I'm sure you have come across an egg that has gone bad. The last thing you want is to break it unknowingly while preparing your favorite recipe. Fortunately there is an easy, fool-proof, fast way to check if your eggs or mazai are still fresh. Also read about foods that help when you are down with flu.
1. Fill a bowel with water
2. Drop the eggs you want to check
3. Here is the exciting bit:
If eggs sink to the bottom and lie on their side they are super-fresh, smile.
If the eggs sink to the bottom and stand on one end, they are still OK but no longer that fresh. You need to eat them soon.
Lastly, if the eggs float, they have gone bad. Get rid of them and don't even try to crack them open.
You may wonder what you can do to keep eggs fresh for longer. Well, follow this advice and your eggs stay fresh for a prolonged period of time.
Simply follow these steps:
2. Drop the eggs you want to check
3. Here is the exciting bit:
If eggs sink to the bottom and lie on their side they are super-fresh, smile.
If the eggs sink to the bottom and stand on one end, they are still OK but no longer that fresh. You need to eat them soon.
Lastly, if the eggs float, they have gone bad. Get rid of them and don't even try to crack them open.
You may wonder what you can do to keep eggs fresh for longer. Well, follow this advice and your eggs stay fresh for a prolonged period of time.
Tips to keep eggs fresh for longer:
- Do not remove the eggs from original packaging because it was designed to protect them.
- If you put them in the fridge, make sure it's the coldest part not at the door. Temperature fluctuations due to constant opening/closing the door affect the eggs. Avoid those built-in egg holders.
- Don't wash them before storing the eggs. This removes a protective anti-bacterial layer and they go bad fast
- Store them with the large end facing upwards, so that the yolk remains at the center.