My organic eggs have a date of June 24 on them; today is June 28. Can I still cook them? (I am not used to purchasing organic eggs.)
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2What kind of 'date', what country & are they refrigerated? Best before, use by, sell by... there are many types.– unlistedJun 28, 2019 at 19:01
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1Your question should be 'should I eat eggs past the date on the container'? Because the question you asked calls for an answer like 'I prefer mine in an omelette, with chives'– user57361Jun 28, 2019 at 19:40
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Possible duplicate of How long can I keep eggs in the refrigerator?– CindyJun 29, 2019 at 7:16
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2Older eggs will appear watery when you break them. The flavor (as far as I can tell) is not affected. I've used egss past their date without a problem. I've also cracked plenty of 'watery' eggs which were not (supposedly) past their date. Neither made me ill.– elbrantJul 1, 2019 at 23:08
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Check again, the date should be 'sell by' rather than 'eat by'. If you're in the US, you should have at least a couple weeks to eat them after the sell by date.
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3I'm puzzled by the "it must be the US if it's organic" claim. There's no monopoly on the term.– unlistedJun 29, 2019 at 6:59
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1Well, Tetsujin it's not 'organic' in Europe.– user57361Jul 1, 2019 at 16:47
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1@JamesMcLeod the no-ranting policy extends to all kinds of posts on the site, including comments. I edited the comments here to keep only relevant information.– rumtscho ♦Jul 3, 2019 at 9:08
use a glass of water, if they float to the top not good, if the sink they are fresh, if they kinda float but not to the top they are ok
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yes... but what do the dates mean? That was the question. Check How to Answer if you'd like to learn more.– LucianoJul 4, 2019 at 8:23