So I've read on here and other sites about extending the shelf life of eggs by coating the egg with mineral oil. I've been doing this for about 2 months now. I coated the eggs thoroughly with mineral oil and have been storing unrefrigerated in a darkened closet for 2 months now.
So today I decided to test some out and see if it truly works like I have read. My first batch was oiled 9/21 making them 2 months old as of yesterday. My first observation was that there is absolutely no odor from the whole uncracked egg. I crack open the first egg, braced for the smell of rotten egg but again, absolutely no foul odor. The egg smells perfectly fine.
I decide to fry it up. I notice that the white seems to separate from the yolk quite a bit unlike a typical fresh fried egg. Made it difficult for flipping the egg but all in all no big deal. You can see what I mean in the 3rd pic.
The scary part, the taste test. I really don't want to end up in the ER with salmonella poisoning. All I can say is it tastes exactly like a fresh fried egg. No odor, no weird taste. Really hope I don't get sick lol.
I now have a pot boiling on the stove to see how they do hardboiled and how easily the shell peels off.
If I don't get sick then this has really extended my families food stores. I have over 30 more dozen eggs in the pantry right now.
So today I decided to test some out and see if it truly works like I have read. My first batch was oiled 9/21 making them 2 months old as of yesterday. My first observation was that there is absolutely no odor from the whole uncracked egg. I crack open the first egg, braced for the smell of rotten egg but again, absolutely no foul odor. The egg smells perfectly fine.
I decide to fry it up. I notice that the white seems to separate from the yolk quite a bit unlike a typical fresh fried egg. Made it difficult for flipping the egg but all in all no big deal. You can see what I mean in the 3rd pic.
The scary part, the taste test. I really don't want to end up in the ER with salmonella poisoning. All I can say is it tastes exactly like a fresh fried egg. No odor, no weird taste. Really hope I don't get sick lol.
I now have a pot boiling on the stove to see how they do hardboiled and how easily the shell peels off.
If I don't get sick then this has really extended my families food stores. I have over 30 more dozen eggs in the pantry right now.