Should I toss my eggs?

[krodgers]

I have had eggs sitting on the counter as I have collected them. I got slack on keeping up with how old they were and they all got mixed together. How long is too long to trust eggs on the counter?
I would say it's been a couple to a few weeks.

 

[rebrascora]

I've eaten eggs that have sat on the counter for 2 months and still been fine. If you are concerned, crack them open first. If they look ok and smell ok, they are ok. If you are still concerned, cook them thoroughly instead of having the yolk runny. There is a float test you can do.... the freshest eggs will lie on the bottom of a bowl of water, as they get older the round end will start to lift off the bottom and then eventually it will float. Floating indicates that the egg is old and the air sac has expanded. The egg may still be edible even if it floats but there is a chance if it bobs to the surface that it is bad, so handle with care. My bet is that your eggs will stay at the bottom of the bowl completely submerged and be fine to eat.

 

[sylviethecochin]

x2

 

[krodgers]

I've eaten eggs that have sat on the counter for 2 months and still been fine. If you are concerned, crack them open first. If they look ok and smell ok, they are ok. If you are still concerned, cook them thoroughly instead of having the yolk runny. There is a float test you can do.... the freshest eggs will lie on the bottom of a bowl of water, as they get older the round end will start to lift off the bottom and then eventually it will float. Floating indicates that the egg is old and the air sac has expanded. The egg may still be edible but there is a chance if it bobs to the surface that it is bad, so handle with care. My bet is that your eggs will stay at the bottom of the bowl completely submerged and be fine to eat.

I didn't even think about doing a float test... just having a blonde moment I guess!

 

[WildCHILD400]

As long as their not washed before they are sitting on the counter they're ok.

 

[rebrascora]

Even if they are washed, provided that they are kept dry, they will not pick up bacteria as they need a means of transmission to enter the egg.

 

[chickens really]

Yikes...I refrigerate all eggs and have a mini fridge just for my eggs ..Ick..I would toss them ..

 

[Ridgerunner]

I regularly keep eggs on the counter a month before I eat them. The only ones I refrigerate are the ones I wash. I think it is always a good idea to crack them into a separate bowl before you use them, even if they were laid that day. Our eggs can have meat spots or blood spots you won't see in commercial eggs. At that age if you boil them they should be easy to peel.

 

[kitkat5505]

Mine are kept on the counter and are often a few weeks old when eaten (I eat the oldest first).