How to know if eggs are bad?

Answer by  marcia (228)

Check the expiration date on the carton. Eggs are usually good for three to five days after the date on the carton. You can also put an egg in a cup of water. if it floats, it is less fresh. if you crack it and it's cloudy, its old.

Answer by  joantheresa (1421)

To test if an egg is bad, put the egg into a bowl or pan with cold water. If the egg floats, it is definitely bad.

Answer by  klypos (271)

Bad eggs contain a smelly gas. Put them in a bowl of water, they float, big end up, fresh eggs sink. Or crack your egg into a cup and sniff!

Answer by  unimaginativeone (116)

Simply take a bowl or pan of cold water and carefully place the egg into the water. If the egg floats back to the surface, it's bad.