I have fallen in love with hard-boiled eggs and now I have perfected my method for making them just right. Hard-boiled eggs are the best snack foods in the world with the exception of string cheese! Nothing can touch string cheese.
Sometimes, I bring an egg to work with me in a Ziploc bag. A few days ago, I forgot about the egg in my bag and walked around for days until I put it in the fridge. Maybe I was just being forgetful or maybe there was some deeper meaning because I really wanted to hold on to that hard-boiled egg. It is not a money issue; eggs happen to be the most cost-effective protein source on planet earth. I just didn't want to throw away that egg! It was in my pink bag for two days and it never cracked. That's one good egg!
I consulted with my friends about what I should do. They told me that it just had to go. They agreed it was now poisonous and I could not eat it without the serious risk of illness I was still skeptical, so I conducted some online research. Wikki-Answers says the following:
Q: How long can you keep a hard boiled egg unrefrigerated?
A: Because a hard-cooked egg is considered a potentially hazardous food, 2 hours is the maximum that it should go without refrigeration.
I happen to still have my doubts, but never the less; I tossed it out in the plastic baggy that kept it so safe and un-cracked for 48 hours at the bottom of my hot pink purse. Reluctantly, I threw the egg away and I have to say… I am a little sad about it.
R.I.P... my little hard-boiled egg!
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