A.B. asks from Mesa, AZ on October 17, 2009
What to Do with 15 Dozen Eggs? How to Store?
I just scored 15 dozen eggs and now have to figure out what to do with them. Does anyone know if I can pasteurize them somehow so I can freeze for later use? Or if I can just freeze them?
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M.D. answers from Phoenix on October 18, 2009
Eggs do not require refrigeration. They last for quite a while at room temp. In every other country I've lived in, eggs were sold in cartons off the shelf, not in the refrigerated section like here in the US.
Still, it's a lot of eggs. You might make a few quiches or frittatas that you could then freeze.
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S.G. answers from Albuquerque on October 17, 2009
You can not freeze eggs. When they freeze they can expand and crack letting in bacteria.
I would hard boil some. I'm not sure how long they would keep but you could use them for all sorts of things. My girls love to eat them by themselves.
Other than that I would find out how long eggs stay good and keep what I thought I would use and give the rest away.
Sometimes when I bake a bunch (cause the banans were black or my MIL gave me 1000 apples!) I always give some away to the neighbors, they love it. In fact now we all give eachother stuff. Leftovers from bbq's, bread we got on sale, beer we didn't drink from camping. Seriously it's good times on our street! You never know what you'll find on your doorstep.
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N.W. answers from Tucson on October 19, 2009
I would make tons of egg salads, bread, cookies, cakes, tuna salads with egg, hard boiled, deviled eggs... HAVE A PARTY INVITE PEOPLE OVER TO HELP EAT THEM!!!
you can bake and freeze the bread, cake etc. and GIFT them away to people!!!
I just googled this...
How long will an egg keep?
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.
K.E. answers from Phoenix on October 18, 2009
Another idea: You can boil some, or make a breakfast casserole to give to the hungry homeless. Check out this website:
http://www.urbanoutreachaz.org/ on Mondays and Fridays they let the homeless come in take a shower and they give coffee and food if donated it's from 6 am - 11 am. It is a non-profit organization.
Take care,
K.
B.B. answers from Tucson on October 18, 2009
Eggs last for quite a long time in the fridge. As far as freezing them, I heard that you could freeze them. Crack them into ice cube trays and freeze them. Wehn they're frozen you put the cubes in a freezer bag and take out what you need when you're ready. I hadn't heard that there was any healoth concerns connected with this, so you may want to do a little research about it. It's great when you get blessed with things like this, even if it means that you have to get a little creative? Good luck.
J.J. answers from Phoenix on October 20, 2009
We have cracked eggs in the past, scrambled them (uncooked) and then froze them in plastic containers. Make sure you write on the container how many eggs are in the container.
M.D. answers from Phoenix on October 18, 2009
Eggs do not require refrigeration. They last for quite a while at room temp. In every other country I've lived in, eggs were sold in cartons off the shelf, not in the refrigerated section like here in the US.
Still, it's a lot of eggs. You might make a few quiches or frittatas that you could then freeze.
G.D. answers from Flagstaff on October 18, 2009
from what i understand, you can leave eggs at room temperature, the keep eggs cold is a farce.
H.S. answers from Albuquerque on October 18, 2009
http://www.georgiaeggs.org/pages/freezingeggs.html
A whole site dedicated to eggs lol this page is how u can freeze them I hope it helps!
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