Storing eggs

[Thelgord]

What’s the best way to store eggs?

My wife has suggested pre-cracking them into a sealable container then just “pour” the eggs as needed. Seems like it could lead to being a mess. Any ideas would be helpful.

 

[AZ WANDERING BEAR]

My wife cracks and puts them in repurposed coffee creamer bottles, effectively sealing out the air (oxygen) that would cause them to spoil. We toss them in the cooler. Each bottle is enough for a frittata, scrambled eggs, or an omelet for two. Definitely better than broken eggs making a mess.

 

[Kevin108]

My buddy cracks his dozen eggs into a plastic orange juice bottle, which he keeps in his 12v refrigerator. No mess. It's designed for pouring liquid out of.

Personally, I use one of the yellow plastic containers. http://amzn.to/2DO4pzH

 

[Caligirlnic]

Cracking eggs prior to is what I do as well. Its not messy at all if you put in a proper pour container. Even a water bottle with a good lid. They are also easier to store than a carton, take up less room.

 

[ArkansasDon]

as of what while in route? or at camp?

My buddy cracks his dozen eggs into a plastic orange juice bottle, which he keeps in his 12v refrigerator. No mess. It's designed for pouring liquid out of.

Personally, I use one of the yellow plastic containers. http://amzn.to/2DO4pzH

we use the exact same holder too.

 

[4xFar Adventures]

I've used the water bottle approach. You can also add the salt & pepper, cheese, onions, or whatever else you like in your eggs.

 

[Arm13]

This is what I found on the internet

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[Longshot270]

I've used the plastic egg container before but the little plastic tabs cracked the store bought eggs. I don't pay more for pigeon eggs so it could have been that the eggs were too large. The last trip I put half a dozen into the foam egg store container then put that in a plastic container with a sealing lid. It was big enough that the valley in the egg carton also held a stick of butter and small bags of cheese around that.

I like the bottle of egg more though and will try that next time.

 

[Jeep Overland Journals]

Being minimalistic travelers, we've limited the amount of items in the jeep at any given time. Searching our offline travel mapping system for stores along our route. Just before reaching our destination, We would purchase a few small items/perishables, place in a small cooler, then processed to the camp site etc.

Take in only what you need & leave with less than you've entered with.

 

[Kevin108]

If you stay out any length of time, you're approach is certainly the only way to go. We usually go out for a week or less, so we can bring our favorites. We always pack a little extra though. You might run into someone who doesn't have enough or you might decide to stay out a little longer.

 

[vegasjeepguy]

My buddy cracks his dozen eggs into a plastic orange juice bottle, which he keeps in his 12v refrigerator. No mess. It's designed for pouring liquid out of.

Personally, I use one of the yellow plastic containers. http://amzn.to/2DO4pzH

That’s what I use. For some added padding I place a folded paper towel on top of the eggs.

 

[4wheelspulling]

This is hard for people now days to do, but if you can buy farm fresh eggs that have not been refrigeratored, they will keep for a week easily. Once eggs are put in the refrigerator, the spoil faster, if not kept cold. I also use the plastic egg holders. Benz.

 

[Truckee]

^^^ I don't believe it is a matter of refrigeration but rather washing off the natural, protective coating on the egg.

 

[Kevin108]

You guys know the test, right? Bad eggs float. Good eggs sink.

 

[Kent R]

I usually just take hard boiled eggs for breakfast but when I have time I like the water bottle method its quick and easy for me to make Breakfast burrito's.

 

[Thelgord]

Thanks for all the responses! I think I will give the cracked eggs in a bottle idea a try and see how it works out. Thanks again!

 

[bajatacoguy]

as of what while in route? or at camp?

we use the exact same holder too.

Same here... Wife brought it home! I laughed but 3yrs later without a crack I remember.

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

That’s what I use. For some added padding I place a folded paper towel on top of the eggs.

Also use the egg holder. After a 'cracked egg trip,' I found the folded paper towel was key to saving the eggs.

 

[PNW EXPLR]

We figure 2-3 eggs person per meal, then crack that many into the appropriate sized ziplock bag, and then put that bag into another ziplock bag for safety. Its easy, nothing to wash, the bags take no space when thrown away into your "pack out " sack.

 

[whistlepunk]

We have used the yellow eg holders both with store bought and farm fresh eggs that do not require refrigeration as well as the pre-scramble and put in a bottle. most of the time we decide to go with the bottle of eggs as it seems to work better storage wise. If i am planning a recipe on a trip that needs a specific number of eggs then i will take a few in the yellow cases.