Egg question?!
Egg question?
How can I tell if an egg is still good? Should i go by the expiration date? it expired yesterday
Answers:
Eggs: If you’ve purchased a carton of eggs before the date expires, you should be able to use them safely for three to five weeks after expiration. Eggs should be stored in their original carton on a shelf, not in the door (where it’s not as cold). - http://www.swedish.org/16480.cfm...
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Throw it away and get fresh eggs. Better safe than sorry. Right?
It is fine! You can go weeks before it turns bad. However, put it in a bowl of water. If they float they are bad.
ive always heard the saying "when in doubt throw it out"
This sounds odd, but it works :)
Shake the egg near your ear. If you can hear the yolk moving about, it's either going rotten or already has..throw it out. Chanches are if it's only been one day, you're alright. Or just crack it into a bowl...obviously if it smells, out it goes. But cook right then if it's all right
Dating of Cartons
Many eggs reach stores only a few days after the hen lays them. Egg cartons with the USDA grade shield on them must display the "pack date" (the day that the eggs were washed, graded, and placed in the carton). The number is a three-digit code that represents the consecutive day of the year (the "Julian Date") starting with January 1 as 001 and ending with December 31 as 365. When a "sell-by" date appears on a carton bearing the USDA grade shield, the code date may not exceed 45 days from the date of pack.
Use of either a "sell-by" or "Expiration" (EXP) date is not federally required, but may be State required, defined by the egg laws in the State where the eggs are marketed. Some State egg laws do not allow the use of a "sell-by" date. Always purchase eggs before the "sell-by" or "EXP" date on the carton.
After the eggs reach home, they may be refrigerated 3 to 5 weeks from the day they are placed in the refrigerator. The "sell-by" date will usually expire during that length of time, but the eggs are perfectly safe to use.
I've always heard to put the egg in a glass of water...if it sinks, it's still good...if it floats, it's gone bad. The date on the carton is the "sell by" date...not "use by" so you're still safe to use the eggs for a few weeks afterward.
Go ahead and try to cook them or do what ever you were doing with them, then smell them if they smell good then they are probably still good if they just went bad yesterday.
take the eggs to a dark place and take a flash light and put it over the egg and search it and if there is black in the egg it is rotten if not cook it up i could go rotten the next day
I am sure they are fine but you can tell if an egg is fresh by
cracking it if it stands up tall its fresh - if it goes flat and
spreads out its not very fresh.
the grade just drop every week after expiration i wouldnt eat below B like if u had A now they are B next week C