Expired eggs?

**kitkat0649** · 06-10-2011, 05:51 PM

I have a carton of eggs that expired 10 days ago. Should they be okay to eat as long as they don't smell?

**imagine** · 06-10-2011, 05:55 PM

is the print dated expire or sell by?

It would be iffy for me if the egg completely floats in water.

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**lisaflex** · 06-10-2011, 07:26 PM

i personally would pitch them - that way, noone gets sick from them

**craftypam** · 06-10-2011, 07:39 PM

I've never had a problem eating expired eggs

**frugalwarrior2** · 06-10-2011, 07:40 PM

I always use them. Just eat them right away. Don't bake a cake that will sit further. I'm still here.

**dcompton** · 06-10-2011, 07:45 PM

Hmmmm. I've never even looked at dates on eggs, and often they hang around in my fridge for quite a while so I have surely eaten lots of "expired" eggs in my life. I've never had any problems. I would only be concerned if they had been allowed to warm up, but if they've been properly refrigerated, I'd use them. You might want to use them a way that cooks them thoroughly.

**Neeley** · 06-10-2011, 07:50 PM

If mine are past the "sell by" date, I do the float test. We have had them pass the float test several, several days after the "sell by" date. We ate them and we are all still alive and kicking.

**monkeywrangler71** · 06-10-2011, 07:58 PM

I never look at the date except to find the oldest carton when I have 2 or 3 in the fridge. Expiry dates are just something companies put on packages to limit their liability; I can judge for myself whether or not my food is rotten.

**Contrary Housewife** · 06-10-2011, 09:08 PM

If they have been kept cold and the shells are not cracked they should be fine. You'll know when you crack one if it is bad. If you're worried about it, crack them into a separate cup when you go to use them.

**zakity** · 06-10-2011, 10:05 PM

We use them several weeks past the due date. We do tend to crack them into a seperate bowl just in case one is bad. We do that all the time. We have gotten eggs that are, um, colorful in "not expired" dates, so we check all our eggs now.

**Persimmon Lace** · 06-10-2011, 10:34 PM

Float them! That's a good indicator! That's a sell by date usually not and expiration date.

**NicJean** · 06-10-2011, 10:47 PM

With my five ladies outside, (and they all decide to have multiple eggs on occasion) I always have two recycled cartons (dated Feb 2009) plus a basket in the fridge.
With the chance of mixing up which is freshest, I always do float test. Eggs, however, will last, if refridgerated, close to a month. When from a store you never know when those eggs were laid . . .

**qtkitty** · 06-10-2011, 11:55 PM

The "expiration date" on eggs would be how long they should keep the grade of egg you purchased. There are AA A B if i am not mistaken. Needless to say as an egg ages the grade decreases.

Grades are determined by several factors which include how far the yolk stands up from the whites when cracked on a plate or skillet. The newer the egg the higher the yolk stands.

The float test works because of evaporation through the egg shell .. the Higher grade eggs have less air in them and lower grade more air.

Laughs.. I did poultry judging in FFA *lol* learned a lot of useless information ... err sort of *w*

**frugalfranny** · 06-11-2011, 12:05 AM

You should be fine.

I eat them and have never had a problem. But...like the others said....do the float test. Floaters go!

**greekislandgirl** · 06-11-2011, 12:53 AM

I've always gone with the "3 months since when you bought them, if kept in the fridge" rule that my mother uses. Since I used to buy eggs in bulk and refrigerate them, I used to run up against that all the time. NEVER had a problem with a single egg.

Here where they sell them unrefrigerated, although I put them in the fridge when I bring them home, I wouldn't keep them so long. Maybe a month at the most. I ignore the dates on a lot of things.