Dates on eggs / how long do they keep for?

jackieglasgow

Diflower old eggs are the best to use for meringues

adelight

Just go for it, I doubt the eggs know it's 12 hours past the 30th and have suddenly turned. I always figure a supermarket will give 1-2 days leeway with a bb date as they won't want load of customers complaining something went off or made them ill before the bb date.

hubert_cumberdale

i have used eggs over a week past there date

people waste so much food looking at dates does it say best before or use by

Diflower

jackieglasgow wrote: »

Diflower old eggs are the best to use for meringues

Lol I knew there was something about old eggs and meringues:D

I haven't made any for years, probably just as well:)

Pink.

Hi alipops,

Have a look at this link (with pics): Fresh Egg Test

I've added your thread to the existing one on eating out of date eggs where you'll find more opinions.

Pink

tessasmum

I put them in a bowl of water and as long as they don't float up to the top, I use them. We keep our own chickens so we don't have dates stamped on them - there are occasions when I or the OH forgets to write the date on the eggs as they are laid and this is the best way I have found to know whether they are OK. Eggs keep a lot longer than you would think!

hubert_cumberdale

just for a useless peice of knowledge how to check if a egg is hard boiled or an uncooked one

spin it then stop it with your finger by lightly pressing on top of it when you release you finger if it starts spinnig on its own its an uncooked one

usefull if you loose your hardboiled egg in your egg basket



"We keep our own chickens so we don't have dates stamped on them"
you need to upgrade your chickens to the ones that print as the egg comes out

jamespir

apparently its not good to keep eggs in the fridge

hubert_cumberdale

eggs shouldnt be in the fridge they absorb the general smells in the fridge and it ruins them

i keep mine in the bread bin

gemmaking

It is now the 26 Feb, 2011

I have some eggs in my fridge, Best before 16th Feb

Is it Safe to each them now? (I was going to boil them)

10 days late? they have NOT been opened, and are still in their shells!

Display date before 10th Feb

and best before 16th Feb

so no air gets has got to them them lol.