An apparatus for pasteurizing eggs includes a feeder for receiving and transferring eggs to a carrier, a chamber for heating and pasteurizing the eggs, a conveyor for moving the carrier with the eggs through the chamber, a transfer station for transferring the eggs from the carrier to a transport device, and a packing station for packing the coated eggs. A spraying device sprays liquid on the eggs in the chamber can be sprayed with a liquid to pasteurize the eggs.