Comments on: The Bad Egg http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/ - recipes, restaurants, food travel and everything edible Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:31:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ajhttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-63231 aj Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:29:03 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/#comment-63231 I've often used eggs well beyond (up to 6 months or more) beyond the expiration dates, and always thought that an eggshell was one of mother nature's most foolproof preservatives. I will say that for the last few years I have not left them in the fridge that long, and maybe the way they are grown and processed now makes my old practice not very wise. What the food processors/growers are doing with are food supply is frightening to say the least. From now on I'll probably try to use them up not long after the exp date. I’ve often used eggs well beyond (up to 6 months or more) beyond the expiration dates, and always thought that an eggshell was one of mother nature’s most foolproof preservatives. I will say that for the last few years I have not left them in the fridge that long, and maybe the way they are grown and processed now makes my old practice not very wise. What the food processors/growers are doing with are food supply is frightening to say the least. From now on I’ll probably try to use them up not long after the exp date.

]]> By: caperberryhttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-34638 caperberry Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:15:21 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/#comment-34638 hi here is a egg freshness guide. i hope this helps. http://caperberry.blogspot.com/2009/04/egg-freshness-guide.html hi here is a egg freshness guide. i hope this helps.
http://caperberry.blogspot.com/2009/04/egg-freshness-guide.html

]]> By: Weekend Odds and Ends: The Better Late than Never Edition « Capital Spicehttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-33857 Weekend Odds and Ends: The Better Late than Never Edition « Capital Spice Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:16:02 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/#comment-33857 [...] Pepsi will use less plastic in new Aquafina bottles.    FoodieTots shares her views on hormone-laced dairy.    Tom Sietsema shares his dining snapshots from NYC.    Seedlings are beginning to sprout at local farms!    So how do you cook in outer space, anyway?    Grape Nuts is trying to go manly.     Ever wondered how serious that egg expiration date is? Endless Simmer gets the scoop. [...] [...] Pepsi will use less plastic in new Aquafina bottles.    FoodieTots shares her views on hormone-laced dairy.    Tom Sietsema shares his dining snapshots from NYC.    Seedlings are beginning to sprout at local farms!    So how do you cook in outer space, anyway?    Grape Nuts is trying to go manly.     Ever wondered how serious that egg expiration date is? Endless Simmer gets the scoop. [...]

]]> By: Yvohttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-33849 Yvo Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:10:51 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/#comment-33849 I've kept eggs in the carton for months and not died. But Trader Joe's started stamping the date on the shell and that makes me nervous. Having said that, this past weekend I used eggs that said March 21 on them and I am still alive. While food poisoning is no joke, and eggs are among the items I'd be wary of poisoning me, I definitely have kept eggs for 2-3 months and not thrown them away. The only time I won't use an egg is if the shell cracks, because those cracks - even the fine hairline cracks - are breeding grounds for bacteria. I’ve kept eggs in the carton for months and not died. But Trader Joe’s started stamping the date on the shell and that makes me nervous. Having said that, this past weekend I used eggs that said March 21 on them and I am still alive.
While food poisoning is no joke, and eggs are among the items I’d be wary of poisoning me, I definitely have kept eggs for 2-3 months and not thrown them away. The only time I won’t use an egg is if the shell cracks, because those cracks – even the fine hairline cracks – are breeding grounds for bacteria.

]]> By: BS's Momhttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-33633 BS's Mom Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:17:38 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/#comment-33633 I can tell from experience when an egg is bad but this only applies to totally organic ones (as we had growing up on a farm but of course we didn't t know the word "organic" then): if you crack it and a chicken is inside then it's past its expiration date. Not a pretty sight. I can tell from experience when an egg is bad but this only applies to totally organic ones (as we had growing up on a farm but of course we didn’t t know the word “organic” then): if you crack it and a chicken is inside then it’s past its expiration date. Not a pretty sight.

]]> By: jennhttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-33629 jenn Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:51:28 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/#comment-33629 i've also heard the water floating test... i believe from martha stewart. with the exception of her telling me to microwave a chicken breast for 7 minutes, at which time i opened the door to find a shriveled, black stick, she's never steered me wrong. i’ve also heard the water floating test… i believe from martha stewart. with the exception of her telling me to microwave a chicken breast for 7 minutes, at which time i opened the door to find a shriveled, black stick, she’s never steered me wrong.

]]> By: Dianahttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-33626 Diana Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:51:16 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/#comment-33626 I've read that if you coat your eggs with a thin sheen of butter or lard (I suppose crisco would work too), it extends their useful life by keeping bacteria from entering through the porous shell. I haven't tried this though... Older eggs do look different once cracked, the whites are gooier and they don't fall out of the shell as easily. But they are better than fresh eggs if you intend to hardboil them; they peel easier. But I don't know any tried and true method of telling if they've gone over before cracking them. I’ve read that if you coat your eggs with a thin sheen of butter or lard (I suppose crisco would work too), it extends their useful life by keeping bacteria from entering through the porous shell. I haven’t tried this though…

Older eggs do look different once cracked, the whites are gooier and they don’t fall out of the shell as easily. But they are better than fresh eggs if you intend to hardboil them; they peel easier. But I don’t know any tried and true method of telling if they’ve gone over before cracking them.

]]> By: JoeHoyahttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-33624 JoeHoya Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:12:02 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/#comment-33624 Like anything in the fridge with an expiration date, it's not an exact science. Most places put that 'sell by' or 'use by' date far ahead of when the product can realistically be expected to spoil so they don't have to worry about cutting it too close. Everything I've read suggests that your average egg will keep for at least two weeks beyond the 'sell by' date if you've kept it refrigerated and in the carton the whole time (some even say they'll keep for months)...but the quality degrades just like it would with fruits and veggies. There's a big difference between a farm-fresh egg and one that's a week or two past its prime. The bumps or pimples on the egg shells are calcium deposits...perfectly natural, but not at all related to freshness. In fact, I'm pretty sure an egg that comes out with that rough texture will stay that way. Like anything in the fridge with an expiration date, it’s not an exact science. Most places put that ‘sell by’ or ‘use by’ date far ahead of when the product can realistically be expected to spoil so they don’t have to worry about cutting it too close.

Everything I’ve read suggests that your average egg will keep for at least two weeks beyond the ‘sell by’ date if you’ve kept it refrigerated and in the carton the whole time (some even say they’ll keep for months)…but the quality degrades just like it would with fruits and veggies. There’s a big difference between a farm-fresh egg and one that’s a week or two past its prime.

The bumps or pimples on the egg shells are calcium deposits…perfectly natural, but not at all related to freshness. In fact, I’m pretty sure an egg that comes out with that rough texture will stay that way.

]]> By: Michaelhttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-33623 Michael Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:09:39 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/#comment-33623 My buddy's girlfriend always used to call me the 'bad egg.' Now I know she just meant that I'm smooth and that I float in water. My buddy’s girlfriend always used to call me the ‘bad egg.’ Now I know she just meant that I’m smooth and that I float in water.

]]> By: Dannyhttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-33621 Danny Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:28:26 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2009/03/26/the-bad-egg/#comment-33621 i've heard that when the eggshell becomes smooth they are bad... you notice how those pictured have little bumps, when those go away thrown them away. i’ve heard that when the eggshell becomes smooth they are bad… you notice how those pictured have little bumps, when those go away thrown them away.

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