Expired Food: Eggs
3-4 weeks past expiration date
The dates printed on egg cartons are not actually expiration dates. The American Egg Board explains that these dates show when the eggs were packed or just an indication for stores to know how long they can sell them.
With proper handling, you can extend the shelf-life of this “expired food.” Raw eggs will keep at it’s best quality for about three weeks after their sell by/use by/best by date printed on the carton, as long as you have kept them refrigerated the whole time and aren’t cracked.
An excellent way to check whether an egg has expired put the egg in a glass of water. If it stays on the bottom, the egg is fresh. If it floats, trash it!
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This was a great article. Learned a lot about keeping food. Mostly common sense but, still good to know for sure.
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