Eggs use-by date
Leicester_Hunk
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Anyone used eggs after the use by date and if so how long after? Would you recommend it?
We have a box of 10 in the fridge use by 31 March and I was going to make an omelette or two out of them but don't want to get the runs
We have a box of 10 in the fridge use by 31 March and I was going to make an omelette or two out of them but don't want to get the runs
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I'd risk it. You'll be breaking them anyway, so if they're off you'll know long before they get near your omelette pan never mind your mouth.
You only have to see a bag of spuds, onions or carrots to see the stupidity of these dates. Spuds will keep for months, onions can be stored all through the winter and the same with carrots, etc.
Meat and fish is another matter altogether and I don't go over the safe date with such perishables, but eggs, potatoes, salad stuff etc., use your common sense, you can tell if it's gone off and if it hasn't, eat it.
I have kept mine in the fridge now for 40 years as did my mum before me and we never came to any harm at all
I've never and nor did my mum. They cook better at room temperature.
I think after 40 years they'll definitely be off!
this. they aren`t in the fridge when you buy them.
if they float they`re off.
Nothing to stop people from leaving them out of the fridge for some time before using them.
If you buy fresh eggs then you can pretty much guarantee that they will last at least the week. The bowl of water advice is if you have had them for a while and are unsure!
Can you tell me why they should not be in the fridge ? What reason is there ? I keep bread in the fridge and dont buy it from a fridge .Also fruit and veg and mayo etc
Ideally they should be room temperature so its a quality issue more than anything. Nothing wrong with keeping them in the fridge really!
Ah okay thanks .So the poster really meant best not in fridge rather than should not be kept in the fridge .
It's not like the chickens hang out in 5 degree temperatures where they lay them either.
Same goes for tomatoes, people keep em in the fridge but ideally they should be room temp, and strawberries!
I've been told that aswel, but then I wouldnt be able to use the special egg holder that was in my fridge when I bought it.:p
I've used eggs 10 days past the use by date without even realising till I have already eaten them. As a few posters have said, once you crack them, you will know if they are off or not straight away.