperature? I don't have room in the fridge.

Once cooked in the shell eggs need to be kept refrigerated, and for like no
more than 3-4 days... but if pickled they don't need refrigeration and will
keep at room temperature for like 2-3 months. Pickled eggs are very good so
long as you sleep alone.

James wrote:
> My local Safeway has large eggs on sale this week for 99 cents a
> dozen.
>
> If I cook a bunch of hard boiled eggs would they keep in their shells
> at room temperature? I don't have room in the fridge.

Bear in mind that if you hard-boil them, then you can pile them all in a
vertical container that takes a lot less space than an egg carton.

--
Evelyn C. Leeper
I know you can't live on hope alone but without hope
life is not worth living. -Harvey Milk

On Feb 13, 3:24*pm, Evelyn Leeper > wrote:
> James wrote:
> > My local Safeway has large eggs on sale this week for 99 cents a
> > dozen.
>
> > If I cook a bunch of hard boiled eggs would they keep in their shells
> > at room temperature? * I don't have room in the fridge.
>
> Bear in mind that if you hard-boil them, then you can pile them all in a
> vertical container that takes a lot less space than an egg carton.
>
> --
> Evelyn C. Leeper
> I know you can't live on hope alone but without hope
> life is not worth living. *-Harvey Milk

They won't last as long after they're cooked, than if they were raw,
and any storage should be refrigerated. For that matter, just put a
rubber band (or 2) around a carton of raw eggs, and put them away by
standing them on their ends. If they want to wobble, put a heavy jar
of pickles or something on either side to stabilize.

Honestly, though, so what if eggs are 99 cents? They are cheap at
twice that - don't try to stock up if you don't have room.

N.

"Evelyn Leeper"
> James wrote:
>> My local Safeway has large eggs on sale this week for 99 cents a
>> dozen.
>>
>> If I cook a bunch of hard boiled eggs would they keep in their shells
>> at room temperature? I don't have room in the fridge.
>
> Bear in mind that if you hard-boil them, then you can pile them all in a
> vertical container that takes a lot less space than an egg carton.
>
>
>
That's just silly... any fridge with enough height between shelves to stack
a dozen eggs would be humongous, would certainly have room to store eggs the
normal way. Six large eggs stacked short side to short side (as in an egg
carton) measure like 10". A dozen eggs would need like a 20" long tube...
gotta remove a shelf, maybe two shelves, to have 20" height. The eggs on
the bottom would very likely break/crush from the weight of the eggs
above... probably have to lay it down horizontilly, so it would occupy as
much shelf area as a normal egg carton... and where does one find such a
tube. Why not just hide each egg individually in different nookies and
crannies of your fridge. I'd just make chopped egg salad, it'd fill a a D
cup tupper-type container. Along with a box of Triscuits (cracked black
pepper & olive oil style is delish), and a six pack you won't need to store
it in the fridge more than two hours. Anyhoo, not for a second do I believe
the OP (clearly a troll) can't make room in the fridge for a dozen eggs...
even a small dorm fridge will have enough room, pop the eggs into the box
wine carton, not enough room, chug more wine till the bladder goes down.
hehe

..

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>,
James > wrote:

> If I cook a bunch of hard boiled eggs would they keep in their shells
> at room temperature? I don't have room in the fridge.

No, no, no, and no. Check out the American Egg Board site for
information.
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"James" > wrote in message
...
> My local Safeway has large eggs on sale this week for 99 cents a
> dozen.
>
> If I cook a bunch of hard boiled eggs would they keep in their shells
> at room temperature? I don't have room in the fridge.

How much is a "bunch"? Eggs kept under steady refrigeration (in the carton
on the back of the shelf, not on the door) will keep six months. Back when
I was young(er) I worked in grocery stores. Out in the back, eggs were kept
in an unrefrigerated (though not hot) area - they weren't cooled until they
went out in the display case where people could buy them.

Most sources tend to say that unrefrigerated eggs deteriorate in one day as
much as they would in a week if they were refrigerated. That would imply
that they would probably be OK for around three weeks if kept in a cool
room.

You can freeze fresh eggs in the shell, though the shells tend to crack.
Thaw for a day in the refrigerator. Use frozen eggs for baking - freezing
changes the consistency.

In article
>,
James > wrote:

> My local Safeway has large eggs on sale this week for 99 cents a
> dozen.
>
> If I cook a bunch of hard boiled eggs would they keep in their shells
> at room temperature? I don't have room in the fridge.

They will keep better at room temperature RAW so long as the shells are
intact. I used to keep hatching eggs for up to 14 days and still get a
decent hatch rate as long as I kept turning them.

Just make sure the room is fairly cool. It's winter, you could probably
store some in the garage.

Alternately, you could make some egg dishes (such as quiche or frittata)
and freeze it.
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"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
>>
>> Bear in mind that if you hard-boil them, then you can pile them all in a
>> vertical container that takes a lot less space than an egg carton.
>>
>>
>>
> That's just silly... any fridge with enough height between shelves to
> stack a dozen eggs would be humongous, would certainly have room to store
> eggs the normal way. Six large eggs stacked short side to short side (as
> in an egg carton) measure like 10". A dozen eggs would need like a 20"
> long tube...

Talk about silly. Why would they have to be stacked egg on egg? A pitcher
though, would stack them vertical, yet nested a bit and take minimal space.
Loosen up your thought process a bit.

"James" > wrote in message
...
> My local Safeway has large eggs on sale this week for 99 cents a
> dozen.
>
> If I cook a bunch of hard boiled eggs would they keep in their shells
> at room temperature? I don't have room in the fridge.

In spite of all the admonitions to refrigerate, I'm still alive. When we
were kids, the Easter eggs were colored on Friday or Saturday and sat at
room temperature for at least 2 to 4 days.

James > wrote:

> My local Safeway has large eggs on sale this week for 99 cents a
> dozen.
>
> If I cook a bunch of hard boiled eggs would they keep in their shells
> at room temperature? I don't have room in the fridge.

The ultimate solution would be to clean out your fridge if you can't
fit a couple dozen eggs in there.

-sw

James wrote:
> My local Safeway has large eggs on sale this week for 99 cents a
> dozen.
>
> If I cook a bunch of hard boiled eggs would they keep in their shells
> at room temperature? I don't have room in the fridge.

I recall the time when we didn't find all of the Easter eggs one Easter.
Then some time later we found the one that was missing. Too bad it
didn't disappear forever. I wouldn't even try that.

Bill

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> "James" > wrote in message
> ...
>> My local Safeway has large eggs on sale this week for 99 cents a
>> dozen.
>>
>> If I cook a bunch of hard boiled eggs would they keep in their shells
>> at room temperature? I don't have room in the fridge.
>
> In spite of all the admonitions to refrigerate, I'm still alive. When we
> were kids, the Easter eggs were colored on Friday or Saturday and sat at
> room temperature for at least 2 to 4 days.
>
>


When you were a kid the poultry industry's output wasn't
widely infected with salmonella.

gloria p

"Gloria P" > wrote in message
...
> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> "James" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> My local Safeway has large eggs on sale this week for 99 cents a
>>> dozen.
>>>
>>> If I cook a bunch of hard boiled eggs would they keep in their shells
>>> at room temperature? I don't have room in the fridge.
>>
>> In spite of all the admonitions to refrigerate, I'm still alive. When we
>> were kids, the Easter eggs were colored on Friday or Saturday and sat at
>> room temperature for at least 2 to 4 days.
>
>
> When you were a kid the poultry industry's output wasn't
> widely infected with salmonella.
>
> gloria p

Good point. When I was a kid, chicken was a new invention. OTOH, would not
the boiling kill the salmonella?

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
>
> "brooklyn1" > wrote in message
>>>
>>> Bear in mind that if you hard-boil them, then you can pile them all in a
>>> vertical container that takes a lot less space than an egg carton.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> That's just silly... any fridge with enough height between shelves to
>> stack a dozen eggs would be humongous, would certainly have room to store
>> eggs the normal way. Six large eggs stacked short side to short side (as
>> in an egg carton) measure like 10". A dozen eggs would need like a 20"
>> long tube...
>
> Talk about silly. Why would they have to be stacked egg on egg? A
> pitcher though, would stack them vertical, yet nested a bit and take
> minimal space. Loosen up your thought process a bit.
Tighten up on your attributions.

In article >,
Gloria P > wrote:

> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > "James" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> My local Safeway has large eggs on sale this week for 99 cents a
> >> dozen.
> >>
> >> If I cook a bunch of hard boiled eggs would they keep in their shells
> >> at room temperature? I don't have room in the fridge.
> >
> > In spite of all the admonitions to refrigerate, I'm still alive. When we
> > were kids, the Easter eggs were colored on Friday or Saturday and sat at
> > room temperature for at least 2 to 4 days.
> >
> >
>
>
> When you were a kid the poultry industry's output wasn't
> widely infected with salmonella.
>
> gloria p

It still isn't. I go on raw egg kicks from time to time. The only time I
ever got Salmonella was from a damaged egg from my own yard hens...

It was my own fault too. <g>

I have yet to ever get Salmonella from a raw commercial egg.
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In article >,
"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:

> "Gloria P" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> "James" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> My local Safeway has large eggs on sale this week for 99 cents a
> >>> dozen.
> >>>
> >>> If I cook a bunch of hard boiled eggs would they keep in their shells
> >>> at room temperature? I don't have room in the fridge.
> >>
> >> In spite of all the admonitions to refrigerate, I'm still alive. When we
> >> were kids, the Easter eggs were colored on Friday or Saturday and sat at
> >> room temperature for at least 2 to 4 days.
> >
> >
> > When you were a kid the poultry industry's output wasn't
> > widely infected with salmonella.
> >
> > gloria p
>
> Good point. When I was a kid, chicken was a new invention. OTOH, would not
> the boiling kill the salmonella?

Yes,
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Omelet wrote on Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:26:52 -0600:

>> "Gloria P" > wrote in message
>> ...
> >> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >>> "James" > wrote in message
> >>> ...
> >>>> My local Safeway has large eggs on sale this week for 99
> >>>> cents a dozen.
> >>>>
> >>>> If I cook a bunch of hard boiled eggs would they keep in
> >>>> their shells at room temperature? I don't have room in
> >>>> the fridge.
> >>>
> >>> In spite of all the admonitions to refrigerate, I'm still
> >>> alive. When we were kids, the Easter eggs were colored on
> >>> Friday or Saturday and sat at room temperature for at
> >>> least 2 to 4 days.
> >>
> >> When you were a kid the poultry industry's output wasn't
> >> widely infected with salmonella.
> >>
> >> gloria p
>>
>> Good point. When I was a kid, chicken was a new invention.
>> OTOH, would not the boiling kill the salmonella?

> Yes,

AFAIK, the bacterium Salmonella enteritidis is present on the shell so
an uncracked egg is safe and the bacteria will be killed by boiling even
to the soft-boiled internal state. There is some chance that when an
uncooked egg is cracked to remove the contents, some salmonella may be
transferred but cooking will probably kill that if the egg is cooked
fairly soon. If you are using raw eggs, as in mayonnaise, washing the
shell before cracking could be advisable.
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James wrote:
> My local Safeway has large eggs on sale this week for 99 cents a
> dozen.
>
> If I cook a bunch of hard boiled eggs would they keep in their shells
> at room temperature? I don't have room in the fridge.

Eggs keep better if they've never been washed, but eggs at supermarkets
have been washed.

Limewater, a cup of salt and two cups of slaked lime in six quarts of
water, can preserve eggs for months if it's cool. You arrange the eggs
in a crock and cover with limewater. They may acquire a lime taste.

Waterglass (sodium metasilicate and maybe some potassium silicate in
water) is preferred over limewater.

If eggs could be spoiled, you can open each one individually and see if
the yolk runs.

"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "brooklyn1" > wrote in message
>>>>
>>>> Bear in mind that if you hard-boil them, then you can pile them all in
>>>> a vertical container that takes a lot less space than an egg carton.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> That's just silly... any fridge with enough height between shelves to
>>> stack a dozen eggs would be humongous, would certainly have room to
>>> store eggs the normal way. Six large eggs stacked short side to short
>>> side (as in an egg carton) measure like 10". A dozen eggs would need
>>> like a 20" long tube...
>>
>> Talk about silly. Why would they have to be stacked egg on egg? A
>> pitcher though, would stack them vertical, yet nested a bit and take
>> minimal space. Loosen up your thought process a bit.
> Tighten up on your attributions.
>

Did you not say the above about "That's just silly"?

On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:59:18 -0800 (PST), James wrote:

> My local Safeway has large eggs on sale this week for 99 cents a
> dozen.
>
> If I cook a bunch of hard boiled eggs would they keep in their shells
> at room temperature? I don't have room in the fridge.

this is the dope on eggs, according to the f.d.a.:

(U. S. Food and Drug Administration FDA Consumer
January 1992)
"Use raw shell eggs within 5 weeks after bringing them home. Use hard-
cooked eggs (in the shell or peeled) within 1 week after cooking. Use
leftover yolks and whites within 4 days after removing them from the
shell."

or, from the current f.d.a site:

Product Refrigerator Freezer
Eggs
Fresh, in shell 4 to 5 weeks Don't freeze
Raw yolks, whites 2 to 4 days 1 year
Hardcooked 1 week Doesn't freeze well

you can even tell when they are packed:

Dating of Cartons
Many eggs reach stores only a few days after the hen lays them. Egg
cartons with the USDA grade shield on them must display the "pack
date" (the day that the eggs were washed, graded, and placed in the
carton). The number is a three-digit code that represents the
consecutive day of the year (the "Julian Date") starting with January
1 as 001 and ending with December 31 as 365.

Always purchase eggs before the "Sell-By" or "EXP" (expiration) date
on the carton. After the eggs reach home, they may be refrigerated 3
to 5 weeks from the day they are placed in the refrigerator. The
"Sell-By" date will usually expire during that length of time, but the
eggs are perfectly safe to use. This date is not federally required,
but may be State required.)

some folks say the f.d.a. recommendations (for almost anything) are too
conservative, but you should be rock-bottom safe if you follow them.

your pal,
blake

"E Z Peaces" > wrote in message news:z2Dll.3805
>
> If eggs could be spoiled, you can open each one individually and see if
> the yolk runs.

Lol; you mean using its legs?
ares

"Ed Pawlowski" wrote:
> "brooklyn1" wrote:
>> "Ed Pawlowski" wote:
>>> "brooklyn1" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Bear in mind that if you hard-boil them, then you can pile them all in
>>>>> a vertical container that takes a lot less space than an egg carton.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> That's just silly... any fridge with enough height between shelves to
>>>> stack a dozen eggs would be humongous, would certainly have room to
>>>> store eggs the normal way. Six large eggs stacked short side to short
>>>> side (as in an egg carton) measure like 10". A dozen eggs would need
>>>> like a 20" long tube...
>>>
>>> Talk about silly. Why would they have to be stacked egg on egg? A
>>> pitcher though, would stack them vertical, yet nested a bit and take
>>> minimal space. Loosen up your thought process a bit.
>> Tighten up on your attributions.
>>
>
> Did you not say the above about "That's just silly"?
>
You have me attributed to:
"Bear in mind if you hard-boil them, then you can pile them all in a
vertical container that takes a lot less space than an egg carton."

I did not say that. I explained why stacking is silly, with which next you
seemed to concur, but omited here. You'd do much better if you were as
heavy handed with house cleaning attributions as you are with editing
text... if everyone cleaned up attributions as I do (see above) there'd be
far less misinterpretation.

brooklyn1 wrote:
> "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:
>> "brooklyn1" wrote:
>>> "Ed Pawlowski" wote:
>>>> "brooklyn1" wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bear in mind that if you hard-boil them, then you can pile them
>>>>>> all in a vertical container that takes a lot less space than an
>>>>>> egg carton.
>>>>> That's just silly... any fridge with enough height between
>>>>> shelves to stack a dozen eggs would be humongous, would certainly
>>>>> have room to store eggs the normal way. Six large eggs stacked
>>>>> short side to short side (as in an egg carton) measure like 10". A dozen eggs would need like a 20" long tube...
>>>>
>>>> Talk about silly. Why would they have to be stacked egg on egg? A
>>>> pitcher though, would stack them vertical, yet nested a bit and
>>>> take minimal space. Loosen up your thought process a bit.
>>> Tighten up on your attributions.
>>>
>>
>> Did you not say the above about "That's just silly"?

> You have me attributed to:
> "Bear in mind if you hard-boil them, then you can pile them all in a
> vertical container that takes a lot less space than an egg carton."

No he doesnt. He didnt attribute that bit. Count the >s on that bit and yours that contains the word silly.

> I did not say that.

He didnt say you did.

> I explained why stacking is silly, with which next you seemed to concur, but omited here. You'd do much better if you
> were as heavy handed with house cleaning attributions as you are with editing text... if everyone cleaned up
> attributions as I do (see above) there'd be far less misinterpretation.

His attribution was completely clear.

http://groups.google.com/group/misc....n&dmode=source

ares wrote:

> "E Z Peaces" > wrote in message news:z2Dll.3805
>>
>> If eggs could be spoiled, you can open each one individually and see if
>> the yolk runs.
>
> Lol; you mean using its legs?

If that happens you definitely kept the egg too long.

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brooklyn1 > wrote:

> "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:
>> "brooklyn1" wrote:
>>> "Ed Pawlowski" wote:
>>>> "brooklyn1" wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bear in mind that if you hard-boil them, then you can pile them all in
>>>>>> a vertical container that takes a lot less space than an egg carton.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> That's just silly... any fridge with enough height between shelves to
>>>>> stack a dozen eggs would be humongous, would certainly have room to
>>>>> store eggs the normal way. Six large eggs stacked short side to short
>>>>> side (as in an egg carton) measure like 10". A dozen eggs would need
>>>>> like a 20" long tube...
>>>>
>>>> Talk about silly. Why would they have to be stacked egg on egg? A
>>>> pitcher though, would stack them vertical, yet nested a bit and take
>>>> minimal space. Loosen up your thought process a bit.
>>> Tighten up on your attributions.
>>>
>>
>> Did you not say the above about "That's just silly"?
>>
> You have me attributed to:
> "Bear in mind if you hard-boil them, then you can pile them all in a
> vertical container that takes a lot less space than an egg carton."

And looking back at the thread *you* are the one who broke the
attributions to begin with.

Got anything else you'd like to blame on somebody else?

ObFood: Steak and lubester for dinner tonight.

-sw

Stopped by WalMart today and large eggs are for $1.58 a dozen so no
need to really stock up. It seemed to be a real deal at Safeway
because their regular price is $3.29 a dozen.

In article
>,
James > wrote:

> Stopped by WalMart today and large eggs are for $1.58 a dozen so no
> need to really stock up. It seemed to be a real deal at Safeway
> because their regular price is $3.29 a dozen.

That's insane.
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