Why do eggs make ..?

Question

everything they touch stink? i can smell eggs on a plate after its come out of the dishwasher! if ever i use a bowl to mix a cake batter that's had eggs in the batter, i have to spray bleach water in the bowl to get the smell off. its sooo gross.

i went years w/out eggs, i swear i could do it again!-but does anyone have the reason why that smell tends to linger?

dont just say "'cause its dead" i realize that- thanks!!

Answer 1

they contain sulfer - that's what you smell

Answer 2

You have a very unique sense of smell. I'm not kidding you !

I worked at an egg plant when I was a teenager and I know what

you are referring to.  It grossed me out so bad I got nausea's every time

I smelled eggs. It is the natural sulfur that is in eggs. Sulfur is actually a very natural healing agent.

Try soaking your dishes in a mixture of baking soda and water. Let the dish soak for a day or make a paste of baking soda and water and wash the pans with it. Vinegar and water also works to remove the smell.

Answer 3

I'ts because eggs have a high sulfur content. Sulfur is the mineral also found in matches and gunpowder, it has a strong smell. You want to use bleach to wash anything that's been in contact with eggs.  

Answer 4

good question  

Answer 5

You are highly sensitive to sulfur compounds.  I feel your pain.  When I was pregnant I could barely stand walking past eggs in the grocery aisle!