Eating eggs after use by date in cake...

[tenlittlecygnets]

Dd made a cake tonight using eggs with a use by date of 22 January- she reckons the cake tastes funny, though I had some and thought it was fine. Would you eat it?

I wish she would check dates. I bought eggs this week. Didn't realise others were still there...

[Justajot]

Eggs are fine after their use by dates (at least a couple of weeks). I'd eat it.

[Justajot]

And you'd know if an egg was off. I've only ever seen one off egg, but the smell was enough to make me retch.

[thatonesmine]

Are any eggs left in that pack? If so pop them in a bowl of water, if they sink they're good, float and they're bad. Like ducking for witches.

[AlexaShutUp]

How out of date were the eggs? I regularly use eggs past their use-by date, I think you'd know if they were off.

[AlexaShutUp]

Yes, I do the float test too.

[squee123]

eggs are usually fine at least a month past then use by date. I use the float test too, mainly because if you crack an off egg you really no about it

[DramaAlpaca]

Eggs are fine ages after the date on the box.

You really would know if an egg was off as soon as you cracked it.

[squee123]

forgive my typos

[Howmanysleepsnow]

So, what if an egg half floats ie stands on end, just of the base of the pan but not on the surface? I threw 6 away for this today, 2 days past the date. Would they have been ok?

[tenlittlecygnets]

I broke one of the other eggs into a bowl. Smelled and looked absolutely fine. I said to dd that you should be able to smell if an egg is off...

[BlackeyedSusan]

If the yolk and part of the white is raised it is fresh. If the yolk is raised it is also.ok. once yolk is flat with white, it is not ok.

[nutellalove]

The date on most eggs is best before rather than use by, therefore should be fine

[SpaceCadet4000]

I've always eaten eggs past their use day. It is worth testing them with the water method, but if you've ever cracked a bad egg you really do know straight away.

[MrsFezziwig]

I would tell her that it would be very dangerous to eat the cake so I could have it all to myself

[dellacucina]

It's fine.

[katy1213]

I've only once had a rotten egg; believe me, you'd know. Apart from poached eggs - which never work well unless they're fresh - eggs last for ages beyond the date.

[colette1970]

Put in a bowl of water if sinks is ok if floats then bad if mid way are ok for hard boiled eggs

[comingupafterthebreak]

Put in a bowl of water if sinks is ok if floats then bad

Does this work if the eggs are already in a cake?

[squee123]

@Howmanysleepsnow in my experience they're fine like that

[Wallywobbles]

You'd not have a second of doubt if it wasn't ok.

[GeeUnit]

I eat them weeks after.