/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>19078946
American here, I bought these eggs at Kroger, all of them are thoroughly washed per state law. The color has nothing to do with it, and the "protective outer membrane" concept is essentially an old wives' tale. It used to be thought bacteria like salmonella could only get into the egg from the outside, but we've learned better in recent decades.
>1. A chicken infected with salmonella will end up with salmonella INSIDE the egg during the creation process, so any egg laid by an infected chicken will always be unsafe with or without washing.
>2. An egg shell and the INNER membrane are both enough to keep all external bacteria out of the egg, but washing any potential bacteria off the egg means less chance that you'll end up with it on your hands and then on other food items, containers, or cookware after handling an unwashed egg with bacteria on the shell.
This whole "don't wash your eggs" thing is a fucking meme.