Can you freeze eggs?

flutterbyuk25

Why do you need to freeze them? Eggs last longer than the the date on them. If unsure just do the float test

HTH

Helen2k8

I keep them at room temperature and have had some for weeks with no issues. If I can't remember when I bought them, I crack them into a separate bowl before use just in case, but have never yet had a bad one (touch wood!!)

rosie383

I agree. Just keep them in your kitchen and do the float test. Ignore the date on the pack. Surely as a family you could use them all up in a month.
When I have extra eggs, I just add maybe poached eggs to a dinner, crack on on top of a HM pizza for a bit of extra yum just 5 mins before it is done. I have also frozen them in exactly the same way as cornishchick.

krlyr

A space-saving recipe I use for spare eggs - pancakes! Make a batch, open-freeze so they don't stick together (or use paper to separate), then bag up. They can be warmed up from frozen in the microwave and taste absolutely fine. We don't tend to get through a whole bottle of milk between the two of us either so it's a handy way to use that up too (I split a bottle down and freeze it, but again, pancakes take up less room than tubs of milk)

Mrs_Arcanum

Pickled eggs :drool:

camNolliesMUMMY

I keep my eggs In the fridge, but I thought you had to be careful with dairy or it can make you really poorly.
But I'm all about saving money and immediately thought could freeze them as the date on them is next Monday? And I ŵont use all of them by then.
Thanks for all your advise though!!!

shays_mum

+1 for the float test. Is the fridge/outside best place to store eggs, wondered as i always put them in the fridge for some reason!

lily117

I think you're supposed to keep eggs out of the fridge as they absorb other flavours. Even so, I keep mine in the fridge.

SailorSam

Some 'eggscellent' ideas here.

sonastin

camNolliesMUMMY wrote: »

I keep my eggs In the fridge, but I thought you had to be careful with dairy or it can make you really poorly.

You have to be careful but that isn't always the same as slavishly adhering to dates on stuff - there's usually a margin of safety built into the date that they print.

Using the egg float test and/or cracking into a separate bowl is all you need to be careful with eggs.

And cooking eggs for people who are particularly vulnerable. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I thought some of the issues with eggs aren't so much to do with the age as having them raw - healthy folks can deal with the bugs but weakened immune systems can't. Again - might be wrong on that interpretation so feel free to set me straight if I've misunderstood.