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Egg Storage Ideas? (Before distributing)

 
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I hope that I'm not the only one with this problem.

I have some productive hens now who are providing eggs on a regular basis. I collect the eggs every day and collect them with these two small trays and a big circular holder my brother gifted us for Christmas.

We will give eggs to our family and friends, but we end up washing them before distribution because that is the folk's preference. (We will convert them to the wonders of bloom one day). We usually do that at the end of the week but we are quickly realizing that we don't have the storage capacity for all these eggs before we wash and put them in cartons.

Any ideas on some kind of egg organizer to hold a bunch?

I'm thinking of getting whole dozen wooden holders like the small half dozen ones that I have but I'm not convinced that is the best way.

Thank you for any thoughts and ideas.
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Current inadequate setup.
Current inadequate setup.
 
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I just put them into egg cartons, and stack those cartons. One stays out front, that I pull from when I’m using eggs. The others are oldest at bottom of stack, new ones placed on top, and carton currently being filled at very top and open for filling convenience.
 
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Juniper Zen wrote:I just put them into egg cartons, and stack those cartons. One stays out front, that I pull from when I’m using eggs. The others are oldest at bottom of stack, new ones placed on top, and carton currently being filled at very top and open for filling convenience.


I agree, that's a great idea... ask nearby if they have those paper trays..
 
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I got a lifetime's supply of cardboard egg cartons at a food pantry.  They get hundreds of them with a few broken eggs to pick out.  They consolidate into good dozens and accumulate extra cartons.

For your situation, I'd clean them and put them in cartons in the fridge.  Keep them in order so you can always give away the oldest ones.  Or put them (dirty) in cartons and keep them in order, then clean and give away the oldest ones
 
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I have a new technique that works for me at the moment. I like to call it...

Big Stock Pot



I just carefully place them in the pot and fill it until I process batches. So far, no broken eggs!

Sometimes simple solutions are the best.
 
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