How do I know if an egg is still fresh?

You really feel like a stiff or fried egg, but do not know if the eggs are still good? No problem: there is a simple trick to find out if the egg is still good, and therefore consumable.

The water glass test

Put the egg in a bowl or a glass that you have filled with water before. If the egg floats above, you should dispose of it, since a gas has formed inside the egg. If the raw egg falls to the ground, you can usually consume it without hesitation. If the egg is slightly oblique in the water, you have to heat it in any case well. In general, heating, ie frying or cooking the ice, kills any germs. You should not eat the egg raw if you are not 100% sure it is still fresh - even if the test was successful.

Eating lazy eggs: the consequences

Have you eaten a not so very fresh egg, you need in most cases, no worries about bad food poisoning. What can happen: stomachache and vomiting. Eggs that are so bad that they pose serious health problems smell smelly and fried so disgusting that you will automatically stop eating.

Store eggs properly so they do not get bad

If you want the chicken eggs to stay fresh for as long as possible, you should store them properly. Although eggs are in the supermarket in the fridge, at home, however, the refrigerator is recommended as the optimal storage place. Due to the natural protective layer of eggs, the so-called cuticle, they are stable for 18 days after laying, even uncooled. By the way, the reason why the supermarkets save the cooling of the eggs. If the period has expired, the eggs must be in the refrigerator at the very latest, where they can easily be kept for another two weeks. Tip: Please note the best before date. On the egg cartons there is both a Expiry Date for uncooled, as well as for cooled eggs.