Help with eggs-please

[joyb]

I couldn't find a proper place to post this, but I need to know. Has anyone ever frozen extras eggs? I came into possession of some extra ones and I really don't want to have to trash them. Can eggs be frozen? I've never tried it, so I just don't know. Thanks for any responses.

[chatterweb]

Yikes!! Frozen eggs??? I have no clue??

I would just hard boil them myself!

Good Luck, I am sure someone will know about freezing eggs!!

[Heather]

Yes, you can freeze eggs. I have done it successfully. We had quite a few chickens at one time and the eggs often got ahead of us. Here are great instructions. From my Tupperware buying days I had lots of those little snack cup/containers with lids. I would wisk 2 eggs and put in container. When I needed it for baking (usually needed 2 eggs at a time) I'd bring it out of freezer and voila! Here are instructions as well:

http://www.georgiaeggs.org/pages/freezingeggs.html

[PeacewithMyself]

Yes! They can be frozen for later baking needs!

Just break each individual egg into a bowl then pour into an ice cube tray square. Freeze until solid. Then transfer the egg squares into a large zip lock bag. Take out as many as you need for baking a few hrs before needed and use as normal eggs. Works wonderfully and so very nifty frugal!

[joyb]

Thank you. Thank you.

[brainyblonde]

These are great tips! I wished I would've bought more when eggs were 2/$1 last week!

[chatterweb]

Wow, nice to know eggs can be frozen. Thank you!

[canadian gardener]

The ladies have said it all, but i can't resist chiming in. I've had great success with fresh eggs long past their due date. I keep them in the cartons, but I've used them up to 6 weeks after the due date and they've been fine.

If you worry there is a lovely old country trick and that is, break the egg into a separate bowl, THEN add it to the batter or the pan. That way you don't risk destroying a whole bowl of batter or a pan of eggs if one is a stinker.

[Valerie in WA]

If you have an older egg and don't want to crack it, there's another way to make sure it's fresh. Put it in a glass of water. If it floats partway up then hovers, it's quite elderly, but probably okay. If it floats to the top, it's bad.

[dolphin]

I've also had success freezing eggs but they do have a freezer life and I can't remember what that is. Congrats on the extra eggs.

[Missy]

is this for say...scrambled eggs later, or just for baking use?

[wendy]

Thanks for the info!

[patches]

I read an old book, I've got the instructions somewhere here, that you can use Isinglass and it will keep eggs for up to two years! Might be nice if that avian flu pandemic hits here.

I'll see if I can find it.

[dcompton]

Yes, they can be used for scrambling. At one time we had tons of extra eggs when I was still in the convent, and we did this. I don't remember how they came out, so they must have been ok. I'm sure I'd remember if they weren't!

[Lorri]

Thanks I learned something helpful here also. I use a lot of eggs so nice to know you can freeze them.