Can I boil eggs in the same pot I'm boling something else?

Question

I know cooking the eggs kills the salmonella and that the risk is small even for raw eggs. However, I stopped boiling the eggs in the same pot I'm boiling something else, like potatoes, when I learnt the salmonella is in the shell.

Obviously, I'm not eating the shell and the eggs are washed. I wonder if I can boil everything in the same pot or not.

Asked by Julio

Answer

I personally reckon it's fine.

Couple of points I like to make here are:

1. Hygiene of eggs: Make sure you wash your eggs before you cook as surface of egg can be very dirty
2. Maybe put the eggs in with cold water, otherwise, put the eggs when the water is hot may crack the eggs

Answered by Foodrules

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