Are eggs still good?

[elmarie]

I took two dozen eggs with me on a 4-day camping trip in 90° weather. They were unwashed so I didn't put them in a cooler. They were in egg crates in a paper bag in the shade the whole time, but it was really hot. We didn't end up eating any of them and I hate to have to throw out that many. Are they still good to eat?

 

[Pork Pie]

Probably. But I'd be more inclined to scramble or boil them and feed them back to chickens

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Probably safe to eat but likely the quality is not good. Egg yolks may be easy to break. Whites thin. (Remember a hen sits on eggs at 100 degrees temp for 21 days without the eggs spoiling...so eggs are meant to withstand some heat).

Unwashed eggs, with the bloom intact, can remain at room temperature safely for up to 7 weeks before degrading.

You should float test them. Fill a bowl or glass with water. Place egg in water. If it floats it is bad.

You can also crack open a few and see if they look and smell okay. A bad egg is very easy to detect...they smell awful (sulphur). If they look poor, greenish in any way, toss the whole bunch or scramble and feed them to your hens.

In 90 degrees weather, some of the eggs might even have gotten close to incubation temperatures (about 100) depending upon the ambient temp in their location, so if they were fertile, you might have had a few embryos starting to develop. If so, you'll see some veining in the eggs, which will look yucky.

After float checking them, I'd definitely use them for only baking and do so quickly as they will likely degrade more quickly having withstood some heat.

LofMc

 

[elmarie]

Thank you! They could have gotten close to 100 degrees. I will float test them and see if I can bake with some then feed the rest to the chickens. That's so many eggs to lose

 

[alexa009]

There is a way to tell if eggs are Ok to use. Put salt in a pot of warm water, if it sinks then use it, if it floats to the top throw it away