Egg Storage

Eggs should be stored in their original containers for a couple of reasons. I know we all have the nifty little egg container spot on the doors of our refrigerators, but this is not the best place to put your eggs. First of all the air at the door is warmer and if you are in and out of the refrigerator a great deal, this will not keep your eggs as cold as they should be. Secondly, eggs stored in your refrigerator door will absorb odors from other foods in the refrigerator.

Be cautious of leaving eggs unrefrigerated even for short periods of time. This can diminish freshness and can also result in the growth of organisms like salmonella. When I was in Egypt a number of years ago, I saw eggs - literally mounds of them in the open markets in the sun. I was very careful not to eat eggs in that country, but some of the people I was with ate them and became extremely ill. So be careful with this.

You can store raw egg whites for up to a week in the refrigerator. Yolks only keep about 3 days in the refrigerator. A better way is to freeze them. Don't freeze them whole in the shell, but crack the open. You can separate them or just freeze them in a container. They will last about 12 months in the freezer.