Where do you keep this with the egg(s) in it? In the Sun? In the garage? In the house where the air conditioning is on?
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I kept it in my classroom. Normal temperatures - sometimes with the air conditioner running. We did not place it in the sun.I think garage conditions would be ok, but don't miss the hatching!
1940252
The eggs need to be outside where it is warm. We have a covered porch and that's where we keep ours. The eggs will hatch when it's warm enough - if they are kept in the air conditioning, I'm not sure they will hatch. They should be placed in a sun/shade spot, but not full sun. I predict our eggs will hatch this week!
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Hi Dawn...just store it in a jar with a tight lid in a cool dark place. If too hot in your home place container in the fridge. You can take it out when your home gets cooler again...you should be able to keep for up to a year. Hope this helps!
450215
I placed ours in a clear plastic container with holes and left it outside in the shade until they hatched. We then enjoyed playing with them for a bit before putting them to work in our garden.
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I take mine straight from the fridge and put right in the cooker. Are perfect every time! I use it for both poaching and hard cooked eggs.
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Boil eggs first, peel shell ,egg should still be warm . Place in mold and run under cold water. Uses Xl eggs you might want to let them sit a bit before taking them out of mold.
1539201
There is a fan in it for moving the air. Unfortunately when you need to add more water you have to lift the lid and try and pour it in-between the eggs so that it falls in the water trays.
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We have ours inside, but we live in a hotter part of SoCal than you. I would bet that garage storage in such a mild climate like yours, doesn't really affect it much.
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I place my keeper in the refrigerator when I know my house is going to be to warm, and take it out first thing, otherwise the butter does warm and slips into the water which is no big deal. I live in the lower south so we have humidity issues!
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I keep mine in a front room that was a garage, ideally it should be kept at a lower temp but i would only seeing it affect its life at that temp. Perhaps get 1 year or so out of it vs. 2-3.
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Kept in the right setting I have kept it for over a year. I keep mine in the shed where it is dark. As I live in Florida the shed gets very hot in the summer and I have had no problems. I hope this has helped you.
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I did a little research and found this website http://en.allexperts.com/q/Food-Safety-Issues-767/2009/5/air-tight-egg-storage.htmI think this will answer your question.
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I keep mine in the garage and run a Hydor 25w Hydrokable Substrate Heater coiled on top of the compost in the second box from the bottom. This is the second winter I've done this and can keep it plugged in without if getting so hot that it drives the worms out of the top bin but still warm enough that the top bin does not freeze even with the recent temps at close to 0F.
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Try placing clothes into plastic bag and then into freezer for a while. Follow by placing bag into direct sun shine to let it heat up. The extremes seem to have a very negative effects on eggs. Or try reversing the procedure.
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Patrick, I put it a little storage pail take it to utility sink rince it with hot water and leave it in the garage. I only need it once a year after thanksgiving.
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I've never had a problem with it, and I don't refrigerate it. Just keep it away from any source of heat, and keep it out of the way of direct sunlight, and you should be fine. Sometimes I refrigerate it if I think of it, but I really don't think it matters. If I didn't have air conditioning, I would refrigerate it in the summer. Just don't want it getting warm. Does this help?
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Honestly, not sure of the "best" place. I keep it in a dry cool part of my pantry. Hope this helps!
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I just turn the Egg upside down and pour it into the sink. The Egg is a little heavy but not too heavy to be able to do that easily enough.