Quick help! Eggs float v sink to tell if bad.

KissyfaceKate

Hi ladies!

I vaguely remember reading that trick on here. How do I do it? They were sell by April 14. Hope go use them up today if I can.  

 

Thanks!! 

GRKaters

I've never, ever checked freshness on eggs. But I believe that if they float, that means air has gotten inside, and you shouldn't use them. Google it just in case.

noyomoco

http://southernfood.about.com/cs/eggrecipes/ht/fresh_eggs_ht.htm

khagan9368

Sure fire way to check an egg, crack and smell. If they have gone bad there won't be a question about it!  Doubt if they are bad only a week or so out...

joeysgirl2008

Floating = bad. :-)

laptopprancer

uses eggs well into the next MONTH after the sell-by date

 

moreace01

my post on eggs: http://thegreatpantryraid.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/a-lesson-in-eggs-the-hard-boiled-variety/

 so really - the float test only determines how fresh the egg is. as eggs age, an air pocket starts to form (carbon dioxide in the white escapes through the shell and is replaced with other gases). the older the egg, the bigger the air pocket. so...as the egg ages, it floats. it does not mean your egg is rotten. it just means that the egg is very old. probably best to discard but again, does not mean the egg is actually rotten. the only way to tell a rotten egg is to smell it - but due to processing standards, it's kinda rare to get a rotten egg.

for the record - i have been known to use eggs well over a month after the expiration date on the carton. i usually use the float test and when it floats, i get rid of it cause that is what I have always been told.

that was probably more info than you wanted...

darby0422

joeysgirl2008:

Floating = bad. :-)

Yep.  My mom has chickens and this is the test we always use.

catskitch

laptopprancer:

uses eggs well into the next MONTH after the sell-by date

 

ditto

and even if one is bad, doesn't mean the whole carton is bad. Grocery stores often replace cracked eggs with a good one from another carton. I checked a carton once, and the first egg I checked was bad, but the rest were fine.