Question about egg nog and raw eggs?

Question

I have been making my own egg nog for years. But now I'm afraid to make it because I'm hearing so much about not using raw eggs. Someone told me that if you take raw eggs and drop them into boiling water for 7 seconds that it will make them safe to use. Does anyone know for a fact that this is true? Or does anyone know any other methods of making them safe to use?

Answer 1

I have also been making eggnog for many years with raw eggs - without incident. I am sure that if you make your own that you know EggBeaters is not a good suggestion. I am certain that seven seconds will not kill any bugs. I purchase only the freshest eggs from local farms. I am under the impression that eggs are pretty darned safe these days. In fact I have never heard of anyone getting sick from them. I will be making it for my kids and I am confident that I will not kill any of them. As for the pasteurized eggs suggested elsewhere, I have not heard of them. But if they exist, and you are worried, after all these years, then by all means, use them. I'm making mine in two weeks. I do like to have it all gone within a day or two of production.

Answer 2

Egg Beaters Egg Nog

Answer 3

You can use Egg Beaters or that sort of egg product in egg nog without any problems straight from the carton

Egg products can be substituted in recipes typically made with raw eggs that won't be cooked (for example, Caesar salad, Hollandaise sauce, eggnog, homemade mayonnaise, ice cream, and key lime pie). The USDA does not recommend eating raw shell eggs that are not cooked or undercooked due to the possibility that Salmonella bacteria may be present.

If you want to use fresh shell eggs: You have to crack the eggs and put them over a water bath wile you whisk them for something like 3 mins

Answer 4

I've never heard that before, but I wouldn't think 7 seconds would do much. I believe that eggs need to be cooked all the way through to kill salmonella, including the yolks. I've never made eggnog before, but could you use something like Eggbeaters in place of the eggs? Just a suggestion, good luck :)

Answer 5

I started cooking my eggs first when I heard that raw eggs are not safe. Just cook in the milk like you do in making home-made ice cream.

Answer 6

I would not worry too much about all that salmonella scary stuff. I grew up on eggnog made at home with raw eggs and I am just fine.

Answer 7

If you use fresh eggs you should not have any troble. You have about a 1 in 5000 chance of getting an egg that as anything wrong woth it

Answer 8

Buy pasteurized eggs. They have been heat treated to kill bacteria in the eggs. They are usually found in a yellow box in the grocery store.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

i dunno, but a nice glass of eggnog sure does sound good. i think if you put alcohol in it it will kill any bacteria. but i like the regular eggnog they sell in the milk section at the grocery store, atleast then i know it is safe to drink.