How long do you keep eggs after the expiration date? I am the type of person that doesn't drink the milk after the sell by date and am trying to get better about it!
If it is a raw uncracked egg they seem to last forever
However here is a test my grandmother taught me
Unboiled egg
Put in a pan or bowl of water (not boiled or anything just out of the tap) - if it sinks it is ok - if it floats it is rotten
hope this helps
I am from Holland where eggs are not kept refrigerated at all. They are incredibly hardy and can be kept for weeks just on top of the counter. We cut the moldy side off the cheese block and still eat the rest. I think we all needs some exposure to germs so your immune system can make defenses. Here is america everything is refrigerated. Maybe it is also because in Holland we buy smaller amounts of everything and therefor use it faster. When I first moved to the US I could not believe one could get almost gallon jars of mayonaise and huge jars of jam. We had never seen food containers that large. So buy what you think you will use, and I use my nose to tell me if stuff is no longer edible.
Put your eggs in a bowl of water. If they float to the top, they are bad. If the sink they are good. They might start pointing up towards the top, and that means they need to be used soon. The reason this works is because the older the eggs get, the fluid begins to be replaced by air (sulfur--rotten egg smell). Air rises while the fluid stays below the water level.
Honestly, I rarely look at the date of the eggs in my fridge! They last a while (although I can tell the difference between old eggs and fresh ones).
I think an expiration date is a guildline - especially for the store (most of them say "sell by", and shouldn't be bought after that). On milk, I look for the farthest out sell by date, and then again make sure the oldest milk is drunk first; I usually only look at the date beyond that if it starts tasting funky. Same for most foods. But I'm pretty laid back and maybe too much. I always hear "when in doubt, throw it out" ... I just hate to waste food that is still edible.
Eggs last a while. I think they are good for at least a week or tow after of the sell by date if not longer. 15 days would probably be max before I would toss them. And milk is usually good for about 5 days after the sell by date.
Im sure you can google something to the effect and get some general answers for all food expiration dates. I know a lot of people do the "when in doubt, throw it out" deal, but honestly a lot of food gets wasted by our doubts because most of the time we have no clue. My dad is like that too, he tosses anything that meets the "sell by" date and also wont eat leftovers on their second day... I always get on him for that since it's such a waste of food..... but some people are just that way I guess.
I don't know what the official date is, but I wouldn't hesitate to use them within a week or 2 after the date. If you crack it and it looks odd (the whites are more watery the older the eggs), use that as your guide.
I googled and found this site - stilltasty.com - the following link is for fresh egges in their shells - http://stilltasty.com/fooditems/index/17144. It says 3-5 weeks after purchase. The expiration date will fall in the 3-5 week period. This site will probably help you in your quest to relax about expiration dates, or at least know which ones to take with a grain of salt :)
you can use eggs up to one week after expiration date.
Well...I've heard that the store-bought eggs are SO pasturized that as long as they don't smell when you crack them, they are fine :P If you're buying "farm-fresh" eggs, you have to be more careful. I usually try to use any eggs I buy within a couple weeks, we eat a lot of eggs though.
Milk never lasts until the sell by date in my house as for eggs I think a week or two after the date.
Eggs last a lot longer without spoiling compared to dairy products. Eggs are safe a couple of weeks past the expiration date, but the quality suffers. Zor example, scrambled eggs would be fine, but baking quality might suffer. You can tell when an egg is not fresh when the white gets flat and runny. Obviously, use common sense not to use eggs that outright smell bad, but you can use them past the expiration/sell by date.
If there's any doubt, you can test if they're good or not...fill a pan of water and put the egg(s) slowly into the water (the water needs to totally cover the egg(s). If the egg(s) float-they're bad so throw them away. If they sink, they're good. The reason is because as eggs age, the inside shrinks therefore making them lighter and more easily floatable. So, older eggs will float! Hope this helps!
