Eggs

Merlin5 said:
Sorry to bring up my very old thread. I want to double check about the egg testing. Today I was about to make some hard boiled eggs for a sandwich to take with me tomorrow. I had just two eggs left in the fridge, with the BB date of 24th april. That's almost 4 weeks old. I dunked them in a large bowl filled with water. Thing is, neither of them floated which you might expect after 4 weeks, but, the broad end was pointing completely upwards on one of them, and the other was almost completely broad end upwards. They were both making some contact with the bottom of the bowl though. Would they still have been good to cook? I've thrown them.
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Having had food poisoning from eggs before, that was probably wise. As said if they completely float they're definitely no good, but the closer they get to floating the more risk you're taking. And getting ill from bad eggs is truly horrendous. Let's face it they're not exactly expensive..
 
cheesyboy said:
Permeable.

When you boil an egg, you'll notice air escaping from the shell.

Suspect bird foetuses need oxygen too
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Which is why you shouldn't store them in a river to keep them cool while your camping unless you like a bit of river water in with your egg!
 
Actually, I took them out the bin, cracked open both eggs and not a hint of smell, so yeah, they would have been fine. Threw them away again though :p
 
I always eat eggs past their use by date, just kept in the cupboard. If they smell questionable once cracked I'll water test them.

Other pro-tip, (think I read it here), shake it vigorously side to side for 15-20 seconds and the yoke will always center when being cracked open in to the pan to be fried. Haven't tried it myself as I usually just scrambled them. a
 
BennyC said:
I always eat eggs past their use by date, just kept in the cupboard. If they smell questionable once cracked I'll water test them.

Other pro-tip, (think I read it here), shake it vigorously side to side for 15-20 seconds and the yoke will always center when being cracked open in to the pan to be fried. Haven't tried it myself as I usually just scrambled them. a
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How can you water test them after you've cracked them?
 
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