Use by date of Eggs - how far can i push it?

if they float don;t eat them.

but tbh just open them if the reak then don;t eat them if they seem fine go for it.
 
Put them in a pan of water. If they float they are off. If not, you're fine.

EDIT: Dammit, Tefal beat me to it with his lightning speed!
 
Marcos said:
Use by Feb 11th :(

they've been in the fridge the whole time, do i chance it?
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I've eaten eggs way beyond the sell by date, sometimes over a week further. Egg sell by dates are very coservative. If it looks and smells fine when cracked open (the white is clear and smells neutral, and the yolk is still vibrant), cook it. If it's going off, you'll know about it. :D
 
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There is a small air pocket in the large end of the egg. When the egg is fresh, the pocket is only about 1/8th of an inch deep and as large around as a dime. As the egg ages, however, it loses both moisture and carbon dioxide, shrinking, so that the size of the air space increases. And the size of the air space determines the buoyancy of the egg.

So if you submerge a very fresh egg in water, it will lie on the bottom. An egg that is a week or so old will lie on the bottom but bob slightly. An egg that is three weeks or so old will balance on its small end, with the large end reaching for the sky. And a bad egg will float.

Amen :)
 
Pish! An egg is hermetically sealed as long as it isn't damaged they will last for months!

I once kept an egg for a year just to proove to the missus I wouldn't die a horrible death from food poisoning.

The above may or may not be true ;)
 
simulatorman said:
There is a small air pocket in the large end of the egg. When the egg is fresh, the pocket is only about 1/8th of an inch deep and as large around as a dime. As the egg ages, however, it loses both moisture and carbon dioxide, shrinking, so that the size of the air space increases. And the size of the air space determines the buoyancy of the egg.

So if you submerge a very fresh egg in water, it will lie on the bottom. An egg that is a week or so old will lie on the bottom but bob slightly. An egg that is three weeks or so old will balance on its small end, with the large end reaching for the sky. And a bad egg will float.

Amen :)
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nice! thats convenient, good tip
 
simulatorman said:
There is a small air pocket in the large end of the egg. When the egg is fresh, the pocket is only about 1/8th of an inch deep and as large around as a dime. As the egg ages, however, it loses both moisture and carbon dioxide, shrinking, so that the size of the air space increases. And the size of the air space determines the buoyancy of the egg.

So if you submerge a very fresh egg in water, it will lie on the bottom. An egg that is a week or so old will lie on the bottom but bob slightly. An egg that is three weeks or so old will balance on its small end, with the large end reaching for the sky. And a bad egg will float.

Amen :)
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Where was that copy pasted from?
 
I work in a Supermarket so am now Obviously an Expert in all such matters :D

Ok then,
If you eat these eggs you will die. Not nice die either with softly softly nurses stroking your head but cruel baby chicks eating there way out of your belly type dying with screaming & alien like baby chicks bursting out :(

I'll just say Goodbye now :)
 
malc30 said:
I work in a Supermarket so am now Obviously an Expert in all such matters :D

Ok then,
If you eat these eggs you will die. Not nice die either with softly softly nurses stroking your head but cruel baby chicks eating there way out of your belly type dying with screaming & alien like baby chicks bursting out :(

I'll just say Goodbye now :)
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I thought that you drove a fork in a warehouse? Or is it 'round the back in a supermarket warehouse?
 
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