Key Takeaways
• As long as they were cooled at 40 ° F or below, expired eggs can safely eat over the “best” date of the box after the “best”.
• In general, you can hold eggs for three to five weeks from the day you put you in the fridge.
• Dispose of all the cracked eggs and have an off-in.
In our house we either go through a dozen eggs in a very short time or the box sits in the fridge for weeks. Our desire for eggs is never consistent. So sometimes we look at the expired eggs and ask ourselves whether you can still surely pursue your expiry date.
According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), eggs often hit the shelves. Just a few days After they have been placed. Although you may have a process or a best von-by date, you can usually be used via this-but with some exceptions. I found the following.
What the data and codes on the egg carton mean
Eggs usually have a use or a sales date as well as some numbers stamped on the box.
Packing date: This is a three-digit code-von 001 to 365 on the box that shows when the eggs were packed. January 1st is 001 and December 31, 365.
Sales date: With egg eggs, this date cannot exist longer than 30 days after packing the eggs. This is the same as “Exp” or an expiry date.
Best before[date: Sometimes also written as a “use of” can be expected that the quality reduces. It must be on USDA eggs within 45 days of the packing date.
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Are expired eggs to eat safely?
“Sell-by, use and other code data are used as a reference to food quality and not as food safety,” says Jacob Tuell, assistant professor for animal science/food science at Northwest Missouri State University and member of the Muscle Foods department at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). “As long as the eggs were properly treated during the entire storage, they should still consume as safe.”
Eggs should be cooled as soon as they bring them out of the shop, and they should be kept in the original box in the coldest part of the refrigerator. The USDA recommends Save them at 40 ° F or below. If they are cooled like this, eggs can usually take three to five weeks from the date where they place them in the fridge.
If you bring you out of the shop or prepare you for cooking, don’t let it sit out of the fridge for more than two hours. A cold egg that is left outside the refrigerator can sweat, which makes it easier for bacteria to grow.
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How to determine whether an egg is lazy
There is an air pocket at the greater end of an egg that increases with increasing egg. Air penetrates the shell and moisture evaporates. For this reason, people sometimes make a float test to see if an egg is fresh. A fresh egg sinks into water while an older egg can swim because of the air inside.
“As soon as it is cracked, the egg yolk of an older egg can look flat and that knows how to spread more,” says Tuell. “The white fresh eggs typically also have a cloudy look, while this can shift over time at a translucent time.”
Even if an egg swim or the color of the egg yolk and the white may point out that it is no longer fresh, it can still be safe to eat. Then you have to carry out a smell test and search for problems with the shell.
“So that an egg is considered spoiled, it develops an off-andter,” says Tuell. “Another consideration would be if there are cracks that offer a simple entry point for bacteria that can cause perishable or food -transmitted disease.”
The judgment
As long as the eggs have been properly stored at 40 ° F or below, you can eat safely after the expiration date marked on the box – usually three to five weeks after the day on which you place you in the fridge. Of course, if in doubt, do not eat the eggs and do not compost instead.
