I’ve just eaten 2 week out of date eggs help

[blackheartsgirl]

its game over isn’t it 😭😂

<awaits the salmonella onslaught>

can’t believe I was so stupid

They're probably OK.
If you have any left from the same batch, try the water test to out your mind at ease.

You’ll be fine - they,re best before, not dangerous after

if it contained salmonella, you’d be at risk regardless of freshness

Assuming theyre red lion stamped you'll probably be fine

Eggs last waaaaay past their use by dates.. if it was a bad egg you definitely would've known about it!

www.nelliesfreerange.com/blog/how-to-tell-if-eggs-are-good-or-bad

They’ll be fine.

I use old eggs all the time for cakes and stuff. If they’re off you’d smell it.

Trust me, if they'd been off you wouldn't have been able to eat them. They're fine.

Also, lion stamped eggs are from chickens vaccinated against salmonella. And even if they weren't, you cooked them, yes?

It was the last two eggs from the box.

they didn’t fry up very well but I just assumed that the non stick on the pan was on its way out. They tasted ok though

I always eat eggs a week or two after their BB date. Not been ill from it yet.

They're fine. I frequently eat ones hwihc are put of date by a month or so.

Before cooking, put them in a bowl of water, if they float, avoid. If they sit against the bottom they are fine. If they rotate so the part ofbthe egg touches the bottom but some is lifting they are old but fine.

Ignore the dates on the box

Eggs don't fry or poach very well unless they're extremely fresh, but that doesn't mean they're unsafe. I'm sure you'll be fine.

I'm currently using eggs over a month 'out of date'. You would know a bad egg if you had one. The smell is something else. You'll be fine.

You should be fine, the quality decreases, but they should be ok after 3 weeks after sell by date. Obviously this depends on where they were stored, fridge should be ok. Eat some dry bread to absorb the eggs.

Eggs last ages.

Fine. I once cracked an off egg into a frying pan. It was an immediate putrid smell that made me gag. Trust me, if they were off you’d have known about it!

You'll likely be fine.
Off eggs are really noticeable.

Phew thanks, I was worried!

normally I’m pretty good with dates but these must have been lurking at the back of the fridge and I got them confused with another box

I really hope what you've learnt from this is not to be so aware of dates.

Eggs can be used after their best-before date - as PP have said it's not about safety but quality. I find that for eg poached eggs, only the freshest will do, and baking isn't as good if eggs are old.

But they'll be fine to use.

It really surprises me that some people are unaware of this.

If in doubt about your eggs - and they can last WEEKS after the stamped date, a simple way to test is fill a basin with water and put the eggs in. If they float they are off - crack one and you'll get that 'bad egg' smell of sulphur dioxide - that's what is making it float. If they sink they're fine. If the bob about just under the surface they're also fine - but use them soonish.

Op eggs don’t need to be kept in the fridge so if you were keeping them there then you’ve extended their life anyway

They will be fine. I often eat eggs past their best by date. If they were bad you'd know as soon as you cracked them open.

Just ignore the dates on eggs. If it floats don’t in a bowl of water don’t eat it, if it sinks to the bottom it’s fine.

Eggs in the UK don’t need to be refrigerated. American eggs must be refrigerated because they wash them which removes the protective layer (called a bloom) that keeps out bacteria. They aren’t washed in the UK so don’t need to be kept in the fridge.

Eggs last loads after their sell by date. I frequently eat eggs 2 weeks past their date. I test them first in water to see if they’ve gone bad. You would definitely know if the egg had gone bad- they absolutely stink

Yeah I never check dates on eggs, you’d know the minute you cracked it if it was off and if it was boiled but off you’d know by taste - you’ll be fine OP.

You'd have known if they were not ok. They would stink and taste foul. Eggs last weeks after their bb date. These days it's incredibly rare for eggs to have salmonella and practically non existed for shop bought