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In fact, refrigerated eggs in their shell should last between three and five weeks.
If you hard-boil an egg, this should last about a week.
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“Fresh eggs will sink to the bottom, while older eggs will float,” Zappas explains.
“This is due to the increasing size of the air cell inside the egg as it ages.”
TheUSDAsays that while an egg that floats is older, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s gone bad.
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“Fresh eggs should not have a smell,” says Zappas.
“If an egg smells off or like sulfur, it’s best to discard it.”
“Crack the egg onto a flat surface,” says Zappas.
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“A bad egg would smell odd, and the texture would be slimy or chalky.”
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A “sell by” date (also written as EXP.)
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You’ll also want to avoid keeping them outside of the refrigerator for longer than two hours.
