How Long do Eggs Stay Fresh?

[LotusACBC]

Want to make myself breakfast tomorrow morning, checked tje fridge and have a carton of eggs with April 29 09 printed on it. Is it safe? Never really paid much attention before.

[Steameh]

Crack them in the morning, if they smell bad, chuck them.

[mybrainhurts]

Put them in a pan of water.

If they float, they're ok...

Or is it if they sink....?

Can't remember, one or the other...

HTH...

[BlackVanGirl]

mybrainhurts said:

Put them in a pan of water.

If they float, they're ok...

Or is it if they sink....?

Can't remember, one or the other...

HTH...

It's if they sink you're okay. Eggshell is ever so slightly porous, hence contents of egg will dehydrate slightly over time and the ickle space at the top of the yolk sac will fill with air. I think. Something like that anyway. Pretty please don't blame me if you get food poisoning.

Dunno why you want to eat eggs anyway - chicken periods

[Nobody You Know]

I know that good eggs when you boil them sink in the pan.

[becksW]

They'll be fine. I've eaten eggs far more out of date than that and lived to tell the tale . You'll soon know once you've cracked them open if they have gone off.

BTW apparently we are not meant to keep eggs in the fridge. My Granddad always said this and it was on the news the other day. Problem is I don't where I'd store them safely otherwise!

Edited by becksW on Friday 15th May 06:45

[OzzyR1]

becksW said:

BTW apparently we are not meant to keep eggs in the fridge. My Granddad always said this and it was on the news the other day. Problem is I don't where I'd store them safely otherwise!

I have heard this before and there seem to be two sides to the argument.

Supermarkets (other types of shop are available) clearly don't see the need to refrigerate eggs, hence they are on the shelves rather than in the chiller cabinets.

However, if we don't need to refrigerate them, why do fridge manufacturers put those handy compartments with egg-storage holes in every unit they make??

[Scotfox]

For the answer to all your Eggie questions :-

http://www.britegg.co.uk/faqs/startfaqs.html

[escargot]

Putting them in the fridge reduces the amount of time they'll stay fresh for. It's something to do with the shell becoming more porous in the cold I believe. Plotters knows.

[HUW JONES]

becksW said:

They'll be fine. I've eaten eggs far more out of date than that and lived to tell the tale . You'll soon know once you've cracked them open if they have gone off.

BTW apparently we are not meant to keep eggs in the fridge. My Granddad always said this and it was on the news the other day. Problem is I don't where I'd store them safely otherwise!

Edited by becksW on Friday 15th May 06:45

He's right...was on telly.Lady said keep them out of fridge pointy side facing downwards.Also said keep your avacados by your bananas or something similar.

[becksW]

HUW JONES said:

becksW said:

They'll be fine. I've eaten eggs far more out of date than that and lived to tell the tale . You'll soon know once you've cracked them open if they have gone off.

BTW apparently we are not meant to keep eggs in the fridge. My Granddad always said this and it was on the news the other day. Problem is I don't where I'd store them safely otherwise!

Edited by becksW on Friday 15th May 06:45

He's right...was on telly.Lady said keep them out of fridge pointy side facing downwards.Also said keep your avacados by your bananas or something similar.

guess we were watching the same thing Also keep tomatoes out of the fridge and apples in the fridge.

[mechsympathy]

OzzyR1 said:

However, if we don't need to refrigerate them, why do fridge manufacturers put those handy compartments with egg-storage holes in every unit they make??

Because they're fridge manufacturers, not food scientists.

The other advantage of keeping eggs out of the fridge is that they're less likely to crack when you put them in boiling water.

[mybrainhurts]

becksW said:

They'll be fine. I've eaten eggs far more out of date than that and lived to tell the tale

And I've eaten them one day before end date and been sick as a dog all night...

So there...

[zakelwe]

In the old days they used to smell them before using them, that tells you how "soft" we have become. If it doesn't smell off then use it

Regards

Andy

[bint]

6 weeks generally from memory....

Yes, cool, but not fridge, cupboard / pantry for eggs is best.

Not that they last long in our house, I have a weekly supply of good local free range eggs and I'd say we get through a dozen between 2 of us - weekend brekkies and omelette's mid week.