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How many times have you cracked an egg into a bowl of other ingredients, only to question whether the egg has gone bad or not? Unfortunately, eggs are not the easiest ingredient to determine the freshness of as the protective opaque shell hides the condition of the white and yolk.
But there are a few easy ways to tell if an egg is fresh and there are plenty of things you can do to prevent your eggs from going bad in the first place.
In this article, let’s go over some tips that will help you know if an egg is still good to eat or if it’s expired.
In France, there are nearly 10 million tonnes of food that end up in the trash every year.
People often prefer to throw away food when the expiration date has passed.
Although in France, the number of eggs that end up being wasted remains unknown, the British media The Guardian, which cites the work of the anti-waste community Too good to go, reports that in the United Kingdom, there are 720 millions of eggs that end up in the trash every year.
The main reason for this waste is the fact that 77% of Brits struggle to know if an egg is fresh after it has passed its use-by date.
Do you want to prepare a brunch but you don’t know how long your eggs have been in the fridge? Do not panic. There are ways to know if they are consumable or not:
1. Check expiration dates
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