How to tell if a egg is bad? (Egg water test)

How to tell if a egg is bad? (Egg water test)
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How many times have you cracked an egg into a bowl, only to question whether the egg has gone bad or not? Unfortunately, eggs are not the easiest to determine the freshness of as the shell hides the condition..

How to Tell If Eggs Are Bad

The fun method to conduct the egg floating test. This is not a myth; fresh eggs sink while bad eggs float to the top.

Simply fill a bowl with cold tap water and place your eggs in it. If they sink to the bottom, they are fresh and good to eat.

A bad egg will float because of the large air cell that forms at its base. Any floating eggs should be thrown out.

All egg cartons and trays sold in USA with a sell-by date.
First: ignore the sell-by date. The USDA mandates that any sell-by date on eggs be 21–30 days from when they were packed. The sell-by date is very general, and while it's helpful for inventory management if you’re running a grocery store, it's not as useful for cooks at home.

, in case you don't want to do the math).

That date is the exact day that the eggs were packed, and they're going to be totally fine within four to five weeks of that pack date.

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[MarcoIsidori]

A very useful tutorial and test, I know this system to see if the egg is good or bad. Thank you

[startupdiarywithmihaela]

I always asked myself this question! Finally I have the answer! I will do a test tomorrow with the eggs I have in my fridge! Now it's too late! Loved this experiment!

[poseyd]

The float test with eggs is not mean an egg is bad.  The air cell will be larger because the egg shell is porous and takes in oxygen from the air. An egg can float in water when its air cell has enlarged sufficiently to keep it buoyant. This means the egg is older, but it may be perfectly safe to use. Crack the egg into a bowl and examine it for an off-odor before deciding to use or discard it.

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[BLBADVENTURES]

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[markbelman]

Good experiment, but why put the good eggs with the bad eggs after you tested it.

[kochikev]

You want to make a good egg float. Jus add a bunch of salt. Imagine that.

[justinharris]

Thanks! My eggs sunk to the bottom now this bacon egg and cheese sandwich finna HIT

[emotionalintelligence]

There'd be no eggs to cook in most kitchens following this method, Lol.

[bsymank]

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[zzes]

I know if the egg floats is bad but when I transfer it to another bowl it doesn't seem to smell or taste bad, so is it still safe to consume?

[douglasphillips]

Don't the bloom wash off with this test?

[mark]

I was about to eat an egg and did the test and it i ALMOST DIED THIS MORNING

[ennelle]

the light test is still more accurate. I've tested some of my egg that that submerged but still came up bad.

[KnowledgeTransferHub]

Here is a question from Curious minds 😕- why bad egg float? is it only because of the air cell formation that you explain in the description or there are other factors?