Eating eggs after stamped date has passed

[MrsAlwaysRight]

Would you use eggs to make a meringue 2 weeks after the date stamped on them? Not going to be eating it myself but don't want to poison anyone else!! Thanks

[Nighbynight]

crack each one separately into a cup before you add it, and sniff it. If it smells ok, I would use it.

[Mistymoo]

Put the eggs in a bowl of water. If they float they are bad.

[Mistymoo]

Don't crack them first obviously

[preggersplayspop]

I am really really squeamish about food being off, but I am definitely ok with using out of date eggs as I use the float test. I wouldn't do a sniff test personally as I think the float test is more reliable.

[kitesarefun]

Yep I do the float test all the time

[GrimmaTheNome]

The dates on eggs are bonkers - I think they assume kept in warm kitchen not fridge.

Float and then sniff just to be sure.

[Overmydeadbody]

Don't do it.

You will all die.

Never mess with The Dates, they are gospel. The eggs know to start rotting as soon as the second hand passes midnight on the night before The Date.

Eggs know these things.

[MrsAlwaysRight]

Thanks all