Do not store any "food" in egg cartons. Even egg producers will tell you, they can contain salmonella from broken eggs. Food producers now say NOT to taste uncooked batter because of those concerns, and more cooks are coming down with food sicknesses who do taste uncooked batters -- particularly store-bought cookie dough, etc. Some have died of it! Personally, I have always tasted my cookie (and even cake) batters. But today is different! Also, if any recipe calls for soy flour -- DO NOT TASTE! It TASTES hideous! But once it's cooked, it's good!...... Tips from a longtime cook and former food editor for a small-town newspaper.
Do not store any "food" in egg cartons. Even egg producers will tell you, they can contain salmonella from broken eggs. Food producers now say NOT to taste uncooked batter because of those concerns, and more cooks are coming down with food sicknesses who do taste uncooked batters -- particularly store-bought cookie dough, etc. Some have died of it! Personally, I have always tasted my cookie (and even cake) batters. But today is different! Also, if any recipe calls for soy flour -- DO NOT TASTE! It TASTES hideous! But once it's cooked, it's good!...... Tips from a longtime cook and former food editor for a small-town newspaper.