The egg cartons have 2 dates printed on them, 1 labelled A and the other B. I was wondering what those dates mean ? If it's 1 I can surmise it's a sell-by date but 2 of them ?
Is 1 a packaged date and the other a sell-by date ?
Hello sorry if this seems like a silly question but I just noticed something that slipped by me the past few times.
Usually the first date is the date it was laid, the second date is the date the egg should be used but I've found that eggs can be used way past their "use by" date.
That makes sense thanks
I think the first one is the date they were laid and the second is either the use by or sell by date or it could be sell by and use by.
The ones I bought today had three dates - laid on, sell by and use by.
If there are two dates then it will be a combination of two out of those three possibilities.
That wouldn't be so bad just that the ones on mine didn't state anything just "A" and "B" so took me awhile to figure out what they meant
nah, don't worry about dates. If in doubt do the water test:
1. Fill a bowl with cold water, and place your first egg inside. If the egg sinks to the bottom, it's fresh. If the egg sinks to the bottom, but stands on its point, it's still good, but needs to be used soon. If the egg floats to the top, it needs to be discarded.
And if really bad- your nose will soon tell you when you crack them lol.
and here i am expecting culinary advice for consecutive dates...
Mine (bio) even have 3 dates (the third one is the date the eggs were layed)
normally there are two:
1. may be sold until (as it says "verkaufen bis")
2. consumed best until (as it says "mindestens haltbar bis")
Here you go Phil:
Don't serve your absolute hammer meal on the first date.
Date one (small type) - date eggs laid.
Date B - last date that the store can sell the eggs (that is why sometimes you see eggs marked down).
Date D - the last date you should use the eggs (same as best before date).
They prefer their eggs to be unfertilised.
Dont forget, you can get some idea of the freshness of an egg by putting it in a bowl of water.
If it stays horizontal, it is fresh.
It it sits completely upright, less so.
If it floats to the top... stale. Don't eat it.
If an alien organism bursts out of it... run like hell!
Mine also have the name of the chicken printed on the egg.
Ours, from Coop, have a code (on the box) which you can look up online and find out where they come from.
Ok smart Alecs among you, I meant the farm, not the chicken.
Same here, but mine also show the star sign of the chicken and its blood group.
By the way, of course the interpretation of the "Best before" date totally depends on what you are going to use the egg for. That date may be true for your poached egg, but my paternal Grandma used to say, "August eggs make the best X-mas cookies." And boy were those cookies good, made with eggs that were up to four months old, kept in the cellar the whole time.