Found cheaper eggs, but no BB date...

xlt_hunter

I work for a egg firm and like to give some help,

Under the Lion code - eggs have a shelf life in the shops of 21 days from the date of grading of said egg. Part of the rules under the Lion code says that eggs can be upto 6 days old + date of lay and add 21 days for the shops - so really 28 days from the date of Lay is really best.

Non Lion stamped eggs are not Salmonella approved tested flocks.

Freshly layed eggs have a thicker upper layers and sticks to the lower like glue, as the egg gets older the lower becomes more watery and the thicker top layer falls flat - just like in this link - http://recipehut.homestead.com/FreshEggTest.html. If you look inside the egg shell when you break it open you will see a air bubble - if that bubble is small the egg is fresh, if its larger or very large its old (and will float with the point down in water)

Bring eggs upto room temp to stop the shell cracking when boiling, keep eggs away from strong smells as it "WILL" taint the egg. Freshly laid eggs are not ideal for boiling as per smiley_Mum post above due to the layers of the egg white is very thick and is stuck to the shell - you are better with 3-4 day old eggs for this. When peeling boiled eggs, peel them under a running cold tap, the shells will come off very easily

Hope that helps.

QA of eggs

nikiyoung

Hi
Well I buy direct from the farm with my eggs. they have just started to sell them at our local (!) asda I buy mine at £1.30 for a dozen extra large eggs and in asda they sell for £1.70 a dozen for large size !!
If i am very lucky they are straight from the hens!

Niki

Sarahsaver

chrislee765 wrote:

can i ask why please? (just curious)

i think cos Delia (grrr) says so
I have read it in a lot of books, I can't remember the scientific reason.
Also they don't cook very well if they are fresh out of the hen that day. Since having chickens I notice the difference - shop bought eggs have that 'eggy' smell, really fresh ones do not.

angelatgraceland

Delia did a programme on cooking eggs. May have even been a mini series. The air buble changges and affects the gap between the egg and the shell or something. If you are going to hardboil them I seem to remeber that older eggs are best (10-14 days). If you fry chilled eggs you may not cook them thoroughly, even for soft yolks as they are cold. Take no chances with the birdflu-especialy if you are pregnant-cook your eggs well. Eggwina had a point after all!

Gingham_Ribbon

http://www.deliaonline.com/ingredients/eggs,104,IN.html

I think there are pictures somewhere on the site showing a fresh and an old egg. A very fresh egg has a yolk that stands proud, but an older one kind of spreads and lies flatter. I think!

squeaky

Gingham_Ribbon wrote:

http://www.deliaonline.com/ingredients/eggs,104,IN.html

I think there are pictures somewhere on the site showing a fresh and an old egg. A very fresh egg has a yolk that stands proud, but an older one kind of spreads and lies flatter. I think!

Yes the link shows up in our Recipe Collection and the MEGA Index - but it has been reposted in post #2 of this thread

julybride

Drop the egg you want to use in a bowl/sink of cold water if they are fresh they will sink if they float they are off.

So if they are starting to stand up right they need to be used quickly!!!!

hope this might help

Contains_Mild_Peril

Eggs are somewhat unpredictable: they can go off long before their BB date or stay reasonably fresh long afterwards. ALWAYS test by immersing in water and discard any floaters, as advised by Pooky and julybride, regardless of BB date (if any). You will never believe how truly revolting a rotten egg is until you have the misfortune of biting into one!

HOLsale

Pooky wrote:

Here you go - try HERE

the egg in the glass of water is the test i use (though the amount of weeks old it is isn't neccesarily as they've posted) basically if your egg stands up on it's end in a glass of water then do NOT eat it, it's the toxic gasses inside the shell that make it do that!