How to check if eggs are good

The mandated USDA washing and processing of eggs reduces their oxygen barrier and damages the cuticle. So even if your eggs do have a sell-by or expiration date theyre often still good and safe to eat as long as they are consumed within 5 weeks of the pack date.

Does it smell bad.

How to check if eggs are good. To tell if your raw eggs are good or bad look for the expiry date on the carton. If the eggs dont come with a carton or there is no expiry date on it you can tell if eggs are good or bad by performing the floating water test. To perform the floating water test.

Though not as reliable as the other tests the shake test is another way to check of the egg is bad. Just hold the egg to your ear and shake it. If you hear swishing sounds the egg has gone bad.

The sound comes if the egg has turned old and watery. So even if your eggs do have a sell-by or expiration date theyre often still good and safe to eat as long as they are consumed within 5 weeks of the pack date. Does it smell bad.

To test the freshness of an egg using water youll need a bowl or a glass. Fill it up with cold water and put your egg in there. If the egg sinks to the bottom and lays flat on its side its still.

The egg float test is one of the most popular ways to test if old eggs are still ok to eat. Freshly laid eggs have no air pocket within the egg shells. The mandated USDA washing and processing of eggs reduces their oxygen barrier and damages the cuticle.