If your hens are popping out eggs faster than you can cook them, you likely can’t tell which eggs were laid yesterday and which were laid a few weeks ago.
Most folks just place their newly collected eggs in the same container. Maybe you do too?
You could mark them with a date … so you always know when they were collected, but is this really the best way to keep them organized? And how much time are you wasting finding the right ones?
Having lots of eggs isn’t a bad problem to have, but it does beg the question – how do you store them so that you always use the oldest ones first?
Egg Challenges to Consider
First and foremost, you don’t want to consume an egg that’s gone bad!
So maintaining them in the order they were collected is a safer practice than just placing them in an open container. In this configuration, you’d never know which ones to grab first.
Second, eggs stored in an environment with other dishes, like a refrigerator, can absorb the flavors of the other foods. Keeping them in an open space in a beautiful spiral or egg skelter will add some spice to the kitchen and efficiency in your egg selection process. At the very least, it’ll be a conversation starter.
And last, eggs are more delicious and pure when cooked at room temperature. Any good chef will tell you this. They mix better and taste better when stored and served at a constant temperature. The color however doesn’t change the taste, so your Easter Egger won’t help here 🙂
So there you go. In my humble opinion, there’s simply no reason to store your eggs anyplace else. You can certainly build an egg skelter yourself using some common household items and a little creativity. It even sounds like a fun do-it-yourself (DIY) project for the whole family.
Or you can buy one online.
Such a cool little contraption. I made my own a few years ago and they really do work well. I also mark them though just to be sure as I don’t eat eggs everyday.