Last Updated on April 13, 2017 by Marie Bautista
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A very
fresh egg will feel heavy. It will
immediately sink to the bottom and will lie flat on its side. The
reason is that at the large end of the egg is a small air pocket which is as
large as a dime and around 1/8th of an inch deep.
fresh egg will feel heavy. It will
immediately sink to the bottom and will lie flat on its side. The
reason is that at the large end of the egg is a small air pocket which is as
large as a dime and around 1/8th of an inch deep.
As the
egg ages, the size of this air pocket increases as it loses both moisture and
carbon dioxide. It will begin to float and stand upright with the smaller end
lying flat on the bottom of the bowl and the broader end pointing towards the
water’s surface.
egg ages, the size of this air pocket increases as it loses both moisture and
carbon dioxide. It will begin to float and stand upright with the smaller end
lying flat on the bottom of the bowl and the broader end pointing towards the
water’s surface.
If the
egg fully floats in the water and does not touch the bottom of the bowl at all,
the egg has definitely gone bad.
egg fully floats in the water and does not touch the bottom of the bowl at all,
the egg has definitely gone bad.
Wow! Very helpful information to sis! I always wondered how to determine the freshness of things I bought in the market, meat and fish are quite easy to identify. But eggs? It was quite difficult. Now I know! =)
Oh my (egg)! I love eggs and I get my protein from it. This in informative and I'll do the test before I cook it to know if it's fresh or not.
Thanks for sharing this very helpful tips.. I wouldn't know if its fresh or bad until I cracked it, Thank, Marie
Cool tip. I didn't know how to check a fresh egg, only until now.
I didn't know of this one. I will try to ask our egg production department what are their ways to determine that the age of the eggs.
i like this, a big help for me that uses eggs almost everyday for breakfast
thanks
amazing facts! now i know how to determine fresh eggs.. hehe
love this post! very informative! we never run out of eggs in our kitchen and i have always wondered about its freshness because of course i want to be assured that i'm feeding my family safe and fresh food. 🙂 thanks for this! 🙂