Signs of bad eggs?
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Anyone know?
I went to crack one open just now, but the shell didn't crack like a normal egg. It was kinda spongy and the membrane under the shell kept holding together. So I forced it open with my fingers and out plopped a yolk with what looked like half a thimble of blood in it. The best before date is Feb 11th.
Paranoid, I binned it.
Was that a waste?
The only trick I know is to spin the egg on a plate, then stop it. If the egg is good it should then start spinning again by itself as the innards are nice and fluid.
I went to crack one open just now, but the shell didn't crack like a normal egg. It was kinda spongy and the membrane under the shell kept holding together. So I forced it open with my fingers and out plopped a yolk with what looked like half a thimble of blood in it. The best before date is Feb 11th.
Paranoid, I binned it.
Was that a waste?
The only trick I know is to spin the egg on a plate, then stop it. If the egg is good it should then start spinning again by itself as the innards are nice and fluid.
Reminds me of a time a few years ago now, a few of us stayed over at a friend's house and I offered to do the eggs for breakfast. Little did I know that the eggs were 2 weeks past their date and for some reason hadn't been in the fridge..?!
Anyway cracked open the first egg, gagged, ran to toilet and dry-retched for a while. Then gave my friend a load of abuse!
We didn't have eggs that morning.
Anyway cracked open the first egg, gagged, ran to toilet and dry-retched for a while. Then gave my friend a load of abuse!
We didn't have eggs that morning.
blueheron said:
Little did I know that the eggs were 2 weeks past their date and for some reason hadn't been in the fridge..?!
You don't need to keep eggs in the fridge and because they're quite sensitive to temperature change, keeping them in a fridge door can adversely affect them. I gather they do keep longer if kept at a constant temperature in a fridge (say, at the back) but you still should let them slowly get to room temperature before cooking.
y2blade said:
"best before date" 
Bloody townies!
Place the egg in a flat bottomed container of water...if it lays on the bottom then fresh, it is starts to lift it's not so fresh...if it floats or even begins to leave contact with the bottom of the container bin it.
^this^ Bloody townies!Place the egg in a flat bottomed container of water...if it lays on the bottom then fresh, it is starts to lift it's not so fresh...if it floats or even begins to leave contact with the bottom of the container bin it.
I've eaten eggs that were well past their date many times. I just did the water test and then ate them. I haven't died once yet.
When I was a kid we kept all manner of beasties, including ducks, hens and bantams.
If the shell is leathery it's down to a lack of calcium in their diet. We added egg shells as well as pellets to their feed to ensure good solid shells.
A bit if blood will do you no harm. Eastern types view embryos and pretty much ready to hatch chicks as a delicacy don't they?
If the shell is leathery it's down to a lack of calcium in their diet. We added egg shells as well as pellets to their feed to ensure good solid shells.
A bit if blood will do you no harm. Eastern types view embryos and pretty much ready to hatch chicks as a delicacy don't they?
LordGrover said:
When I was a kid we kept all manner of beasties, including ducks, hens and bantams.
If the shell is leathery it's down to a lack of calcium in their diet. We added egg shells as well as pellets to their feed to ensure good solid shells.
A bit if blood will do you no harm. Eastern types view embryos and pretty much ready to hatch chicks as a delicacy don't they?
Interesting. These were some Asda "value" eggs - 15 for £1.35. 9p per egg or around 1p per 1g protein? Yes please.If the shell is leathery it's down to a lack of calcium in their diet. We added egg shells as well as pellets to their feed to ensure good solid shells.
A bit if blood will do you no harm. Eastern types view embryos and pretty much ready to hatch chicks as a delicacy don't they?
No doubt these were caged battery hens, so the hen that laid this egg was probably suffering from bowl cancer or something. This is, of course, assuming it was actually blood. Lack of calcium, happiness, life... was likely a given.
If I open an egg and it had an embryo in it, I'd just celebrate the diversity of the protein... I wouldn't just microwave and attempt to scramble it for 2 minutes though.
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