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I'm in Europe. Eggs from supermarkets are not washed. I do store them in a fridge anyway. They get spoiled after a few weeks or months regardless. So much for "There really isn't a debate."

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You keep eggs for months?

Eggs last a deceptively long time. I've had eggs for a month after the expiration date. I always do the "sink or float" test and then make sure they don't smell like sulfur once I crack them

I sometimes keep U.S. grocery store eggs for months, in the fridge (I'm a bachelor living alone and don't eat eggs regularly) -- they totally last for months without going bad, all the time. Like I've kept eggs 2-4 months multiple times, months past the "sell by" date, in the fridge as we do in the U.S. -- have NEVER experienced a bad one.

Doesn't matter if they float either, that just means there's more air under the shell, which does mean they're older, but it doesn't mean they've gone bad.

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