Replenish as needed, or at least every 2 hours.
Casseroles and other dishes containing eggs should be cooked to 160° F.Cook eggs until both the yolk and the white are firm.Wash hands, utensils, equipment, and work surfaces with hot, soapy water before and after they come in contact with raw eggs and raw egg-containing foods. When refrigerating a large amount of a hot egg-containing leftover, divide it into several shallow containers so it will cool quickly. Refrigerate leftover cooked egg dishes and use within 3 to 4 days.Egg whites can also be frozen by themselves. To freeze whole eggs, beat yolks and whites together. Eggs should not be frozen in their shells. Use hard-cooked eggs (in the shell or peeled) within 1 week after cooking.Proper storage of eggs can affect both quality and safety. Store eggs in their original carton and use them within 3 weeks for best quality.Store promptly in a clean refrigerator at a temperature of 40° F or below.Open the carton and make sure that the eggs are clean and the shells are not cracked.Buy eggs only if sold from a refrigerator or refrigerated case.
You can help keep eggs safe by making wise buying decisions at the grocery store. To prevent illness from bacteria: keep eggs refrigerated, cook eggs until yolks are firm, and cook foods containing eggs thoroughly.Įggs that have been treated to destroy Salmonella–by in-shell pasteurization, for example–are not required to carry safe handling instructions, but the labeling will usually say that they have been treated. FDA requires all cartons of shell eggs that have not been treated to destroy Salmonella to carry this safe handling statement: