ProudGrandma Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 My daughter made cookies this afternoon. When she was all done, I went to make boiled eggs for a different recipe, and plopped the remaining eggs from the dozen she was using into water to boil and one floated...and a couple sat on their end. So, my question is....are my daughter's cookies fit to eat? The eggs she used didn't smell rotten...so they probably weren't, right? thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Like milk, eggs let you know when they have gone bad. I assume she baked the cookies--I'm so certain they are fine I'm requesting you eat some for me. ;) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I'd eat the cookies, and I'd feed them to neighbor kids (barring any known autoimmune issues, just to be very, very safe with someone else's kid). But my husband has an autoimmune disease, and I wouldn't suggest he not eat them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 They're fine. The floating just indicates the egg is old and has lost its liquid, not that it's gone bad. You'll see this if you boil and peel them -- the air space will be larger. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 Really? that is all that means? I never knew that before. thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Yep. It would smell bad if it was bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatechip Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 They're fine. The floating just indicates the egg is old and has lost its liquid, not that it's gone bad. You'll see this if you boil and peel them -- the air space will be larger. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 (edited) Eggs float because, over time, air is absorbed through the shell, which is porous to air. At least that is what I have read: http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-test-eggs-for-freshness-how-to-find-out-tips-from-the-kitchn-46368 Edited May 28, 2016 by Alessandra 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momof4babes Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Eggs float because, over time, air is absorbed through the shell, which is porous to air. At least that is what I have read: http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-test-eggs-for-freshness-how-to-find-out-tips-from-the-kitchn-46368 I may be wrong but I believe that's why it's easer to peel hard boiled eggs made with older eggs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 I may be wrong but I believe that's why it's easer to peel hard boiled eggs made with older eggs. The other reason is that the membrane also thickens as eggs age, resulting in them being easier to separate from the shell. If I am trying to make hard-boiled eggs, I want them to age in the fridge for at least 2 weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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