Hi all,
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?

Liz

"Staycalm" > wrote in message
u...
> Hi all,
> 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?
>
> Liz
>


The FDA says to use them within a week.

--Rich

In article > , "Staycalm"
> wrote:

> Hi all, 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?
>
> Liz

About a week. Write in pencil on the shell the date they were cooked -
a reminder for you to use them up. For more info: <www.aeb.org>
--
-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam I Am! 5/3/05

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

"Staycalm" > wrote in message
u...
> Hi all,
> 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?
>
> Liz

From the American egg board:

http://www.aeb.org/facts/index.html

HOW LONG WILL EGGS KEEP?
A: Fresh shell eggs can be kept refrigerated in their carton for at least 4 - 5
weeks beyond the pack date. Quality losses should be insignificant if the eggs
are refrigerated as soon as possible after purchase from a refrigerated case.

Hard cooked eggs should be kept in the refrigerator for up to one week.

I must admit I have kept pealed eggs in a baggie a little longer than that.

Dimitri

"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.

"Del Cecchi" > wrote in message
...
>
> "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.

--Rich

Del Cecchi wrote:
>
> The raw ones keep for like a month. Hard to see that hard boiling
would
> decrease that time, unless they crack.

Eggs are engineered (by Mother Nature) to be quite impervious to
anything entering... but cooking destroys that hermetic seal... if
boiling water were tossed on your skin you'd be prone to infection too.

Sheldon

"Rich" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Del Cecchi" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "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.


--
Peter Aitken

Remove the crap from my email address before using.

"Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
...
> "Rich" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Del Cecchi" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "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.
>
>
> --
> Peter Aitken
>
> Remove the crap from my email address before using.
>

I stand corrected. Of course you are right.

--Rich

One time on Usenet, "Rich" > said:
> "Del Cecchi" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "Gal Called Jani" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> One time on Usenet, "Staycalm" > said:

<snip>

> >>> 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...

> > 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.

Hmm, I don't know about that last bit.

> Food safety is not the only issue here. Fresh flavor is lost with time as
> well.

Yup, flavor is why I try to use mine within a week -- they start to
lose their taste after a while...

--
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

Staycalm wrote:

> Question: if I cook hard-boiled eggs how long can I keep them in the fridge?
>
> Liz
>

everytime i see this question it makes me think back to when we were kids and
left the dyed boiled eggs from easter unrefrigerated on the table until they
were gone. sometimes more than a week. we never got sick from it either. go
figure :P

Thankyou all! (off to boil some eggs!)

Liz

"A.C." > wrote:

>
>Staycalm wrote:
>
>> Question: if I cook hard-boiled eggs how long can I keep them in the fridge?
>>
>> Liz
>>
>
>everytime i see this question it makes me think back to when we were kids and
>left the dyed boiled eggs from easter unrefrigerated on the table until they
>were gone. sometimes more than a week. we never got sick from it either. go
>figure :P
>


And I remember the day the kids returned to pre-school and I got a
call from the mother who was supposed to drive that day. Would I
drive the car pool? Her family had been in the emergency room the
night before with food poisoning from eating the Easter eggs which had
been left out.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

In article >, "Staycalm"
> wrote:

> Thankyou all! (off to boil some eggs!)
>
> Liz

Notice how they say "hard-cooked eggs"? Don't boil them. Put the eggs
in a non-reactive saucepan, cover with at least a couple inches of cold
water. Bring to boil, covered, then remove from heat and let stand
(covered) for about 18 minutes. Go from there.
--
-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam I Am! 5/3/05

Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> Notice how they say "hard-cooked eggs"? Don't boil them. Put the eggs
> in a non-reactive saucepan, cover with at least a couple inches of cold
> water. Bring to boil, covered, then remove from heat and let stand
> (covered) for about 18 minutes.

I do 12 minutes, and they come out perfectly. When I've accidentally
left them longer, sometimes they overcook and the yolks turn green.

serene
--
http://serenejournal.livejournal.com
http://www.jhuger.com

Serene wrote on 05 May 2005 in rec.food.cooking

> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
> > Notice how they say "hard-cooked eggs"? Don't boil them. Put
> > the eggs in a non-reactive saucepan, cover with at least a
> > couple inches of cold water. Bring to boil, covered, then
> > remove from heat and let stand (covered) for about 18 minutes.
>
> I do 12 minutes, and they come out perfectly. When I've
> accidentally left them longer, sometimes they overcook and the
> yolks turn green.
>
> serene

Google the thread on steamed eggs

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Weight from 265 down to 219 lbs. and dropping.
Continuing to be Manitoban

Monsur Fromage du Pollet > wrote:

> Serene wrote on 05 May 2005 in rec.food.cooking
>
> > Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
> >
> > > Notice how they say "hard-cooked eggs"? Don't boil them. Put
> > > the eggs in a non-reactive saucepan, cover with at least a
> > > couple inches of cold water. Bring to boil, covered, then
> > > remove from heat and let stand (covered) for about 18 minutes.
> >
> > I do 12 minutes, and they come out perfectly. When I've
> > accidentally left them longer, sometimes they overcook and the
> > yolks turn green.
> >
> > serene
>
> Google the thread on steamed eggs

I read the thread, but since I never have trouble with my cooked eggs, I
don't have any interest in trying a new method.

serene
--
http://serenejournal.livejournal.com
http://www.jhuger.com

Staycalm wrote:
> Hi all,
> 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?
>
> Liz

Months in the fridge if they're peeled and *pickled*.

http://www.admin.mtu.edu/alumni/pickledeggs.html

Sheldon