How to tell if you can still use those outdated eggs in your fridge…
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From time to time, I like to post little tidbits and hints for all of y’all wonderful people who are kind enough to read my blog. This one has been quite handy for me and is thanks to that $40,000 Home Ec degree I have (which has served me well as wall adornment) so might as well spread the wealth!
Ever have an egg in your fridge and you weren’t sure if it was still good or not? There is an EASY way to find out. As eggs go bad, gases are produced inside the egg. As those gases are produced, the egg becomes more and more buoyant.
Here’s what you do!
Fill a glass with water, place your egg inside.
- If the egg sinks to the bottom, it is still good and will be for some time.
- If the egg floats to the middle of the glass, it is still good but needs to be used soon.
- If the egg floats all the way to the top, you need to throw it away.
I swear knowing this is going to really impress someone at some point in your life.
Heloise hasn’t got anything on me 🙂
Thanks so much for info. I tested mine and only had two float to the top. I don’t think I will buy eggs from the wholesale clubs. 36 eggs are hard to use up quickly. Thanks again for the info.
I like to stock up on eggs when they are cheap. I rub some shortening all over them and put them back in their package and then store them in the basement. I ALWAYS do this test to make sure they are good. I have used eggs as much as 4 months from purchasing them and they have been fine! I have had a few float to the top, but not many.
You were reading my mind. I meant to look it up last weekend and never got around to it. Now I can check the carton that got put on the bottom. I’m guessing that glasses are filling up with water all over the place. Let’s have fun checking our eggs!!!
SWEET! Thanks for this tid bit of info! I wil use this, with just me at the house most of the time eggs can sit in teh fridge longer than the date on the package…I can stop throwing them out now…Woo! Hoo!
this is a tip I will use. We always buy a lot of eggs over the holidays. When all the baking is done and the holidays pass, I always have a few eggs I am not really sure about. Now I will know for sure. thanks for sharing. 🙂
Hi Christy a.k.a Sista C,
Since I am craaaazy about getting and using tips and I found Southern Plate through TipNut website, I am tickled to find a way to be certain that my eggs are in the food-safety range. Nothing is worse to me than getting food poisoning and ~gasp~ having served others to make them sick too.
So, point to your diploma on your wall and say to it “Ed-u-macation ROCKS!” tee heee. I am so glad you went to college to help me today. Yipppeeeee. Love ya. T.
Great tip! I don’t think eggs stay in our house long enough to go bad… but maybe when the kids are out of the house I’ll need to know how to check ’em! 😉