If you submerge it in water, how do you know if it is good or bad?
What does it mean when it floats or sink? Also, can you give me any other method of how to find out whether its good or bad-without eating it ofcourse...
2006-10-18 06:26:50 · 10 answers · asked by Bizzy 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
if it floats, its bad and if it sinks..still good
2006-10-18 06:28:05 · answer #1 · answered by wittlewabbit 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Carefully lower your eggs into fresh cold water (do not use salted water) using a spoon:
If the egg stay at the bottom - it is fresh.
If the egg is at an angle on the bottom - it is still fresh and good to eat.
If the egg stands on its pointed end at the bottom - it is still safe to eat but best used for baking and making hard-cooked eggs.
If the egg float - they're stale and best discarded.
The final test: To make sure the egg is not spoiled, break it into a clean bowl and check to make sure it doesn't have a bad odor or appearance.
2006-10-18 13:29:55 · answer #2 · answered by Backwoods Barbie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The older an egg gets the more it shrinks - more air in the shell means the egg will float ("bad egg").
If you are unsure about an egg, simply crack it into a small bowl - that way, you don't ruin the other ingredients you might be adding it to.
2006-10-19 00:14:47 · answer #3 · answered by JubJub 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put the egg in a container of water with enough water to fully submerge it. if it floats its bad.
2006-10-18 13:29:07 · answer #4 · answered by t_matczak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you break the egg, it should NOT smell like sulphur.
When you smell sulphur, it will make want to vomit and gag.
I've experience it before, and yes, it was the hard way.. by gagging on a lazy morning
2006-10-18 13:39:31 · answer #5 · answered by anonymous 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if the egg floats in water "it is not fresh"
2006-10-18 13:35:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
use the fresh water .....bad one's floats and good ones sinks...it's reverse of vessels..
2006-10-18 13:35:17 · answer #7 · answered by nari 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Other method: Break it and check it visually.
2006-10-18 13:31:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://southernfood.about.com/cs/eggrecipes/ht/fresh_eggs_ht.htm
2006-10-18 13:35:44 · answer #9 · answered by pecker_head_bill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it floats it's good.
2006-10-18 13:35:30 · answer #10 · answered by Hailee D 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋