Dates on eggs / how long do they keep for?

tessie_bear

we have just started buying eggs from the local farm unmarked (apart from mud) and they are great...make lovely scrambled eggs as seem to have more volume...enjoy

krustylouise

Hi you knowledgeable lot,

I have some eggs that are bb 2/06 (today) are these ok to use? I don't want to waste them!

HappyMJ

They will be fine. It's a best before date you can use them for a few weeks after the date and they will be fine when cooked properly.

jackieb

You can always test your eggs by putting them in a bowl or jug of cold water. If they float, don't use them. I sometimes eat eggs that are past their best before dates but I always do this first to check.

krustylouise

Thank you both. So paranoid about food but with MSE and you fabulous fonts of info I'm getting there!

Fluff15

A good way to test if an egg is good is by putting it uncooked in a jug of cold water. If it's gone off, it will float - eggs have an air pocket in and with time the egg dehydrates and the air pocket grows which makes the egg go bad. I use eggs usually up to three weeks after, as long as the test tells me they're okay and I've been fine so far.

krustylouise

I've just tested them - all 8 are fine. Bowling some now so I can have egg mayonnaise sandwiches for work tomorrow

ETA also just baked some banana muffins with DD so use an egg there too! I hate waste!!!

teddysmum

I've used eggs well out of date, with no problems. I wouldn't use floaters, but have, in the past broken some partial floaters open and found they aren't always bad.

krustylouise

teddysmum wrote: »

I've used eggs well out of date, with no problems. I wouldn't use floaters, but have, in the past broken some partial floaters open and found they aren't always bad.

Partial floaters...........:rotfl:

pigpen

partial floaters are fine!!

The ones I am currently using are dated mid April.. as yet, no one is dead!