Question About Eggs

We lost power the other night for about 6 hours at least - so no refrigerator. Are the eggs still good? Can I use them for anything, like at least baking?

I had a dozen in there.

TIA!

Re: Question About Eggs

As long as you didn't go into the fridge a lot when theh power was off, the temp of the food shouldn't have dropped significantly. I think they'll be fine.

Re: Question About Eggs

How can I tell if an egg is bad without breaking it?

Most everything has changed in the world of cooking in the past 250 years, but not the method for determining if you've got a bad egg.

There is a small air pocket in the large end of the egg. When the egg is fresh, the pocket is only about 1/8th of an inch deep and as large around as a dime. As the egg ages, however, it loses both moisture and carbon dioxide — shrinking — so that the size of the air space increases. And the size of the air space determines the buoyancy of the egg.

So if you submerge a very fresh egg in water, it will lie on the bottom. An egg that is a week or so old will lie on the bottom but bob slightly. An egg that is three weeks or so old will balance on its small end, with the large end reaching for the sky. And a bad egg will float.

Source(s):

http://www.ochef.com/789.htm