For our egg lovers, please note the following:
How long can eggs be refrigerated?
Consumers must look to the egg carton sell-by dates or expiry dates to judge freshness. The USDA mentions that the date can be no further ahead than 30 days after the packing date. Your store can choose any day within that 30 days to date the eggs.
If there’s no expiry date on the carton, using the eggs within three weeks of the carton date should allow them to be used within optimum quality, meaning the yolk will be high and upstanding, and the white will be tall and firm.
According to Foodsafety.gov, raw eggs in the shell can be kept in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 weeks. Freezing in the shell is not recommended. The best way, beat the eggs and freeze out of the shell.
How can you tell if eggs have gone bad?
Eggs are unlikely to go bad when stored in a refrigerator, but would dry up eventually. Eggs do not generally spoil after date.
If the eggs do not already have salmonella, it will not grow in an egg as it sits in your fridge. If it does contain salmonella, the number of bacteria will be quite small because it does not grow in cold environments, like a refrigerator, and with proper handling and cooking, the bacteria will be killed.
An easy way to test the freshness of an egg is to place it in a bowl of water. A fresh egg will sink and an older egg will float.
