Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ...
by LorenPechtel on Monday September 02, 2019 @01:15AM
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This month?
I have seen eggs be fine after 3 months in the fridge. I have seen foreign eggs last 6 weeks without refrigeration, the latter part of it in the tropics. (Don't try that with US eggs--we clean them more, weakening their defenses.)
Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ...
by brigandish on Sunday September 01, 2019 @09:35PM
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The float test is helpful here, if the egg floats then it's not a witch but you should dispose of it (or better yet, check it but be ready for the smell if it's off).
Delia Smith on how to tell a good egg.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2OWXN80NZQ
Edit: Ironically (or sadly), I was a bit too quick to call for disposal of old eggs.
Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ...
by kazinator on Monday September 02, 2019 @01:11AM
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If the egg floats, but has a beak and feathers, and paddling little legs, then that's a pretty darn old egg, but safe to eat.
Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ...
by jessaustin on Sunday September 01, 2019 @09:47PM
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I wouldn't put a top-floater in an omelet, but if it doesn't smell I'd still bake with it. It's really a question of taste.
Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ...
by brigandish on Sunday September 01, 2019 @10:31PM
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Good point.
Regardless of the date on the package, eggs at least last a really long time. Go ahead and buy a dozen. If you eat those dozen this month, you'll probably be fine.