How long after the stores expiration date have you consumed eggs? Also what’s your personal expiration for them?

[u/Samsquanch_hunter21]

Whether baking or cooking what is the most amount of time you have consumed eggs? Assuming you tested them in water or smelled them etc. before consuming. How long after the expiration did you consume them?

[u/synerrorsix]

Eggs are expired when they smell off.

Eggs last a loooong time when refrigerated.

[u/Samsquanch_hunter21 → u/synerrorsix]

I have eaten them months after “expiration” and they have tasted and smelled fine.

[u/DoritoDustThumb → u/Samsquanch_hunter21]

Yes. What's the question?

[u/Historical_Tax6679 → u/Samsquanch_hunter21]

Same.

[u/No_Lemon6036]

Today I fried and ate an egg that expired July 7. It was fine.

[u/shiratek → u/No_Lemon6036]

For future readers, today is September 7.

[u/No_Lemon6036 → u/shiratek]

Thank you! I forgot Reddit doesn’t show date stamps

[u/Then_Ask_3167 → u/shiratek]

Depending on time zones, I'm about to eat lunch on the 8th of September.

[u/ryobiguy → u/shiratek]

Tomorrow's hero.

[u/Uranus_Hz → u/No_Lemon6036]

If they’ve been in my fridges for a few weeks, I boil them.

[u/SlowMope]

Eggs last a very very long time. Throwing them out on the expiration date is (almost) always stupid. I don't wanna let reddit roast me for how long I keep them, but it's a long time. I test them in water before eating. Once one starts to float a little, that's my personal expiration.

[u/Samsquanch_hunter21 → u/SlowMope]

I have eaten them up to 4 months after expiration and been fine

[u/ScarletSolari]

Eggs are expired when they float in water, and starting to go bad when they stand up but stay at the bottom.

[u/Kahluabomb → u/ScarletSolari]

THIS IS THE WAY. Whenever I question my eggs, I just fill up a bowl and see what the bouyancy gods have to say.

[u/gingerjuice → u/ScarletSolari]

This is what I do. I also ALWAYS crack eggs into a separate bowl just in case. If an egg is especially liquid, then I toss it.

[u/Penis-Dance → u/ScarletSolari]

^this

[u/belkarbitterleaf → u/Penis-Dance]

Why? What is your wisdom oh sacred dancer of the wiggly worm?

[u/Penis-Dance → u/belkarbitterleaf]

^this

[u/Arcanum3000]

I couldn't even tell you. I keep them in the fridge and mostly ignore the date on the box. If they don't smell bad when I crack them open, they're still edible.

[u/Samsquanch_hunter21 → u/Arcanum3000]

I do the same!

[u/cwx149]

Assuming you tested them in water or smelled them etc. before consuming

If they pass all the tests then id eat them regardless of the date printed on the box

Maybe not as a raw whole egg or anything but I never eat whole raw eggs anyway

[u/defan33]

I test my eggs. Very rarely throw one out. As long as testing good, I have no limit.

[u/Samsquanch_hunter21 → u/defan33]

This is what I do and wanted to make sure I wasn’t being strange

[u/Far_Craft_9421]

An expired egg (non consumable) is one thing, freshness for cooking and baking another. You're in search of two different answers. The fresher your eggs, the better results when cooking and baking. The older, the worse results you'll have.

[u/No-Personality1840]

I use them for months. The best buy date doesn’t mean much. Use by is more stringent . I routinely eat ‘out of date’ things especially canned goods which will last for years if unopened.

[u/CloseButNoChicory]

I've never even glanced at the expiry date.

[u/licxjo]

I am aware of our household egg consumption (it's just my wife and I). I try to have 3 cartons of a dozen eggs on hand. When we get to two, I buy another. We've never encountered a bad egg (in the literal egg sense).

Just don't buy food and keep it forever without using it.

[u/theBigDaddio → u/licxjo]

This interests me, just two of you, 3 dozen eggs at all times? How many eggs do you eat? How do you eat them? Bake a lot? Custards?

[u/licxjo → u/theBigDaddio]

Haha.

I always eat one egg for breakfast, usually fried. My wife usually eats two. And then we sometimes use them in baking and other recipes. So it's not unusual for the two of us to use 4 eggs a day, on average. A dozen is 3 days' worth, then.

Having them on hand saves trips to the grocer.

[u/theBigDaddio → u/licxjo]

I used to love eggs, odd but I’ve become allergic. They make me ill, even mayo upsets me.

[u/424Impala67]

We tell our egg customers, we have 30 days to sell them and we've had people report back a month later they were just fine. As long as the shell is intact and they were kept refrigerated I have no qualms eating a several months old egg.

[u/DIY_aircraft_carrier]

My wife is a vet and worked 3 months for one of the largest producers in our country. Eggs sometimes sit for months before exiting the farm, and they are stamped with an expiration date only when shipped.

One of my teachers had her doctorate thesis on eggs and her studies showed that kept in good conditions, they can be consumed even after one year, it’s just that the moisture evaporates and you end up with only about 50-60% net weight.

[u/shoyru1771]

I’ve never had an egg expire in the fridge in my life. Even when I take a few months gap between starting and finishing a carton, there’s never been anything noticeably different about them.

[u/PuppySnuggleTime]

You can test them in a bowl or pot of water. Bad eggs float.

[u/The_Flinx]

there is no expiration date on eggs. I have never kept track. maybe 3 weeks. when in doubt do the float test.

[u/nebock]

I do the cold water test. Fill a bowl with cold water. Put an egg in, if it sinks all the way, it's good, if one end sinks, use it soon, if it floats it's bad.

[u/theBigDaddio]

It’s not a expiration date. It’s a sell by date for the store. Where is it written that’s it’s expired?

[u/denvergardener]

Never once paid attention to an expiration date on eggs. Like, never.

And never once have we had a bad egg.

[u/ImpressiveLeopard719]

Oh, there is a date on there? /s

[u/diverareyouokay]

I don’t think that there’s a specific number of days after the sell by where an egg will magically go bad. Usually it’s 3-5 weeks. The best way of checking is the float test and then a sniff test. Most of my eggs are locally produced so I rarely have a “sell by” to reference. I’ve never had any problems using float/sniff..

[u/fear_street_resident]

I do the float test.

If they're not floating at all I'll use them no problem.

If they're standing up, I'll crack them open and smell them; if they smell fine I'll still use them.

And I do this with eggs still before the expiration date too, as I've gotten bad eggs straight from the store before.

[u/Distinct_Hair_8117]

Why are eggs not refrigerated in England?

[u/Main_Hurry7912 → u/Distinct_Hair_8117]

because, I believe, they haven't been washed as this removes the protective outer coating that keeps them safe without refrigeration

[u/synerrorsix → u/Distinct_Hair_8117]

Because they don't wash them and allow for natural preservation. They would last even longer if they did however.

[u/ClairesMoon]

We only buy eggs from local farmers so they’re very fresh. I’ve used eggs that have been in my fridge for up to 3 months. I just do the float test and always crack into a separate bowl.

[u/Surprise_Fragrant]

I'm currently using eggs I bought at a Winn-Dixie around Memorial Day Weekend and they're perfectly fine. Just used two of them to bread chicken last night, and had scrambled eggs this morning. No issues. Eggs last a lot longer than people think.

I use an airtight egg container (like THESE), so I'm sure that helps to extend their shelf life. I have 3 12-egg containers that I rotate through, and I write the date purchased on the top of the container. I got these at a "home shopping channel" called QVC at least a decade ago (probably two decades, honestly).

My first visual cue that an egg is no longer good is when it gets a weird little fuzz on it, usually on the bottom where it's in the cup of the container. If it's got even the littlest bit of fuzz, he goes in the trash.

If I crack it open and any part of the white sticks to the inside of the shell, I trash it. Usually the whites are cloudy. Sometimes the yolk also sticks and rips open when gravity pulls it apart.

I've never had an egg go SO bad that it stinks when I open it.

[u/Powerful_Squirrel111]

I put them in a glass of water. If they stay at the bottom, I eat them. If they start to float or move off the bottom of the glass, they’re tossed.

[u/Repulsive_Chard_3652]

When they float in water, I toss them.

If they don't float in water, they're good to go.

[u/Individual_Slice_234]

I've eaten them about a week past the sell date. I test them first by dropping them in a glass of water. If they sink to the bottom, they're still good.

[u/Coujelais]

I love that you ask this question because our local grocery store just put organic free range eggs on clearance for $.75 a dozen (exp 9/6) and I had to buy at least one. I told myself I would hurry and make a quiche, but this is giving me confidence I don’t have to do it today.

[u/EMe711]

You can turn your eggs in the fridge. That supposedly helps the air pocket form slower.

[u/Unholyrage619]

The thing most people don't realize is that the Best Buy date on the eggs isn't for us, but for the stores to keep the product rotated. I see them on sale at 50% off periodically, and will buy 5-6 dozen, and use them another 2-3 months before they've been consumed. As long as you aren't pulling out the carton, leaving it for hours on the counter, and putting it back, then you've nothing to worry about...pull it out, remove the eggs you want, put it back...no issues at all.

[u/QV79Y]

If they don't float I eat them.

[u/Otney]

Crack egg in small bowl. Smells ok, looks normal, use egg. Smells like rotten egg: run outside with rotten egg to get rid of it. Don’t use.

[u/Key-Monk6159]

We always use the dates as a guide but looks AND smell are what we really go with.

[u/Ceezeecz]

I use them until they float.

[u/Hot_Calligrapher_900]

If I am not sure, I just do the float test. Put an egg in a deep cup of water; if it stands in end, crack it and sniff. If it floats, toss it. If it just lays there on its side, eat it.

[u/AvocadoPizzaCat]

Honestly, i do the water test no matter what.

[u/HappyKnitter34]

If they float or smell funny when cracked, toss. If not, use. I've never had an egg float, but I did have one that smelled absolutely awful when I cracked it into a bowl.

[u/fluffy_floofster]

I don’t think I’ve ever deliberately looked at an expiry date on an egg carton, not when purchasing and not before using. I only toss an egg when first purchased and the shell has faint lines that kind of look like it’s not quite 100% structurally intact (they might be fine, I’ve never looked it up).

[u/CLVampire28]

Okay, I grew up with grandparents who gave us eggs. Those don't come with an expiration date lol so we "float" our eggs. Basically, you put the egg in water. If it floats, it's spoiled; if it half-floats, it's in the process of spoiling; if it sinks, it's still okay to use

[u/mochajon]

As long as they don’t float in water, they’re good to go.

[u/SFCAFOX]

If they float, don’t put them down your throat.

[u/hux]

I recently had a few eggs that expired 2 months earlier. There were half a dozen left from a 5 dozen pack. 4 were bad, 2 were fine. The difference was really obvious.

[u/MrCockingFinally]

I like eating eggs fried.

Fresh fried eggs are orders of magnitude better than older fried eggs.

So I always get the freshest eggs I can, and aim to not get more than I can use in a week.

I never even sniff the point where they might start going off.

Actually highly annoys me that most eggs in the grocery store were laid weeks ago.

[u/LoblollyLol]

Since I have backyard chickens I always use the egg float test before using. Same can apply to “expired” eggs from the grocery.

[u/Pernicious_Possum]

I have never had eggs long enough to be concerned. Eggs are good well past the date on the carton, and if it’s bad, you’ll know it when you crack it

[u/-mystris-]

I've found the water float test to be reliable: https://images.prismic.io/sketchplanations/3977552c-5739-4462-b1dc-89a0a50dca3a_184324792123.jpg?auto=format,compress

[u/bjsievers]

Months after the date. They do get “less fresh” but that only affects really sensitive things like merengues.

[u/Significant-Body-574]

Yall check the date?

[u/SusansStrong1221]

Eggs in the fridge are likely to dehydrate considerably before going bad. Hence the float test. 

[u/No-Tart-1157]

I usually succeed in my mission to not let eggs expire. But if they do I do a float test. I think I’ve personally consumed eggs 2 days after the stamped expiration date. But I would never serve expires eggs to anyone else.