How to tell if you can still use those outdated eggs in your fridge…
From time to time, I like to post little tidbits and hints for all of y’all wonderful people who are kind enough to read my blog. This one has been quite handy for me and is thanks to that $40,000 Home Ec degree I have (which has served me well as wall adornment) so might as well spread the wealth!
Ever have an egg in your fridge and you weren’t sure if it was still good or not? There is an EASY way to find out. As eggs go bad, gases are produced inside the egg. As those gases are produced, the egg becomes more and more buoyant.
Here’s what you do!
Fill a glass with water, place your egg inside.
- If the egg sinks to the bottom, it is still good and will be for some time.
- If the egg floats to the middle of the glass, it is still good but needs to be used soon.
- If the egg floats all the way to the top, you need to throw it away.
I swear knowing this is going to really impress someone at some point in your life.
Heloise hasn’t got anything on me 
Stay tuned, I’m posting Crock Pot Lasagna today!
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Christy perfect job on explaining that. You did that in Perfect Paula Deen Style.
Oh I forgot to post i saw you were posting a crock pot lasaga recipe. I cant wait. I have a skittlet version so yours will be interesting. I have to admit i am almost embarrassed that i am posting so much on your blog i feel like a post junkie…… Hi my name is Tina and i am a Southern Plate Post Junkie whew i got that off my chest. I think i need serious help Christy. (((Hugs)))
~grins and puts a fresh bowl of candy out to keep luring Tina back~
You’d better not stop posting! I gotta know where you are at all hours in case I get that show on food network and have to call my first guest!
I never knew that! I learn something new everyday. I can’t wait to tell my mom and also ask her why she never taught me such a thing. I’m going to experiment.
I like these little tidbits of information.
LOL Donna! You know the first thing I did when I learned this was go home and put an egg in a glass of water!
Christy
I’m impressed. I’ll make sure to use my new knowledge sometime in the future.
I want to go put an egg in some water right now, but wouldn’t you know it – it’s grocery day and we’re out of eggs!
Wow! I just stumbled across your blog today and I cannot believe how many great things you have here! This little tip is going to save me big- my boyfriend buys eggs by the crate (literally) because he is a body builder and requires so much protein per day. But, like most other uneducated egg cookers, we always threw our outdated eggs away without thought. I’m so glad there is a way to possibly save our egg stash!
Thanks!
This is such a great tip! I love to stock up on eggs when they are on sale, but sometimes I wonder if they aren’t good anymore. I will definitely give this a try.
Awesome! Thanks so much!
I came over from Tip Junkie. This is a fantastic tip! Thanks for sharing.
Great tip! Thanks! I kind of remember learning this back in high school but I had totally forgotten. I had some eggs that I wasn’t sure about and this would have helped me out!
Thank you so much for the tip!! I am sad to say that I have this dilema far to often at my house and I am usually to cheap to throw them out. I usually just convince myself that the month old eggs are just fine, my husband will be glad for this tip too!:)
Hey, I jumped over here from tip junkie. Can I just say, THIS IS A FREAKIN AWESOME TIP!!! I usually just stare the egg trying to figure out if it is good or not. That doesn’t so much work.
Thanks tons!!
Awesome tip! We have a dozen backyard chickens and when we don’t sell eggs regularly we sometimes get way too many in the fridge. I always wonder how long they’ll be good for so it’s great to know a way to check!
Thanks for the tip!
Such good info! thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for this tip! We have our own free-range chickens and I always wondered how long they are good for! I will use this often now =)
I’m always wondering, but have never bothered to look it up, so thanks!
THANK YOU. What a great tip. Now, how do we know when to toss out deli-meat? Can you help us with that question?