Eggs? Safe?

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Phate

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Hello all,

I fancy some scrambled eggs for breakfast tomorrow morning and the only eggs we have here have a Use By of Sep 15th.

Are these going to be ok? Or will I die a horrible slow death?

Cheers!
 
They changed overnight from perfectly safe to a horrible poisonous concoction.

If they've been in the fridge they'll be grand. I have eaten eggs over a fortnight out of date and have been fine.
 
Yeah you'll be fine. Ive eaten eggs a week out of date, as long as the scrambled egg is cooked properly its not going to kill you.
 
Yeah they've been in the fridge the whole time :)

Thanks guys, looking forward to me breaky!
 
I once ate an egg that was a day old. Never again. It was horrible, i had horrendous stomach pains and the squits for a whole day. I'd generally say 'yes' to these questions, but not for eggs. Afterall, what are you losing - like 20p or something? It's hardly worth being ill over is it. Obviously mine was a one-off, but it's not like eggs are hard to come by is it?

Fruit+veg = fine as you can generally see when/where they're off
Meat = more wary as you cant always tell (chicken no way)
Eggs = Hell no!
 
Fill a jug with cold water and put an egg in. If it:-
  • Sinks to the bottom and stays there, it is about three to six days old.
  • Sinks, but floats at an angle, it's more than a week old.
  • Sinks, but then stands on end, it's about two weeks old.
  • Floats, it's too old and should be discarded.

As long as it doesn't float it's fine.
 
I've ate ages about 2 months out of date before and they weren't in the fridge either. Drop them in a pint glass of water and if they float then don't eat them.
 
We have 6 buxom young ladies in our garden, whom we refer to as 'The Girls' who provide us with beautiful eggs every day. If anyone out there has a garden, get yourselves a couple of chickens - they cost less to feed and house than the price of eggs, so you're quids in, plus they're enormous fun. The eggs taste incredible and you will never buy another supermarket egg again.

Do it - You know it makes sense.
 
yermum said:
We have 6 buxom young ladies in our garden, whom we refer to as 'The Girls' who provide us with beautiful eggs every day. If anyone out there has a garden, get yourselves a couple of chickens - they cost less to feed and house than the price of eggs, so you're quids in, plus they're enormous fun. The eggs taste incredible and you will never buy another supermarket egg again.

Do it - You know it makes sense.
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How many eggs a day?
 
greengiant said:
If it floats, then it's made of wood, therefore it's a witch!
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BURN IT!!!

When I was a kid eggs didn't even have dates on them, you just cracked them open and if they were smelly you threw them away. Sell by dates are a good thing but also a bad thing.
 
Pho said:
Fill a jug with cold water and put an egg in. If it:-
  • Sinks to the bottom and stays there, it is about three to six days old.
  • Sinks, but floats at an angle, it's more than a week old.
  • Sinks, but then stands on end, it's about two weeks old.
  • Floats, it's too old and should be discarded.

As long as it doesn't float it's fine.
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If it drowns, you've killed a chick. :(
 
yermum said:
We have 6 buxom young ladies in our garden, whom we refer to as 'The Girls' who provide us with beautiful eggs every day. If anyone out there has a garden, get yourselves a couple of chickens - they cost less to feed and house than the price of eggs, so you're quids in, plus they're enormous fun. The eggs taste incredible and you will never buy another supermarket egg again.

Do it - You know it makes sense.
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Plus, if the in-laws make a suprise Sunday visit and you haven't got anything suitable for dinner...

:D
 
I'll second the chickens bit, if you've got a reasonable sized enclosed garden you can even let them have the run of it with the bonus that you'll be hard pressed to find any slugs after that (pity about the flowers though:p).

Fresh hens eggs are great.


Ducks eggs are better for cakes though ;)
 
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