{"id":9853,"date":"2025-11-28T00:33:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T00:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=9853"},"modified":"2025-11-28T00:33:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T00:33:45","slug":"should-you-wash-eggs-before-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=9853","title":{"rendered":"Should You Wash Eggs Before U"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Should You Wash Eggs Before Using Them?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether eggs should be washed depends on how they were handled before reaching your kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fresh eggs naturally have a protective outer layer called the cuticle or \u201cbloom,\u201d which helps prevent moisture loss and keeps bacteria out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washing removes this layer and makes the shell more porous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Store-bought eggs in many countries are already cleaned and processed, so they don\u2019t need to be washed again at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, re-washing them can damage the shell\u2019s surface. Safety mostly comes from handling eggs properly and cooking them thoroughly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Farm-fresh eggs with the cuticle still intact are usually best left unwashed until right before use. Commercial eggs require no extra cleaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter the source, good handling and full cooking are the most important steps for safe kitchen practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Should You Wash Eggs Before Using Them? Whether eggs should be washed depends on how they were handled before reaching your kitchen. Fresh eggs naturally have a protective outer layer called the cuticle or \u201cbloom,\u201d which helps prevent moisture loss and keeps bacteria out. Washing removes this layer and makes the shell more porous. Store-bought&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9853"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9855,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9853\/revisions\/9855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}