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Find out what a food safety expert says.

Should you wash eggs before cooking them?

Heres why: Theyre already washed.

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That said, its hotly debated whether you should wash farm-fresh eggs.

So if you do wash your eggs, you have to refrigerate them, he explains.

In the fridge, farm-fresh eggs can last up to a month, as long as there arent cracks.

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So just confirm that theres separation between them or some physical barrier, he says.

Keeping farm-fresh and store-bought eggs in the fridge also extends their freshness.

FYI, the grade of an egg refers to its interior quality, with Grade AA being the freshest.

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And experts say that the answer varies, and it depends on where theyre produced and sold.

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