Life Lessons: 2 - Good egg or bad

Today's Lesson: Eggs

These are in no particular order by the way. Scenario, you buy a new pack of eggs from a generic supermarket brand. When you get home there are a few left over from the last pack so you put them together. 

When you come to use them you now have no idea which are in date .... which are about to go out of date .... & which are past their best. 

The answer is simple, place the eggs in cold / room temperature water & watch out for the following:

• Fresh eggs will sink to the bottom of the bowl and probably lie on their sides.

• Slightly older eggs (about one week) will lie on the bottom with the largest tip facing down & smallest tip up towards the surface (or just in between that & flat on its side).

• If the egg balances on its smallest tip, with the large tip reaching for the top, it's probably close to three weeks old.

• Eggs that float at the surface are off and should not be consumed

Tips

Eggs don't need to be stored in the fridge to make them last longer, instead storing them on the kitchen surface is just as hygienic. So liberate the fridge space & keep them in the kitchen. 

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'Life Lessons' (No. 1)