Eggs - how can you tell if they are still okay to eat or not (before you open them)?

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Want to make some brownies tomorrow but my supermarket eggs say 'use by 9th April'. That'd be two days over that date. Should I just throw them away, accept that I should have kept a better eye on the date, and go and get some more, or is there something to do to tell if they're still all right or not? I'm not sure how much the supermarkets err on the side of caution. Obviously I don't want to make anyone ill but I also don't want to throw away stuff that's okay.

TIA

Eggs do last beyond the use by date imho. But you can put them in a glass of water. If they sink and lie on their sides iyswim they are fine. If they go on one end at the bottom of the glass they are oldish but fine. If they float they are not fine.

Put them in water. If they float bin them. If they sink and stay on the bottom then they are ok .
They will be fine. I use supermarket eggs weeks after the date and don't keep them in the fridge.

How to test if an egg is fresh
Firstly, fill a fairly deep bowl with water and carefully lower the egg into the water.

A very fresh egg will immediately sink to the bottom and lie flat on its side. This is because the air cell within the egg is very small. The egg should also feel quite heavy.

As the egg starts to lose its freshness and more air enters the egg, it will begin to float and stand upright. The smaller end will lie on the bottom of the bowl, whilst the broader end will point towards the surface. The egg will still be good enough to consume, however, if the egg fully floats in the water and does not touch the bottom of the bowl at all, it should be discarded, as it will most likely be bad.

How to test if an egg is fresh
Firstly, fill a fairly deep bowl with water and carefully lower the egg into the water.

A very fresh egg will immediately sink to the bottom and lie flat on its side. This is because the air cell within the egg is very small. The egg should also feel quite heavy.

As the egg starts to lose its freshness and more air enters the egg, it will begin to float and stand upright. The smaller end will lie on the bottom of the bowl, whilst the broader end will point towards the surface. The egg will still be good enough to consume, however, if the egg fully floats in the water and does not touch the bottom of the bowl at all, it should be discarded, as it will most likely be bad.

How to test if an egg is fresh
Firstly, fill a fairly deep bowl with water and carefully lower the egg into the water.

A very fresh egg will immediately sink to the bottom and lie flat on its side. This is because the air cell within the egg is very small. The egg should also feel quite heavy.

As the egg starts to lose its freshness and more air enters the egg, it will begin to float and stand upright. The smaller end will lie on the bottom of the bowl, whilst the broader end will point towards the surface. The egg will still be good enough to consume, however, if the egg fully floats in the water and does not touch the bottom of the bowl at all, it should be discarded, as it will most likely be bad.

How to test if an egg is fresh
Firstly, fill a fairly deep bowl with water and carefully lower the egg into the water.

A very fresh egg will immediately sink to the bottom and lie flat on its side. This is because the air cell within the egg is very small. The egg should also feel quite heavy.

As the egg starts to lose its freshness and more air enters the egg, it will begin to float and stand upright. The smaller end will lie on the bottom of the bowl, whilst the broader end will point towards the surface. The egg will still be good enough to consume, however, if the egg fully floats in the water and does not touch the bottom of the bowl at all, it should be discarded, as it will most likely be bad.

2 days over is nothing, I feed my 2yo eggs that are 2 days out of date. Most supermarkets are hugely over cautious with their use by dates.

In any case, to check they're OK place them in a bowl of water and if the "bum" floats they haven't gone off. If they sink then the air pocket thing has broken so they will have gone bad.

How to test if an egg is fresh
Firstly, fill a fairly deep bowl with water and carefully lower the egg into the water.

A very fresh egg will immediately sink to the bottom and lie flat on its side. This is because the air cell within the egg is very small. The egg should also feel quite heavy.

As the egg starts to lose its freshness and more air enters the egg, it will begin to float and stand upright. The smaller end will lie on the bottom of the bowl, whilst the broader end will point towards the surface. The egg will still be good enough to consume, however, if the egg fully floats in the water and does not touch the bottom of the bowl at all, it should be discarded, as it will most likely be bad.

How to test if an egg is fresh
Firstly, fill a fairly deep bowl with water and carefully lower the egg into the water.

A very fresh egg will immediately sink to the bottom and lie flat on its side. This is because the air cell within the egg is very small. The egg should also feel quite heavy.

As the egg starts to lose its freshness and more air enters the egg, it will begin to float and stand upright. The smaller end will lie on the bottom of the bowl, whilst the broader end will point towards the surface. The egg will still be good enough to consume, however, if the egg fully floats in the water and does not touch the bottom of the bowl at all, it should be discarded, as it will most likely be bad.

Obviously that only cover 6 eggs....

you having puter problems bree?

Thanks everyone - BreeVanDerCampLGJ ... you might want to stop leaning on whichever repeat button you've got your finger on now! - I'll give it a go tomorrow.

I don't seem to have developed any kind of instinct over these kind of things as I've aged and always have to check with MN'ers!

Thank you!

Brangelina - Don't eat the floaters!!!!

Oh, I was always told a floaty bum was good. At least, the ones I ate were actually edible. Oh well, that's home economics lessons for you. I won't eat a total floater though, nor a total sinker, just the ones with the bum pointing upwards....

Total sinker is as fresh as you can get .