[Sca-cooks] How long do eggs keep?

[Philippa Alderton]

--- Seton1355 at aol.com wrote:
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> 2 weeks ago I bought a dozen eggs. They have been in
> refridgeration all this
> time, but I still have 6 left.  How long do eggs
> keep under refridgeration?

Generally, you have at least a month. Unless the
shells are cracked, or they're infected with something
nasty to begin with, eggs are pretty well self-sealed
packages.

What happens to them as the age is that essentially,
they dry out- in other words, the water in them
becomes replaced by gases- that's why an older egg is
easier to peel when hard-boiled, but may have a large
indentation.

As a rule of thumb, you can check them two ways.
First, put them in cold water- if they float, chances
are you might want to replace them. Secondly, if you
spin them, a healthy egg won't spin very well- the
liquid inside slops and shifts the center of gravity.
If it's been hard-boiled, it will spin wonderfully- a
useful fact to know if you have accidently gotten your
raw and hard-boiled eggs confused (kids "helping" in
the kitchen are good for this ;-).

Phlip

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