If you had eggs with a best before 21st June...

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And they had been refrigerated the whole time. What date would you stop eating them?

Another week at least. But I’d be hard boiling or baking with them.

Usually two or three weeks ish perhaps. I would do the float test if I was worried about them being off.

Id put them in water. If they sank I'd eat them and if they floated id throw them away. Eggs are usually good well past their best before date

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I just do the water test. I find eggs can last months after their dates.

I would crack them individually into a glass, if they are usable, use them. BB dates are advisory and tbh, can be quite arbitrary.

I would put each egg in glass of water and if it floats, bin it. If it doesn’t float, dry it, and crack it into a clean dry glass. Smell it. You will know if it’s still fresh!

I don’t actually look at the date. If I thought I’d had eggs hanging around for a really really long time I’d do the float test.

Eggs don’t need to be in the fridge if you live in the UK.

Put them in a bowl of water. If they float to the very top then they’re bad. If they’re midway in the water then they’re good. I ate a bad egg last month and now I do this test!

I wouldn't have ever looked at the date in the first place so I guess that's my answer but unless you're American why are the eggs in the fridge?

It's pretty obvious when you crack and egg if it's fine off surely

I’d still use them for some weeks. But I’d crack them into a cup or saucer to check that they were fine, first.

I’ve often used well out of date eggs, never had a rotten one yet.

I'd do the float test, I wouldn't worry about the date on the box.

I go by the water test, not the date on them. They are often good a month or longer past the date so the dates are pretty meaningless.

I'd crack it open and if it didn't smell like a volcanic eruption I'd eat it. They last weeks and weeks after the date. You would know immediately if it was off

Do the flat test. Put them in water, if they sink then they're fine. If they float, chuck 'em - if you'll pardon the pun!

Whenever they went off. Surely, you know when an egg has gone off. 😂 Even if I found one bad one, I still wouldn’t throw the lot away.

Joining in with the "why are they in the fridge?" contingent.

Were they in the fridge at the place where you bought them?

I would absolutely use them.

Float test.

I never pay attention to BB dates on eggs, they're good much past this. If in doubt, like others I do the water test which I'll explain fully as it can also tell you how fresh your eggs are.

Fill a large bowl with water, enough above the eggs.
Carefully put an egg in the water.
If the egg:

• lays on its side at the bottom - its a very fresh egg.
• stands up on 1 end but stays sunken - it's not 'as' fresh but still perfectly edible.
• floats in any way - egg is rotten or getting there.

I've had a dozen eggs 4 weeks past their BB and only 2 out of the 12 failed the test.

I would completely ignore the date and eat as long as they didn't smell rotten.

Definitely do a float test.

you can freeze eggs. So if I have a glut I freeze some and use them in baking. (break into a ramekin and freeze. Transfer to a bag with other ones. Remove and place in a bowl and defrost at room temperature Use straightaway in baking.)

I can’t remember how long they keep for frozen but I looked it up on blogs and websites of those that lived in the outback in America.

I float test any eggs past their best before. If they still sink i eat them, though may open them into a separate cup first.

Crack each one into a cup and just to check it’s fine, they most likely will be. I’ve cracked eggs after I’ve taken them out of the incubator and they’ve looked and smelt fine. Obviously not eaten them as they’ve been at 37.5 degrees for over three weeks, but they’ve not gone off.

I would also happily use them for another week or two, but I wouldn’t use them raw and/or for anything that would be kept for a while, such as mayonnaise.

Like a PP I would be baking with them or hard boiling them. Old eggs are perfect for hard boiling because it’s easier to take the shells off.

Float test doesn't tell you if egg is off or not. Just how fresh it is.
Eggs last ages.
You would absolutely know if you cracked open bad egg.

The older the egg the worse for poaching and meringues.