How long after the expiration date are eggs still good?!
How long after the expiration date are eggs still good?
Answers:
Here's a rhyme to help you...
If not sure you ought-er,
then place it in water...
If it lies on its side,
then it's fresh - eat with pride.
After three or four days,
at an angle it lays.
But, it still is a treat,
so go on and eat.
Ten days: stands on end,
in your baking it will blend.
Cause it's definitely edible,
in your baking... incredible.
But if it floats on the surface,
that egg serves no purpose.
Cause a floater is a stinker!
Out the back door best fling 'er!
(In other words, you can tell by how it positions in the water whether or not it is still good. The flatter it lays on it's side, the better. This is because air will build up in the egg as it ages and begins to go bad, causing it to stand up, and to eventually float in the water. I've had eggs stay good several weeks beyond the "sell by" date. It's "sell by" and not "eat by" for a reason.)