VIDEO: Eggs Expired?
Expiry date? Here's how to take the test
The easiest way to get the durability checking of eggs is the so-called water test. Since this quickly and easily provides at least approximate information about whether the Eggs have already expired, it should always be done first.
- For this test, first fill the deep pot with water and put the eggs inside. The water must be so high in the pot that it would cover an egg lying flat on the floor by about twice as much.
- If you now observe that one or more of the eggs "stand up" on the bottom or even swim right at the top, they may have already expired.
- The reason for this is that the air bubble that is in the eggs usually gets bigger as they get older, which then ensures that the eggs rise up in the water.
- The eggs that sink heavily to the bottom and stay flat there, on the other hand, are very likely not to have expired
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How to properly check the shelf life of eggs
Note that eggs that only stand up a little at the bottom of the pot are usually a bit older, but do not necessarily have to have expired. Even an egg floating at the top of the water doesn't have to be bad.
- However, you shouldn't just use these eggs naively, but instead use one Perform another test by slapping it on a flat plate and thoroughly investigate.
- If the eggs have really and clearly expired, you will recognize this immediately by the smell when they are cracked. The saying: "It smells like rotten eggs" is no coincidence.
- However, you should also no longer use eggs where the egg white is more watery and the yolk looks rather flat. With fresh eggs, the egg white is firmer and the yolk arches upwards in a dome shape.
With these methods, you can find out relatively safely and easily whether your eggs have expired. However, because of the risk of salmonella, eggs that you are unsure about the shelf life should never be eaten raw under any circumstances.