Eggs, best before 31/5

[ScarlettCrossbones]

Are they safe, do you think, if I'm just using one beaten one in a nan bread recipe? Have broken one and it doesn't look or smell any different from normal ...?

Can't get out to the shops to buy more before teatime!

Ta v much.

[ScarlettCrossbones]

Oh, they're free range & organic, if that makes any difference ...

[shootfromthehip]

If that egg was off you would have known. In fact I'd be able to smell it from here! I know eggs have sell buy dates for a reason but I'm always a wee bit casual about them. I think floating eggs in water is upposed to tell you if they are ok- I think they sink if they are not. But then it could be the other way round too!

[StripeyKnickersSpottySocks]

If it looks and smells fine then its fine.

[jeminthedark]

yeah what is the float or sink rule?

[StripeyKnickersSpottySocks]

Fresh eggs sink. Old eggs will float as they have more gas in them. Doesn't always mean they're going to be bad. Though a bad egg will always float.

[jeminthedark]

Oh that's it yes! Cheers Strpey Knicks.

[ScarlettCrossbones]

Thanks! Cooked it, ate it, and am still alive, though I guess I'd better check back tomorrow just to make sure ...

Was not madly impressed with the recipe though ? thought it would be a lot more unguent-y, gooey and buttery, but pretty dry and crisp . Not the way nan bread should be. It must have been the 2-week-out-of-date egg ...