So, I have a whole bunch of eggs in my fridge….it’s kind of the thing that I buy thinking I don’t have them, only to find out I have half a carton…and I never seem to get around to them before their expiration date, so inevitably I have eggs going into the trash. Well, it just so happens that I inadvertently overbought eggs by a carton and a half last week and now I have half a carton of eggs that have passed their “sell by” date. Since I have pretty much had it up to ”here” (she said, pointing to her chin) with throwing out eggs that may or may not be any good, I decided to figure out if there was some sort of standard of freshness…a smell, a look…I don’t know, something ANYTHING…it seems like the turn around is soo fast and eggs aren’t cheap, you know.
Alright, so I googled…and guess what!? There IS a way!
You can tell if an egg is fresh by putting it in water. Fresh eggs will sink to the bottom, while not-fresh eggs will float. Eggs that floatish (i.e. bob around) are semi-fresh and apparently are still suitable for use….
So, there you go! Now you know.
My grandma always told ME that eggs don’t go bad, and if they do, you will know it the MINUTE you open them lol…
See, that’s just the kind of wisdom that midwest grandmas give…my grandma always told ME that you can’t wear shorts after 6:00 in the evening.