Best before dates... Eggs

Eggs should be kept refrigerated, but can be eaten weeks past their stamped 'best before' date.  Perform the float test - gently drop the egg into a bowl of cold water.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAUThul1Czo

• If it sinks to the bottom and lies on its side, it is fresh as a daisy!
• If it stays at the bottom, but floats upright at an angle, it is older but still perfectly good to consume.
• If it floats, it is stale and should not be used.