The Sell by date on my eggs is Jan 31 are they still good??!


Question: I raise chickens. The sell by dates on the egg cartons are just to appease those who want a date on everything. Some farmers have their eggs almost a month before they have enough to ship them out to go to market. As long as they keep turning them (meaning the farmer), they can last a long long LONG time - and as long as they are kept at a temperature colder than 70 degrees which will cause the innards to try to grow a chick if fertile and rot if not.

Two things to check. Put the eggs (in their shells) in a container of water. If they float - toss them. If they sink, they are good. If you break it in the skillet and the white part really spreads out - just scramble it up. And, if one does that, assume the rest will to - bake with them - you can even hard-boil them - the shell will hold the white to it's normal shape.

Hope that helps.


Answers: I raise chickens. The sell by dates on the egg cartons are just to appease those who want a date on everything. Some farmers have their eggs almost a month before they have enough to ship them out to go to market. As long as they keep turning them (meaning the farmer), they can last a long long LONG time - and as long as they are kept at a temperature colder than 70 degrees which will cause the innards to try to grow a chick if fertile and rot if not.

Two things to check. Put the eggs (in their shells) in a container of water. If they float - toss them. If they sink, they are good. If you break it in the skillet and the white part really spreads out - just scramble it up. And, if one does that, assume the rest will to - bake with them - you can even hard-boil them - the shell will hold the white to it's normal shape.

Hope that helps.

Throw them out now. It's been more than two weeks.

I wouldnt trust it!

no way!! its been almost 3 weeks.. throw them out

Should have asked that question before menopause...

Enh, sounds like a long time.
When it happens to me, I put egg in bowl of cold water. If egg floats, is a bunch of gas from decomposition position inside, and eating would not be good for you.

If they have been refrigerated, they should be fine. Try cracking one into a frying pan. If it comes out flat and runny, you may want to scramble or bake with them within the next couple of days.

well if it says to eat it by that date don't you think that you should follow the directions??? I mean, it tells you what to do!

well usually things are good 1 to 2 weeks past their due date, if its past 2 weeks, throw them away.
no good.

mmm. Probably, but I wouldn't use them...

There is a way to tell how fresh an egg is. Place the egg in a bowl of cold water. If it is very fresh it will sink to the bottom and lay on its side. If it is slightly older it will stay aon the bottom but will kind of begin to stand on it's rounded bottom side. Eventually if it is spoiled it will float and even come to the top. The reason for this is that as the egg ages The egg inside deterierates and is replaced with air. The bigger the air pocket the more the egg will float. You can save some money by checking those eggs before you throw them out. Maybe some will be ok or maybe not. the test will tell you for sure.

only one way to know for sure, crack it open.

i would buy new theres nothing worse than the smell of rotten eggs!

Considering how dangerous food poisoning from eggs could be, I don't think its worth any level of risk, so I'd throw them out. I'm not sure even thorough heating would eliminate the risk. Eggs aren't that expensive, just get some more.

2 weeks is about the safest stretch for eggs, though I've read they can last a month beyond the expiration. Try googling, cuz once I found a great site about "true" exp dates when looking up info on supposedly expired frosting. Exp dates should be taken more seriously than sell-by dates.





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