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...a "single egg"... Regardless of the date on the package, eggs at least last a really long time. Go ahead and buy a dozen. If you eat those dozen this month,
by jessaustin 7y ago
...a "single egg"...
Regardless of the date on the package, eggs at least last a really long time. Go ahead and buy a dozen. If you eat those dozen this month, you'll probably be fine.
- brigandish 7y agoThe float test is helpful here, if the egg floats then it's not a witch but you should dispose of it (or better yet, check it but be ready for the smell if it's off). Delia Smith on how to tell a good egg. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2OWXN80NZQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2OWXN80NZQ Edit: Ironically (or sadly), I was a bit too quick to call for disposal of old eggs.
- jessaustin 7y agoI wouldn't put a top-floater in an omelet, but if it doesn't smell I'd still bake with it. It's really a question of taste.
- brigandish 7y agoGood point.
- kazinator 7y agoIf the egg floats, but has a beak and feathers, and paddling little legs, then that's a pretty darn old egg, but safe to eat.
- LorenPechtel 7y agoThis month? I have seen eggs be fine after 3 months in the fridge. I have seen foreign eggs last 6 weeks without refrigeration, the latter part of it in the tropics. (Don't try that with US eggs--we clean them more, weakening their defenses.)