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Toppingfrmbottom -> Is it true that coating eggs in mineral oil will make them last up to 9-12 months? (2/6/2013 10:37:10 AM)

I saw this little tip on a show called doomsday preppers, and the lady was showing how to preserve food to last longer than it normally would.



Lynnxz -> RE: Is it true that coating eggs in mineral oil will make them last up to 9-12 months? (2/6/2013 10:50:17 AM)

Weird.

Mineral oil on the skin prevents loss of moisture, as it doesn't "soak in", but just sits on top.

Eggs gradually lose moisture, eventually "going bad". It's is why good eggs sink, and bad eggs will float if you put them in your kitchen sink. (How do I know this? I really have no idea where I picked that up)

So, I suppose, putting a heavy oil on your eggs could prevent them from losing moisture and going bad so quickly.


If she really is preparing for long term, I wonder why she just doesn't use powdered eggs?



*edit* Hey look! There's a study for everything I guess. Cool!.



mnottertail -> RE: Is it true that coating eggs in mineral oil will make them last up to 9-12 months? (2/6/2013 10:53:37 AM)

Yes, eggshell is porous, it retards oxidation.   At grammas we used lard.



Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: Is it true that coating eggs in mineral oil will make them last up to 9-12 months? (2/6/2013 10:54:53 AM)

Because she's a self professed foody and food snob, she thinks powdered eggs are nasty and preserving fresh real eggs to last a long time is the only way to go.


Mineral oil or oiling eggs is also a way that was used on goose population control to kill the eggs on billy the exterminator. The embrios inside couldn't get any air and they sufforcated and never hatched.
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ORIGINAL: Lynnxz

Weird.

Mineral oil on the skin prevents loss of moisture, as it doesn't "soak in", but just sits on top.

Eggs gradually lose moisture, eventually "going bad". It's is why good eggs sink, and bad eggs will float if you put them in your kitchen sink. (How do I know this? I really have no idea where I picked that up)

So, I suppose, putting a heavy oil on your eggs could prevent them from losing moisture and going bad so quickly.


If she really is preparing for long term, I wonder why she just doesn't use powdered eggs?






Lynnxz -> RE: Is it true that coating eggs in mineral oil will make them last up to 9-12 months? (2/6/2013 10:55:24 AM)


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ORIGINAL: mnottertail

Yes, eggshell is porous, it retards oxidation.   At grammas we used lard.


Gramma knows what's up.



Lynnxz -> RE: Is it true that coating eggs in mineral oil will make them last up to 9-12 months? (2/6/2013 11:02:17 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Toppingfrmbottom

Because she's a self professed foody and food snob, she thinks powdered eggs are nasty and preserving fresh real eggs to last a long time is the only way to go.
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Whaaaat.

I don't know if food snobbery goes along well with 'doomsday'.


I SHALL EAT ONLY THE FINEST RATS, THANK YOU MUCH.


At any rate, the study found that the shelf life was only extended three weeks, so it's not exactly a long term solution.



OsideGirl -> RE: Is it true that coating eggs in mineral oil will make them last up to 9-12 months? (2/6/2013 11:17:25 AM)

Mineral oil is a petroleum product. Do you really want that on your food?



Lynnxz -> RE: Is it true that coating eggs in mineral oil will make them last up to 9-12 months? (2/6/2013 11:32:06 AM)


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Mineral oil is a petroleum product. Do you really want that on your food?


I don't usually eat eggshells.

There's always some in the brownies though.



jlf1961 -> RE: Is it true that coating eggs in mineral oil will make them last up to 9-12 months? (2/6/2013 11:42:49 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Toppingfrmbottom

Because she's a self professed foody and food snob, she thinks powdered eggs are nasty and preserving fresh real eggs to last a long time is the only way to go.
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Whaaaat.

I don't know if food snobbery goes along well with 'doomsday'.


I SHALL EAT ONLY THE FINEST RATS, THANK YOU MUCH.


At any rate, the study found that the shelf life was only extended three weeks, so it's not exactly a long term solution.



Actually you dont have to eat rats. There are companies making gourmet freeze dried foods that will last up to 30 years.

However, the smart bet is to do the sustainable thing, garden, chickens, cattle. all would be okay baring a nuclear war (eventually the fallout will cover the planet) or depending on where you are located geographically, if Yellowstone erupts.

Sense the maximum ash fall where I live would be about a centimeter or less, with negligible health impact, I aint too concerned.

As far as climate change after such an eruption, I am too far south for anything more than a cooling of climate rather than year round snow.



Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: Is it true that coating eggs in mineral oil will make them last up to 9-12 months? (2/6/2013 11:52:45 AM)

I suppose some could leak through to the egg itself, but be it lard or mineral oil, I don't plan on eating the eggshells, so it shouldn't be a problem.

And I wouldn't need them to last 9 to 12 months, just maybe a month or two.
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ORIGINAL: OsideGirl

Mineral oil is a petroleum product. Do you really want that on your food?

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e's a self professed foody and food snob, she thinks powdered eggs are nasty and preserving fresh real eggs to last a long time is the only way to go.



Lynnxz -> RE: Is it true that coating eggs in mineral oil will make them last up to 9-12 months? (2/6/2013 11:56:07 AM)


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Actually you dont have to eat rats. There are companies making gourmet freeze dried foods that will last up to 30 years.

However, the smart bet is to do the sustainable thing, garden, chickens, cattle. all would be okay baring a nuclear war (eventually the fallout will cover the planet) or depending on where you are located geographically, if Yellowstone erupts.

Sense the maximum ash fall where I live would be about a centimeter or less, with negligible health impact, I aint too concerned.

As far as climate change after such an eruption, I am too far south for anything more than a cooling of climate rather than year round snow.



Oh snap, there's my issue. I've been watching too many zombie movies, and assumed that "doomsday = can't go outside because the zombies will eat you".

Do you think apocalypse foodie would eat freeze dried foods if she snubs powdered eggs?



OsideGirl -> RE: Is it true that coating eggs in mineral oil will make them last up to 9-12 months? (2/6/2013 11:56:27 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Lynnxz


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ORIGINAL: OsideGirl

Mineral oil is a petroleum product. Do you really want that on your food?


I don't usually eat eggshells.

There's always some in the brownies though.


Yeah, but when you crack eggs open it will run across the shell.

And I'm with you, I tend to end up with eggshells in scrambled eggs, etc.


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ORIGINAL: jlf1961



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ORIGINAL: Toppingfrmbottom

Because she's a self professed foody and food snob, she thinks powdered eggs are nasty and preserving fresh real eggs to last a long time is the only way to go.
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Actually you dont have to eat rats. There are companies making gourmet freeze dried foods that will last up to 30 years.

However, the smart bet is to do the sustainable thing, garden, chickens, cattle. all would be okay baring a nuclear war (eventually the fallout will cover the planet) or depending on where you are located geographically, if Yellowstone erupts.

Sense the maximum ash fall where I live would be about a centimeter or less, with negligible health impact, I aint too concerned.

As far as climate change after such an eruption, I am too far south for anything more than a cooling of climate rather than year round snow.



Actually, the OVA Easy Crystallized eggs are the best.

We've been doing the canning/dehydrated food thing. We live in an area where wildfires happen every couple of years and we're probably due for an earthquake.



littlewonder -> RE: Is it true that coating eggs in mineral oil will make them last up to 9-12 months? (2/6/2013 12:01:43 PM)

The eggs are not going to last over a month if you oil them. It only extends the shelf life for maybe a month at the most. I think the lady is a doofus if she thinks doing this to eggs is going to help her in an apocalypse.

Foody and apocalypse. That's funny. Ah the stuff people do should amaze me Sadly it doesn't.



Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: Is it true that coating eggs in mineral oil will make them last up to 9-12 months? (2/6/2013 12:20:12 PM)

Oh, there's all kinds of doomsday end of world as we know it things that could happen, economical collapse emp, volcano's ,polar earth shifts etc etc.
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Oh snap, there's my issue. I've been watching too many zombie movies, and assumed that "doomsday = can't go outside because the zombies will eat you".






OsideGirl -> RE: Is it true that coating eggs in mineral oil will make them last up to 9-12 months? (2/6/2013 12:21:35 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Toppingfrmbottom

I suppose some could leak through to the egg itself, but be it lard or mineral oil, I don't plan on eating the eggshells, so it shouldn't be a problem.
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ORIGINAL: OsideGirl

Mineral oil is a petroleum product. Do you really want that on your food?


So, you're capable of never letting the the interior of the egg touch the egg shell when you crack them and you never get egg shell in anything that you're making......



Lynnxz -> RE: Is it true that coating eggs in mineral oil will make them last up to 9-12 months? (2/6/2013 12:28:24 PM)


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ORIGINAL: OsideGirl

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ORIGINAL: Toppingfrmbottom

I suppose some could leak through to the egg itself, but be it lard or mineral oil, I don't plan on eating the eggshells, so it shouldn't be a problem.
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ORIGINAL: OsideGirl

Mineral oil is a petroleum product. Do you really want that on your food?


So, you're capable of never letting the the interior of the egg touch the egg shell when you crack them and you never get egg shell in anything that you're making......


Well I'd think that a bit of oil in my egg would be the least of my worries if doomsday volcano zombies were knocking about outside.



OsideGirl -> RE: Is it true that coating eggs in mineral oil will make them last up to 9-12 months? (2/6/2013 12:30:22 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Lynnxz


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ORIGINAL: OsideGirl

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ORIGINAL: Toppingfrmbottom

I suppose some could leak through to the egg itself, but be it lard or mineral oil, I don't plan on eating the eggshells, so it shouldn't be a problem.
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ORIGINAL: OsideGirl

Mineral oil is a petroleum product. Do you really want that on your food?


So, you're capable of never letting the the interior of the egg touch the egg shell when you crack them and you never get egg shell in anything that you're making......


Well I'd think that a bit of oil in my egg would be the least of my worries if doomsday volcano zombies were knocking about outside.


Eggs, period, would be the least of your problems in a doomsday volcano zombie scenario.



poise -> RE: Is it true that coating eggs in mineral oil will make them last up to 9-12 months? (2/6/2013 12:37:45 PM)

Best to keep them in a safe and secure place while you're at it, lest the zombies get a hankering for some oily eggs.



OsideGirl -> RE: Is it true that coating eggs in mineral oil will make them last up to 9-12 months? (2/6/2013 12:40:39 PM)

Thanks Poise! [:'(]



Lynnxz -> RE: Is it true that coating eggs in mineral oil will make them last up to 9-12 months? (2/6/2013 12:40:45 PM)


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ORIGINAL: poise

Best to keep them in a safe and secure place while you're at it, lest the zombies get a hankering for some oily eggs.



I really wish you could have seen my face when I read that first post.



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