How do you know when your eggs have gone bad? and how long is an raw egg in shell good for?

Answer 1

About 2 weeks from when they are crated at the farm. Always leave your eggs in the container they come in - using the "fridge holder" is a bad idea as any smells, or anything will permeate the shell and spoil them more quickly.

A fresh egg will sink in water while an older egg will float. As an egg ages, the size of the air cell inside increases, causing it to float.

In a fresh egg, the yolk sits up high (in the shell) and the white is thick and closely surrounding the yolk. An older egg has a flat yolk that breaks easily, and a thin, watery white.

How do you tell the difference between a raw egg and a hard-cooked egg? Spin it. A hard-cooked egg spins longer because the liquid centre in the raw egg stops it from building up enough momentum to keep it turning.

A cloudy egg white is a sign of freshness, not age, because of the high carbon dioxide content when the egg is laid.

Happy cracking and good eats!

Answer 2

Keep the eggs in cool places. Fridge is fine as well. Store them up to the date written on the egg. No longer than that. What the others have written about putting the eggs in cold water...etc. that is true, but sometimes is hard to tell . The best way to find out is when you open the egg. Let's say you put the egg in a pan to fry it, if the yolk of the egg opens up when you throw it in, that means that the egg is not fresh.
Enjoy your food!

Answer 3

First of all make sure your eggs are stored well.
Storage of Eggs

Take eggs straight home and store them
immediately in the refrigerator set at 40 °F
or slightly below. Store them in the grocery
carton in the coldest part of the refrigerator
and not in the door.

Use raw shell eggs within 3 to 5 weeks.
Check the expiration date.

Actually, I usually eat the eggs even after the expiration date (up to two weeks after) and they seem to be still okay.. don't taste as good but I've never gotten sick from them.

Answer 4

Put the egg in cold water. then if it floats its bad.
it should lie on its side on teh bottom.
Store eggs in a cool place, but not fridge. If in fridge then take out 1/2 hour before use.
Store them pointy end down also.

Answer 5

Usually if there's a bad smell coming from the fridge, i'm thinking it has something to do with the eggs, speaking of that, i think i have some in my fridge i gotta toss ;)

Answer 6

Put it in a glass of cold water. If it sinks to the bottom, it's fine. If it floats to the top, it's bad. In the middle of the water... you better use it up fast before it goes bad which it almost is!

~paige

Answer 7

if they start smelling bad and an egg in shell can be as good as you store in cooler temperatures

Answer 8

if you put the egg in water and it lies on it,s side it is fresh.