Why You Should Never, Ever Keep Eggs in This One Part of the Fridge

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Here in the good old U.S. of A., storing your eggs in the fridge is about as American as apple pie and baseball. But depending on where you place them in the fridge, you could be harming your health, a storage expert reveals. By the way, have you ever wondered why Americans refrigerate eggs and Europeans don’t?

According to Vlatka Lake, a marketing manager at the storage company Space Station, you should never store these breakfast staples in the plastic egg rack that comes built-in—or as a separate insert with—fridges.

“When it comes to eggs, there is a huge debate on where they should be kept, with some saying in the fridge and others saying on the counter,” she told The Sun. “The general consensus is to store eggs in the fridge, but not in the egg racks commonly found on the fridge door.” This is the difference between brown and white eggs.

Why this little-known rule? Placing the eggs in the door of the fridge could expose them to fluctuating temperatures as you open and close the door throughout the day, Lake said. That, in turn, causes them to rot faster. You’d be better off storing the eggs on a shelf in the fridge, where the temps will remain fairly constant. Here are 8 foods you’re spoiling by putting them in the refrigerator.

[Source: Good Housekeeping]