Avoid Salmonella From Eggs: 4 Steps to Take Now

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What about scrambled eggs that have been cooked and then left to go cold is it save to eat them

Dave barnett 8:48AM August 08, 2012

Eggs always have been scary when it comes to salmonella. The best thing I find to avoid it, is to wash the eggs in cool water and dry, then refrigerate. Then wash my hands thoroughly! Always wash the pans and cooking tools with scalding hot water and let dry completely. I haven't had a case of food poisoning since I was 13 and it was a bad one! I couldn't even keep down a glass of water for four days.

Joseph Guignon of FL 2:37PM December 01, 2010

The process will kill salmonella. Then donate them to the needy, state kitchens, starving people in other countries.

Judy of CT 8:53PM September 02, 2010

If they stop cramming the chickens into pens so close they have to eat each others feces mixed in with all the corn they force them to eat, most Salmonella could be avoided. Free range chickens that are allowed to feed on real food have much fewer (if any) instances of Salmonella and they can avoid eating waste.

Kevin of NH 8:51AM August 21, 2010

Why waste 480 million eggs, when all people have to do is boil the eggs that they eat?
Let's apply this kind of logic to Congress...
America's ship is sinking due to massive holes (their votes for economic and cultural salmonella poisoning) and the Presidunk and Congress are all up on deck trying to figure out which of us, who are down below [plugging holes], they can throw overboard to "lighten the load."
Let's boil them all and eat them up in November. Remember to wash your hands after touching them.

Sara of VA 5:57AM August 21, 2010

Why waste 480 million eggs, when all people have to do is boil the eggs that they eat.

Charles Johnson of LA 9:38PM August 20, 2010

Stop eating eggs.

Humpty Dumpty of CA 9:15PM August 20, 2010

Your egg limerick is quite droll
though I fear you are web troll
while quite timely its true
and quite funny too
your spam should go down a hole

Tired of it of MA 8:22PM August 20, 2010

I don't get it...if hard-boiled eggs eliminate the salmonella, why did the lady in Wisconsin have problem with a Cobb salad?

luvinbigEZ of LA 7:41PM August 20, 2010

Salmonella, along with other bacteria almost never can migrate into the yolk of an egg, especially fresh eggs. After eggs are no longer fresh, sometimes the albumen breaks down and then the protective layers surrounding the yolk are comprised. There is no food for the bacteria in the albumen, so usually salmonella and other bacteria cannot migrate or grow there, even if it invades. There is currently no reason, nor any evidence to prove that it is necessary to cook the yolks of eggs which are surrounded by great protection. We will continue to follow normal procedures of handling eggs and chicken to avoid cross contamination and we will cook the eggs until the whites are cooked. We will continue to eat eggs sunny side up, over easy, soft boiled and hard boiled, but we will not eat eggs prepared by restaurants where we cannot ascertain how they stored the eggs, how fresh or old they may be, and how they handled and prepared them.

Southern Patriot of GA 7:41PM August 20, 2010