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The 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
by brigandish 7y ago
The 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.