[Swampninja]

How well does the mineral oil keep the eggs?

I’ve heard of using oil but have only glassed so far.

I’ve noticed with the glassed eggs the yolks don’t stay intact.

[Angus-Byars]

I’ve gotten 3 months so far. I do check them before use as well by setting them in a cup of water to see if they float, stand on end, or just lay there.

[JerseyGiantChick]

Hiw do you hydrate your eggs, scrabble and then hydrate? Or can you boil them first and hydrate, but with first you can still bake en cook with the eggs right?

[Durgan]

I doubt seriously it will do any harm. Yes, it’s a byproduct of distilling petroleum, but mineral oil is used by some orally for such things as constipation. (not for more than a week, as the body becomes dependent on it for that purpose). You’re not dumping a quart of Quaker State on your veggie food. However, I’d cut out the mineral oil step by other methods of preservation. You can freeze eggs, dehydrate, water glass, and other methods. Hell, crack the eggs into an icecube tray to freeze them and there you have portion control. This is ‘Merica, you have options.

• This reply was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by  Durgan.

[Angus-Byars]

Haven’t tried freezing them yet, but will this week. I also need to look into dehydration. So far so good though on the use of the mineral oil, and yes I do understand the concern. Going to put the crushed shells into a Mason jar of water to see if I get a oil film, just now thought if that.

[DeeDee]

I would love to dehydrate my eggs, we give so many away I’d like to dehydrate a few for later use. Thank you

[FrostmourneFarm]

Have you tried selling your eggs at a local farm store? Or get involved with a Farmers Market? Make a little money to help pay for feed or other supplies for the birds. It took me a while to find a read the local rules on it but it has kept my expenses down.

[Summerhat-n-Chicks]

I have kept my eggs in a cardboard egg karate in the basement for up to four months. Yes, the change their consistency, but they’re still taste good and I’ve heard that they keep even longer like that. I don’t keep my eggs that long anymore, because I just don’t need to, because I have a steady supply of eggs. I give what I don’t want to the local food pantry.

[Summerhat-n-Chicks]

Found something for you about preserving eggs.

https://youtu.be/yUYgguMz1qI

[Angus-Byars]

Great channel, been watching him for a few years. Hadn’t thought of using lard instead of mineral oil, may have to give that a try.

[Woodsman]

You need not apologize for your fact based knowledge. Emotions do not matter. There is no room for them or politics when providing good, honest fact based information.

Sure, it is nice to be nice, but it shouldn’t be a all controlling / all consuming importance when providing information.

We are all here to teach, learn and benefit from one another. Let not this platform and content shared become one more “walking on egg shell” echo chambers plate form of unstable emotion “woke” idiots who call people with good info. A troll?

I appreciate your wisdom and thank you for sharing it.

[Angus-Byars]

I do appreciate all of what you said here. Haven’t tried water glassing yet, read mixed reviews. Going to try freezing them in ice trays.

[Angus-Byars]

Right on.

[JerseyGiantChick]

Thank you just the info I need, have not found powdered eggs here so really need to do it myself.

[JerseyGiantChick]

My thoughts to great way to preserve without power.

[Woodsman]

I love you too!

[Schnickelfritz]

So glad to be doing that, also! I have eggs from last summer in hydrated lime and have had no issues at all. The yolks do get runny in most of them, but they look and taste very fresh! I try to take the eggs from the nest as is and place them in the lime water right away. If there are any bare spots from the natural bloom, I have not noticed anything different so far.

[CALLINTHEWILD]

Has anyone here tried to waterglass store eggs? With mineral oil first? Always looking for new ideas on food preservation!