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Storing eggs in the fridge door is a bad idea

The results of scientific studies are sometimes real revelations:certain everyday gestures that we all perform mechanically suddenly lose their innocuous character, as was recently the case with facial cleansing, which should not be done under the shower or the perfect way to hang a bra. This time it is the food sector that is concerned, and more specifically the question of food preservation. If there is no real rule or hierarchy as to the storage of food in a refrigerator, there is still a level of the door with several holes whose function is to contain the eggs. You see what we are talking about of course, and you think that the installation is even very practical. But according to Vlatka Lake, a conservation specialist who works for the British company Space Station, it is a bad habit that accelerates the process of decomposition because of the temperature changes caused by the constant openings and closings. from the refrigerator.

Favor the floors of the fridge

There is this big debate about where the eggs should be placed. Some say in the fridge, others outside on the kitchen counter. The general consensus is to put them in the fridge, but not in the egg holders found in the door. [This part] is subject to temperature variations due to the opening and closing of the device, which may cause them to deteriorate more quickly “, explains the expert to The Sun . The solution is simple:you simply have to favor the main compartments of the fridge, where the temperature does not vary despite door movements. Eggs will stay fresh and last longer! Well, we'll apply this good advice when we get back from the next shopping session... And why not try the recipe for cloud eggs, while we're at it?