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Cooking & Baking

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BlueKota

(4,694 posts)
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 04:49 PM Oct 7

I accidentally left eggs in my shopping bag [View all]

in a paper bag on dining room table for a hour. Do I need to toss them?

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No. elleng Oct 7 #1
no Jaydog Oct 7 #2
No, the hens don't lay them in the refrigerator lol questionseverything Oct 7 #3
I didn't think of that BlueKota Oct 7 #8
And they probably weren't refrigerated on the way home from the store Retrograde Oct 8 #16
No. CentralMass Oct 7 #4
Put them in a bowl of water. CivicGrief Oct 7 #5
Thank you. BlueKota Oct 7 #9
No enough Oct 7 #6
No!! BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 7 #7
In the UK they sell eggs off the shelves not refrigerated. Bev54 Oct 7 #10
In the US we wash off the protective cuticle that most other countries leave in place. SeattleVet Oct 7 #11
Just an hour . FarPoint Oct 7 #12
Nope!!!!! BigmanPigman Oct 7 #13
No. But eggs are washed in the US which removes their natural shield from bacteria. I haven't broken my sinkingfeeling Oct 7 #14
No poroblem Warpy Oct 8 #15
Dear lord, no. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 9 #17
Many baking recipes Retrograde Oct 9 #18
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