Yet food hygiene screams otherwise.
I'll refrigerate mine thanks.

And delia can fuck right off.
( Spider Riviera A.K.A. Mister Intriguing., Wed 14 May 2008, 21:20, archived)

Noooo refrigerated eggs are wrong

( Pickle Fairy The sexiest gherkin, all the way around, Wed 14 May 2008, 21:21, archived)

But, but, but, chickens do not have refrigerated arses.
Therefore, eggs need not be refrigerated.
( The Baroness I'm not breaking down, I'm breaking out, Wed 14 May 2008, 21:21, archived)

Yes, but the egg is laid because it is formed and ready to be expelled from the chickens body.
Temperature fluctuation is critical to safety.
Because of Salmonella, eggs gathered from laying hens should be refrigerated as soon as possible.
After they are refrigerated, they need to stay that way. A cold egg left out at room temperature can sweat, facilitating the growth of bacteria.
Refrigerated eggs should not be left out more than 2 hours.
( milknosugar diz breakz my heart ow can ne one be so cruel?, Wed 14 May 2008, 21:25, archived)

Yes!
*High fives*
( stuj COME BACK GILGAMESH YOU STUPID HAT!, Wed 14 May 2008, 21:22, archived)

your food hygiene has you cooking meat straight out of the fridge, though.
It has its place in a professional caterer's, where you don't know how weak a constitution a customer might have and there's all sorts of food stuff flying around, but I've never had a dodgy egg in 33 years, and I regularly leave them unrefrigerated a fortnight.
( Flapjack - Tea is too wet without a biscuit, Wed 14 May 2008, 21:28, archived)