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What is it about hens that they have this ability to start such debates?

I keep mine in the fridge - mainly because I have nice tidy egg compartment!   I don't think it's so much that they're not refrigerated in shops because they're not MEANT to be really - more because they don't HAVE to be?  I think the biggest problem with keeping them in the fridge is they're more likely to crack if you bring them to the boil quickly.    Then again - I'm not known for my culinary expertise!
Kaffs
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I keep mine in the fridge - mainly because I have nice tidy egg compartment! I don't think it's so much that they're not refrigerated in shops because they're not MEANT to be really - more because they don't HAVE to be? I think the biggest problem with keeping them in the fridge is they're more likely to crack if you bring them to the boil quickly. Then again - I'm not known for my culinary expertise!
Just so! NOT being in a fridge does not necessarily imply that refrigeration is wrong, all that can br deduced from that is that it is not a necessary requirement. Eggs last longer when refrigerated.
I keep them in the fridge and depending on what I am using them for, sometimes take them out in advance to bring them to room temperature first.

If boiling them I take them from the fridge, place them in a pan which I fill with COLD water and add salt immediately. The salt in the water does more to prevent cracking than the temperature of the egg. If they are heated too quickly they will crack. No matter WHAT the starting temperature was.
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