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Matt
apparently what you do is put them in water. if they sink they're really
fresh. if they float a little then they're getting old and if it bobs on the
surface it needs throwing. it's because of the porous shell letting in air
as time passes.

in the long run they're not expensive fresh ones are better for all types of
cooking and it isn't worth the risk. just go and replace them after a couple
of weeks at most.





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"Matt" <ms.pringle@tesco.net> wrote in message
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> apparently what you do is put them in water. if they sink they're really
> fresh. if they float a little then they're getting old and if it bobs on

the
> surface it needs throwing. it's because of the porous shell letting in air
> as time passes.
>
> in the long run they're not expensive fresh ones are better for all types

of
> cooking and it isn't worth the risk. just go and replace them after a

couple
> of weeks at most.


Actually, older eggs are better for hard boiling and old egg whites whip
better than very fresh ones. The price of eggs has doubled in the last
year. The only less expensive eggs that I can find are sold in large (7.5
dozen) boxes at places like Costco and Gordon Food Service. Old and spoiled
are not the same thing.




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