wet eggs

May 19, 2023 10:35 AM

I bought a carton of eggs at the chain supermarket. All the eggs in the carton are wet.

I thought it might be condensation and go away but they have been home for an hour and are still wet.
It's not very hot outside.
I don't see any cracks.
Should we eat these eggs?

posted by barnowl to Food & Drink (4 answers total)

Response by poster: The carton isn't wet.
posted by barnowl at 10:54 AM on May 19, 2023

I've gotten wet eggs before due to condensation - what happens if you dry them off - do they stay dry? I wouldn't worry about this - if the eggs float in water/don't smell rotten when you crack them, they are probably fine.
posted by coffeecat at 11:13 AM on May 19, 2023 [2 favorites]

Best answer: I worked the dairy box at Trader Joe’s - eggs should be dry. Wet eggs would be an indication that they were not properly handled and would be destroyed.
posted by zenon at 11:16 AM on May 19, 2023 [11 favorites]

Agreed with zenon above; this raises some flags, and for me, it's not something I'd roll the dice on over the price of a carton of eggs.
posted by xedrik at 11:38 AM on May 19, 2023