How to tell if the eggs are good or bad?

Have you kept the eggs in your refrigerator and forgotten? Not sure if they are still edible? Here’s what you need to do!

Fresh eggs are delicious and nutritious foods, rich in vitamins,proteins, minerals and antioxidants. Our nose and eyes are the best tools for determining freshness with meats, produce and herbs, but we can’t really use our senses to test an egg before we crack it.

If you want to be sure whether the eggs you have in your fridge are fresh enough or not, here are three simple methods that can answer your question within a few seconds.

First Method:

Take a deep glass bowl or cup and fill it with water. Gently place the egg inside and observe what happens.

Fresh egg will sink completely and will be “stuck” on the bottom.

Not so fresh eggs will be at the bottom with one part and the other part will be raised to the surface.

Eggs that float on the water are pretty old and risky for consumption so do not eat them.

Second Method:

Take the egg in your hand and hold it against your ear. Shake it gently and hear the sound coming from inside the egg.

If you hear no sound, the egg should be fresh and good for consumption.

If you hear unusual noise coming from inside the egg, it is probably old.

Third Method:

Take an egg, break down the shell from the edge of the bowl and open it. Pour it into bowl and observe its looks.

If bile is standing firm and raised and the white remains gathered around it, the egg is fresh.

If the yolk is firm but slightly spread and little bit pressed and the white is completely transparent and has not spilled, the egg is older, but still good for consumption.

If the yolk is soft, completely flat or has diffused immediately, and the white is watery and fully diluted, the egg is probably old, so do not eat it.