If some of your eggs made their way to the back of your fridge, and you don’t know if they are still good, there is a simple way to test them. Just place the egg in a bowl of cold water {enough water to be double the size of the egg}, if the egg is good, it will sink to the bottom of the bowl and lay on its side. If it sinks, but stands on its point, it’s good, but needs to be used soon. If it has gone bad, the egg will float.
If you already cracked the egg, and are starting to question whether the egg is good, there a couple of things to look for: The yolk will sit firm and high on the pan. The whites will be cloudy, but still tight the yolk {if they are super fresh}. If the whites are transparent, but still firm and gathered close to the yolk, they are still good. If the yolk is flat and the whites are runny, no bueno.
Have you ever tried to test eggs this way?
~Mavis
Deanna Allen says
YES I learned this when I came to Costa Rica 10 yrs ago. They do not refrigerate eggs here. Have not had any problems by checking if I don’t remember how long I have had them. Usually I go thru my eggs way before they have a chance to go bad 🙂
Kathy says
YES! Learned this many, many years ago when I didn’t have a refrigerator and didn’t know if the eggs were good or not. Never had an egg float on me yet.
Helen in Meridian says
Yes, I have used this method to test. In fact I noticed a dozen eggs in my car today. I said, hmmmmmmm when did I buy those? I know it was this week, but forgot the day. So first thing tomorrow they are going into a cold tub to test if they are sinkers or not.
AlysonRR says
I do the float test all the time, on both commercial and local eggs. Commercial eggs last longer than their “Use By” dates, and I’m never positive about the age of the local eggs, LOL.
Margery says
I have because my lovely chickens have been laying everywhere except their nests.
JP says
Please don’t use this method! We found a stash of laid eggs, and we weren’t sure how long they had been hiding. We float tested and all sunk.
We carefully cracked them (outside) with the intention of cooking them up for the birds. YECK!! The whites were a nearly fluorescent shade of green. There was no smell to them though. They went in compost.
So the float test may tell you how big the air sack is, but doesn’t necessarily tell you if there is bacteria inside!
Bev Hallowell says
Couldn’t remember which it was.. sink or not sink. Thanx Mavis …you did it again.