Eggs last forever don't they?

[Mich the Tester]

Does the longevity of eggs explain why eggy farts seem to linger for longer than others?

[Addanc]

Similar test for the air bubble is to put them in water and see if the pointed end floats up. At least, that's what I've heard, but I often find I put eggs in water and they appear to float up a bit anyway. I presume that if they are genuinely off then the floating with be totally blatant, like standing up in the water.

There's an air sack at the big-end normally; if you like soft-boiled chuckie-egg , its a good idea to puncture the big-end with a sewing needle to stop it cracking in the boiling water when dropped in. Always open your egg at the little-end though!

Here ends the gourmet cooking lesson for today.

[EternalOptimist]

possibly a true story

EO daughter, age 5 - 'Dad, dad, dad'
EO , grumpy and hungover, reading the paper - 'what ?'
EOD - 'Daaad'
EO - 'WHAT?'
EOD - 'Dad, me egg's bad'
EO - 'Just eat yer brekky, and let me read the paper'
EOD munches, and crunches more and more audibly
EOD - 'Daad'
EO vein in temple throbbing = 'WHAT NOW?'
EOD - 'Do I have to eat the beak as well?'

[dang65]

Shake them and if there is an air bubble in there then they are off. That is what I was told.

Similar test for the air bubble is to put them in water and see if the pointed end floats up. At least, that's what I've heard, but I often find I put eggs in water and they appear to float up a bit anyway. I presume that if they are genuinely off then the floating with be totally blatant, like standing up in the water.

[EternalOptimist]

C S Lewis had a thing about eggs going off


It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad



I wonder what he meant

[minestrone]

I have eaten eggs more than 2 months after the 'used by date'.

Shake them and if there is an air bubble in there then they are off. That is what I was told.

[Moscow Mule]

Hmm - salmonella? Let us know how it goes ...

If it's got a lion mark on it the bird it came from will have been vaccinated against Samonella.

That's not to say that the egg won't be tainted though. The shell of an egg is porous, which is why you shouldn't keep them in the fridge with your smelly cheese (unless you want cheesy eggs).

You should really use eggs within a couple of days of laying to get the best out of them, but you can leave them for up to 4 weeks. You're well past that now though, so best to keep it for another 100 days and sell it to somebody who likes chinese food...

[suityou01]

I'm thinking this might be more useful.

Really living up to this new "Stoolpusher" nickname then.

[Toolpusher]

I'm thinking this might be more useful.

[bodnobal]

Here you go

http://www.cpr-savers.com/Industrial...idiarrhea.html

[TimberWolf]

Hmm - salmonella? Let us know how it goes ...

Hmm, true. So far so good. I used to regularly eat raw eggs but I suppose it's best to nuke them first.

[Zippy]

Hmm - salmonella? Let us know how it goes ...

[TimberWolf]

I've yet to find an egg gone rotten in the fridge. I fancied a quick raw egg (saves cooking, nothing much else about) and knowing that they have been festering in there for a while, looked at the sell-by date. Display-until date is 10th September and best-before 16th September. I've eaten eggs of very unknown vintage before and not had a problem. Sniffing the egg contents didn't induce vomiting either, so it must be okay, right? I'll have just the one.