Egg shells, drying and storing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มี.ค. 2016
- When we first got chickens I was a bit frustrated with what exactly to do with the shells. It just seemed easy to just toss them in the garbage. But now I have learned there are so many uses for egg shells and so through trial and error found the perfect way to dry and store them. I hope you enjoy the video!
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Ah, a potato masher. What a great idea! I've had a doz eggs' worth of shells drying on the counter for a week, now I know what to do with them. Thanks!
+Noble Homestead I felt the same way and was getting frustrated and hurting my hand trying to break them up in a bag and then store them in a container. But then... just bang a light went on and it works! :) Thanks for watching!
I love the ideas we can learn from other people. Thank you.
After filling that bucket up with crush eggs shells, I'd probably throw them all in a huge stock pot and boil them to kill off any salmonella before putting into worm bin / garden.
Quick questions!
1) do you ever have issues with fruit flies leaving the eggs out?
2) do mice ever get into the egg bucket?
Love the idea and might have to start that!
Crushing egg shells are therapeutic!! Been doing it for a year or so
I've seen another gal lend them and get the egg shells into a fine powder and it's used as an abrasive cleaner? If I were to use it in that sense would they need to be washed and then baked in the oven to sanitize them?
Great collection idea!
great tips, thanks!
Great information! Thank you for sharing!
Great tip. Thanks
Wow! Thanks 😊
Hi there, this looks like a great system! I am wondering if you never get that 'rotten egg' smell using this method? You're talking about weeks worth of eggshells and your kitchen looks pristine, so I assume not :)
One friend of mine showed me his harvesting system once, he used a closed bucket and threw them in wet. It smelled up the whole kitchen and I got turned off to it immediatly.
I dried and crushed some shells the other day to celebrate Imbolc.... however, I crushed to many in my mortar and now they are sitting there. Will they go bad?? Can I put them in a little jar with a lid and use them in the future?
Hi, i know it might be a little late for a response, but as long as the container is moisture free and the eggs have been baked to kill off any bacteria you should be fine, though you might sterilize the jar too just in case.
Egg shells themselves don't really rot away or anything, but things like mold or insects will be a concern.
I'd suggest thinking of them as drying and preserving herbs as the closest comparison, if that's a material and process you've delved into.
Hope this helps
@@victoriahudson4455 Thanks so much for your response. Yes, I did exactly that! I washed, dried them, and baked them on low to kill any bacterias that may have been present. I now keep the crushed shells in a jar with a lid.
Wouldn’t this draw ants?
I thought it's very important to bake them as there could be issues with Salmonella? I believe that a person needs to make them into a powder first, as otherwise they would get caught while eating them? After they are dehydrated keep them in a jar where there's no moisture.
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Salmonella may not be a problem if just using for fertilizer in the garden, but for calcium powder supplement, it would be
it is! if theyre NOT sterilized (and these are NOT), its very possible the shells will have salmonella traces as well as other bacteria on/in them. contamination risks abound. this video is dangerous. they MUST be sterilized for safety.
@@FranklySpeaking.
You must take this shot for my safety
keep those eggs shell overnight without flushing them with water....hmmm they dont become smelly due to bacteria ?
smelly is the least of your worries! if theyre NOT sterilized (and these are NOT), its very possible the shells will have salmonella traces as well as other bacteria on/in them. contamination risks abound. this video is dangerous.
@@FranklySpeaking.
You must take this shot for my safety
@FranklySpeaking. Do you think someone is going to eat these eggshells, or lick their hands after handling them? They're dangerous the way compost is dangerous. Don't do anything ridiculous and you'll be fine.
What about salmonella?
if theyre NOT sterilized (and these are NOT), its very possible the shells will have salmonella traces as well as other bacteria on/in them. contamination risks abound. this video is dangerous.
@@FranklySpeaking.
You must take this experimental shot for MY safety
@@FranklySpeaking.That's what I'm worried about another video said to rinse the egg yolk out but leave the membrane intact and then dry them.
@@hsj881 ive seen some wash out the shell.. i never do. even though im obsessed with getting ALL the white out of every egg i eat, obvi i miss some. and the membrane usually stays in the shell. I dont like rinsing them out because thats a LOT of concentrated vitamins/minerals/etc. left in there.
& since theyre being sterilized in the oven, i have no worries. so i just store the shells in the freezer until processing time. 😀
What about bacteria
if theyre NOT sterilized (and these are NOT), its very possible the shells will have salmonella traces as well as other bacteria on/in them. contamination risks abound. this video is dangerous.
@@FranklySpeaking.
You must take this shot for my safety