We consulted a food safety expert to learn when it's OK to wash fresh eggs and why the ones at the store differ from farm-fresh.

Use eggs that are at least a couple days old While there’s certainly no harm in boiling farm-fresh eggs, they will likely be more difficult to peel.

Dear Heloise: I buy my eggs from a farm where the chickens, geese and turkeys run free. The eggs are sold in cardboard egg cartons, ungraded, and they have not been cleaned, at least not much ...