I have lived in China for 6 years. Here, all eggs are brown, and I have no problem with that. Yesterday, I bought a container of eggs, and this morning I cracked one to make an omellette. The yoke was not intact, and it wasn't because I had cracked it. I don't know how to explain it except to say that the yoke and white seemed to have been mixed already. I poured it down the drain and the yellow was heavy and stuck to the bottom of the ceramic bowl. I had to crack five more eggs to find one with a yoke intact. I'm pregnant, so I'm not taking any chances. Now I don't know how many eggs are like this. Maybe it is just this particular container of eggs. The problem is I like to eat hard-boiled eggs in my salads. I'm now afraid that I'll boil an egg and won't know if it was like this before. Are these eggs bad? Should I be concerned? I'm considering giving up eggs entirely. Should I?
2006-07-01 13:41:11 · 8 answers · asked by tianjingabi 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
To know if an egg has spoiled or not there is a simple test you can do. Gas forms inside of an egg that is spoiled and when it does you can see its effect. Get a glass of water that you would use for drinking. Put your eggs into it one at a time. A very fresh egg lays flat on the bottom of the glass. The less fresh it is the more the egg starts to tip and stand up as the gas causes it to rise. If you do this before boiling your eggs you will not have to worry any more. Okay? What you may be seeing, and what you are not used to seeing, is fertilized eggs. In the United States, unless you get an egg off a farm with a rooster, all the eggs you see at the grocery store are sterile. Then again, you may be seeing spoiled eggs, too! If you repeatedly get bad batches of eggs from the place you are buying them I suggest you find another store to shop in. Hopefully one that keeps the eggs refrigerated or at least in a cool place.
2006-07-01 13:52:11 · answer #1 · answered by bakequery 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the egg in the water trick works best if you add salt to the glass. Use tap warm water and if using a glass add a tablespoon of salt and stir until dissolved. carefully drop an egg in glass if it sinks it's a good egg any that float should be thrown out. This way you can tell which eggs are good to hard boil without cracking them. If you recently bought the eggs, I would take them back to the store (if it's not too much trouble) and ask to have them replaced or your money refunded. Most stores will do this for you.
2006-07-01 14:50:40 · answer #2 · answered by Slam64 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Fill a deep bowl or pan with enough cold tap water to cover an egg.
2. Place the egg in the water.
3. If the egg lies on its side on the bottom, the air cell within is small and it's very fresh.
4. If the egg stands up and bobs on the bottom, the air cell is larger and it isn't quite as fresh.
5. If the egg floats on the surface, it should be discarded
2006-07-01 13:52:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure they are fresh. Eggs have a very short shelf life un refrigerated, and only 30 days max in the fridge.
2006-07-01 13:45:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it really is extremely the dilema... Eggs are delicious. i do not comprehend what i'd do with out my omelette contained in the morning. yet i have considered chickens ley them. It litterally feels like they're pooping out the egg. POOPING. and that i'll no longer help questioning after I eat them what sort of toddler birdie they'd were in diverse situations. Chickens would properly be propose. Very propose. And their farms smell negative. And even as eating them, I even might want to be so very very careful now to not accitantally swallow and choke on their bones. yet with out them, i don't have my tasty eggs for my tasty omelettes. So.... i am going to respond to with ducks. ducks are the worst. Aweful propose creature. continually flying round in them V shapes and all. stupid indignant ducks. >.<
2016-11-30 03:04:53 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you should be keeping eggs in icebox ..check expiration date..if all of that is good your eggs r good to go not all eggs crack with yoke n hole,,,bad eggs have a smell to them you would know
2006-07-01 13:50:16 · answer #6 · answered by babo1dm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put the eggs in a bowl of water, if they float , they are bad. if they stay on the bottom they are good.
2006-07-01 13:49:50 · answer #7 · answered by baby 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not fresh! Throw them away or return to shop. Buy fresh and be relaxed rather than worrying.
2006-07-06 08:55:47 · answer #8 · answered by VelvetRose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋