Dates on eggs / how long do they keep for?

newleaf

I would still use them as long as they don't smell rotten. Break them onto a saucer before you put them into your mixture - a rotten egg will let you know! The water test as described above is reliable. A fresh egg lies down, a stale egg will stand on it's end and a rotter will float

linz

Thanks guys, very helpful, I'd never heard about the water thing.

newleaf

It's because the little air sac at the end of the shell gets bigger as the egg deteriorates, causing the egg to behave differently. If you use a bowl of water, rather than a glass, you will get a better idea of how far the deterioration process has progressed.

phizzimum

don't forget you can freeze eggs too. break them into a freezer container and give them a little whisk. when I have a glut of eggs in the summer I freeze them in batches of 3 for making cakes.

flutterbyuk25

I always used to throw away any eggs passed their dates (I'm only bothered by dates on eggs and dairy stuff like yogurt) but since learning the water thing I've been doing that instead and using some past their dates by up to 3weeks!!

I do slimming world and eggs are free on it so I usually buy packs of 15 when they have them for £2 in Morrisons.

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Mumof2_2

I always do the 'jug of water' test and it works for me - we quite happily use eggs which are past their date as long as they've passed the jug test . Touch wood I've not found a bad one, but I'm sure you'd know if you found one!

Barneysmom

Morrisons have some really nice free range ones now, value ones, I think they were £1.79 for 10.
Very golden yolks on them

linz

Cheers all

scaredy_cat

also i beleive that eggs shouldn't be stored in the fridge.

tara747

scaredy_cat wrote: »

also i beleive that eggs shouldn't be stored in the fridge.

Really? Why?

My local Poundland has boxes of 10 eggs for only (you know the rest). :rotfl: