2007-12-01 10:21:58 · 18 answers · asked by ? 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Eggs are usually marked with a "sell by" date and are good for quite some time after it--some people go longer than others. As eggs age, they lose some of their moisture and will begin to float in water. This is one way of aging eggs--if they sink, they are fresh; if they float partway up in a glass, they are beginning to get old; if they float with the big end up, they are getting old; if they float on their side, don't even try them.
Some people hard-boil their eggs when they pass the date on the package and get a new dozen for use as fresh--one way to take care of the age issue.
BTW, you should buy eggs a week before you plan to make hard-boiled eggs because they need to age a week or so in order to peel easily--remember this and your deviled eggs will always look nicer than other people's!
Happy eating!
2007-12-01 10:33:08 · answer #1 · answered by Greg W 3 · 105⤊ 4⤋
If they expired shake them. They should not sound like they are full of water. Or you could open it in a separate bowl and see if it is runny, or the yolk looks funny.
Whenever you are opening a lot of eggs into a batch. Always only open a couple at a time into a separate bowl at a time. Then pour them into the batch for meringue or something like that. That way if you should happen on a bad one it won't spoil the whole batch. Just the 2 in the separate bowl.
2007-12-01 10:28:37 · answer #2 · answered by Jeb 7 · 14⤊ 1⤋
Smell is the only real way. Also, I would avoid any eggs that are cracked to be on the safe side.
The floating trick doesn't have anything to do with "badness". It only a rough indication of age.
Also, eggs generally last a month past its expiration date.
2007-12-01 10:39:14 · answer #3 · answered by Dave C 7 · 10⤊ 2⤋
Ok, I assume the eggs are raw. If you crack the egg onto a flat surface and the white is cloudy, its bad. Most eggs and dairy are relatively safe 3 days past pull.
2007-12-01 10:25:49 · answer #4 · answered by Brett G 2 · 8⤊ 8⤋
take the egg and shake it...if u can feel the yolk moving around inside then chances are its not the freshest...good luck
2007-12-01 10:50:06 · answer #5 · answered by IRRESISTABLE!!!! 3 · 3⤊ 8⤋
smell, bad eggs smells like bad fish sometimes
Jenny
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2007-12-01 14:35:54 · answer #6 · answered by Jenny S 2 · 4⤊ 9⤋
When an egg is fresh it is difficult to peel when hard boiled and the yolk is bright yellow and stands up above the albumen (white) when cracked.
2007-12-01 10:25:01 · answer #7 · answered by *ifthatswhatyoureinto* 5 · 4⤊ 13⤋
drop em in water, if they float they are noooo good!
2007-12-01 10:24:07 · answer #8 · answered by Banny Grasher 4 · 32⤊ 3⤋
They stink real bad
2007-12-01 10:29:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 13⤋
SMELL .without a doubt
2007-12-01 10:26:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 13⤋