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September 28, 2009 04:49 PM
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Put the egg in a pan with cold water. If it lie down at the bottom it is good. If it floats, it is rotten. If it is standing on its small edn and the big end facing up it is 3 weeks old.
There is a slight air pocket at the large end of the egg. As the egg gets older, the air pocket gets smaller. That is why the egg floats when it gets older.
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There is a slight air pocket at the large end of the egg. As the egg gets older, the air pocket gets smaller. That is why the egg floats when it gets older.
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Floating Test
1. Place the egg into a bowl of cold water.
- The water level should be deeper than the egg's length.
2. Observe what the egg does.
- Fresh eggs will sink to the bottom of the bowl and lie on their sides.
- Slightly older eggs (about one week) will lie on the bottom but bob slightly.
- If the egg balances on its smallest end, with the large end reaching for the sky, it's probably around three weeks old.
- Eggs that float at the surface are bad and should not be consumed.
(The floating test works because the air pocket inside the egg gets bigger with time as the egg contents lose both moisture and carbon dioxide. As the air pocket gets bigger, the egg is more likely to float.)
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1. Place the egg into a bowl of cold water.
- The water level should be deeper than the egg's length.
2. Observe what the egg does.
- Fresh eggs will sink to the bottom of the bowl and lie on their sides.
- Slightly older eggs (about one week) will lie on the bottom but bob slightly.
- If the egg balances on its smallest end, with the large end reaching for the sky, it's probably around three weeks old.
- Eggs that float at the surface are bad and should not be consumed.
(The floating test works because the air pocket inside the egg gets bigger with time as the egg contents lose both moisture and carbon dioxide. As the air pocket gets bigger, the egg is more likely to float.)
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Place the egg into a bowl of cold water.
The water level should be deeper than the egg's length.
Now observe the below.
* Fresh eggs will sink to the bottom of the bowl and lie on their sides.
* Slightly older eggs (about one week) will lie on the bottom but bob slightly.
* If the egg balances on its smallest end, with the large end reaching for the sky, it's probably around three weeks old.
* Eggs that float at the surface are bad and should not be consumed.
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The water level should be deeper than the egg's length.
Now observe the below.
* Fresh eggs will sink to the bottom of the bowl and lie on their sides.
* Slightly older eggs (about one week) will lie on the bottom but bob slightly.
* If the egg balances on its smallest end, with the large end reaching for the sky, it's probably around three weeks old.
* Eggs that float at the surface are bad and should not be consumed.
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