Over the past couple of weeks our local supermarket has been selling eggs very cheaply. (large eggs for half the price of medium eggs). So we've been eating a lot of eggs, not a problem, but I still have a few dozen left and need the counter space. I am well aware of the drop them in water and see if they float technique – here and here. But I have been finding that a few have slipped through the net. My question is: Are there any other fool proof methods to telling if an egg has gone off or not?
Please note that the first link is a site that I own, it's just that I wrote an egg page a long time ago.
Best Answer
Besides the water bowl test I found these other tests from this site:
The cracked egg and plate test
Crack the egg in a flat plate or flat surface and check for the below signs:
This characteristics can be noted if you don't rely on the smell.
The sound test
You can do the sound test first and try to guess if it's good or bad, then use the water and bowl test and then crack it on a plate.
This way you will train your ear to identify a bad egg by sound after checking the result of the other two tests.