It is highly annoying to attempt to make french toast for myself and MLW, only to find the dozen eggs in the fridge have passed their expiration date and are no good.
Eggs definitely stay good well past their expiration date. As for how to tell whether they are still okay, I find the "break it into a cup and sniff it" method pretty effective.
Past expiration date doesn't necessarily translate to 'no good.'
I routinely use eggs months past the stamped date and have never had one be /rotten/. Sometimes they'll dehydrate and not be good-to-use.
Break them into a smaller bowl before transferring into a larger bowl. Most likely they'll just be slightly less stand-up in the yolk than usual*. Especially if you're making french toast it should be fine.
*Think of the difference between an egg bought direct from a farmer - yolk practically tries to be spherical - and an egg from the supermarket. Eggs are already pretty old by the time they get tot hte supermarket shelf.
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Date: 2010-02-06 05:02 pm (UTC)geta tall glass of cold water.
drop egg in. If it sinks to the bottom, you're good, fish it out with a spoon.
If it floats, throw it away.
if it hovers somewhere in between- judgment call.
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Date: 2010-02-06 05:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-02-06 05:05 pm (UTC)Sorry about the eggs.
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Date: 2010-02-06 05:07 pm (UTC)I routinely use eggs months past the stamped date and have never had one be /rotten/. Sometimes they'll dehydrate and not be good-to-use.
Break them into a smaller bowl before transferring into a larger bowl. Most likely they'll just be slightly less stand-up in the yolk than usual*. Especially if you're making french toast it should be fine.
*Think of the difference between an egg bought direct from a farmer - yolk practically tries to be spherical - and an egg from the supermarket. Eggs are already pretty old by the time they get tot hte supermarket shelf.