Dates on eggs / how long do they keep for?

suzybloo

I used eggs yesterday that were dated 23rd Sept, and they were fine. I did the float test and they all stayed on the bottom.
Enjoy your omolettes!

Fruball

Yep - chickens don't put dates on their eggs I haven't ever done the water test but you really do know if an egg has gone bad!!!

clairehi

If theyve gone past the best before date I usually crack them one at a time into an empty container before transferring into the rest of the recipe mix, just in case one has gone off. this avoids the chance of a dodgy one ruining what you are cooking. however Ive never had a rotten one yet.

emiff6

clairehi wrote: »

If theyve gone past the best before date I usually crack them one at a time into an empty container before transferring into the rest of the recipe mix, just in case one has gone off. this avoids the chance of a dodgy one ruining what you are cooking. however Ive never had a rotten one yet.

I started to make omelettes with half a dozen free range eggs from a well known store that were 6 days within the BBE date, and the 4th egg I broke into the bowl was just a grey/black stinking fluid! :eek::eek:
What a waste of the first 3 eggs! Now regardless of date, I crack each egg into a separate bowl before adding to whatever I'm making.
On the bright side, I did write to the store, and they gave me £5 worth of Nectar points, but on the day in question I had to come up with another lunch, which was a pain.

goodgodthatonesevenbigger

i have used eggs months past their date and never had a problem, i have never had a bad egg (though i know a few). Eyes and nose are the best way to tell if any food item is fit for purpose. who told the egg it had to go off at a certain date????

alipops1986

Hello All!

I find myself snowed in, with 2ft of snow outside my front door.

Really fancy doing some baking but have just found that my eggs were out of date yesterday 30th of Nov. Is it advisable to throw them out or can i use them?

Or, what can i make cake/pud wize that doesn't involve eggs?

ginvzt

I often used eggs that are past the date on the box... We are still here, and we are not ill. I am sure there way to check if the eggs are still ok.

Diflower

They'll be fine. Eggs don't go off as such, they just get stale, so things may not rise as much.
If you put an egg in water it will float if it's stale. Mostly cakes etc will be as good as ever, but maybe not meringues.

lostinrates

You can do the ''float test'' on them, the fresher the egg the greater the sink. I don't date the eggs my hens lay so every now and again when we have a backlog I lose track. Break it open into a cup or bowl and smell it. An off egg stinks, a fresh enough egg simply smells eggy.

I wouldn't do anything that features a partially or uncooked egg with anything approaching BBD, so no yolk runny poached eggs or mousses, and probably not a boiled egg with a set yolk either, but in a recipe where it will be well cooked if it smells ok personally I'd risk it.

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greatest test of all if you crack it into a cup and it smells o.k. then it probably is O.K. .I never take any notice of dates and something that was dated yesterday will certainly not kill you at ten past midnight last night just because its 1st december .