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By: Pauline Wyderka
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Depending on their condition, cooked or raw, and where they are stored, eggs have different shelf lives.
You can find out what you need to pay attention to and how to store eggs correctly here:
If you like to eat a lot of eggs or use them for baking and cooking, you might stock up on them more often.
However, after a few weeks at the latest, the question inevitably arises: Is this still good?
Can you still eat the egg or should you leave it alone?
LUDWIGSHAFEN24 reveals how long eggs last and what you need to pay attention to when storing them.
How long do eggs last?
In Germany, according to consumer advice centers, it is stipulated that an egg has a shelf life of at least 28 days from the time it is laid.
When the egg was bought also depends on the shelf life in the domestic supply.
However, you can usually read the best-before date (BBD) on the packaging of the eggs, where this must be stated.
And then you can do a lot more with the egg carton, as HEIDELBERG24 knows.
Sometimes the best before date is also written on the egg itself. Of course, if the date has passed, that doesn't mean that the egg is bad.
The food has a fairly long shelf life.
Chicken eggs can still be edible after up to six weeks.
However, there are a few things you should keep in mind.
After all, research is still unclear about exactly how healthy eggs are - but rotten eggs are not good for anyone.
When are eggs bad?
After several weeks of storage, an egg can become rotten.
A clear sign that an egg is bad is a foul smell when cracked.
But you don't want to let it get that far, especially when you're already hungry.
However, there are a few quick tests that can be used to tell in seconds whether an egg is already bad or not. HEIDELBERG24 reveals how to do it.
With the shake test you can not only find out the contents of an egg, but also what is in the real chicken egg.
If you don't hear anything when you shake it, the egg is probably still fresh.
If you hear a gurgling sound, the egg is already older.
When boiled eggs become rotten, they also become fibrous and start to smell.
Should you put eggs in the fridge?
You hear again and again that eggs don't belong in the fridge.
That's not quite true.
If you buy the eggs unrefrigerated from the supermarket or from the farmer and then store them at room temperature, then they will last.
But not as long as in the fridge.
And if eggs have been cooled at some point after being laid, they should definitely continue to be stored in the refrigerator - unlike other foods that don't belong in the refrigerator.
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Eggs should be in the refrigerator no later than day 18 after laying.
Until then, the shell has natural protection against pathogens.
According to consumer advice centers, the refrigerator door, which often has an extra egg compartment, is not the best place for eggs.
Here the temperatures fluctuate too much when opened regularly.
However, eggs need consistently cool temperatures for optimal shelf life.
Boil or freeze – how do eggs last longer?
Raw eggs can even be cracked and then frozen, either with the whites and yolks mixed or separated.
Eggs only reach their maximum shelf life of 6 weeks in the refrigerator.
When cooked hard, they can be kept there for up to 14 days.
If you cook them properly and they don't burst!
Eggs whose shells have been damaged should be used the same day and reheated well.
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