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| Author | Topic: How to calculate freshness of eggs |
| etwald 09-11-2002 04:23 PM | Hi Wai, When a package of eggs says: Will stay good until October third, what would approximately be the date these eggs saw the light ? I checked the "4-granen scharreleieren" (4-grains free range eggs) in the yellow boxes, sold at the local Albert Heijn supermarket. Last week the "stay-good until-date" was the same as this week.. So I need to find out when they refresh their eggs. That's when I will buy them.. I think all producers use a standard stay-good-until-period. If, for example this is four weeks, I can calculate how old the eggs are by checking the stay-good-until-date, then substracting the four weeks and then checking how old these eggs really are.. After some weeks, I can figure this out myself.. Perhaps somebody already did this ? Where do you get your eggs by the way ? Do you think the organic eggs are the best ? Are they much better than "free-range" (I know that doesn't mean that much) eggs ? Thanks, Ed |
| Wai 09-12-2002 06:17 AM | quote:You really shouldn't focus on the date on the label. It doesn't mean much. what is most essential, is your own judgment about what is a fresh egg. An egg laid last week can be much worse than an egg from 3 weeks ago. what counts, are the signs that tell you whether the egg is 'fresh' enough (good enough) for consumption. Please, check these guidelines. quote:At different places; even AH quote:I 'sense' there is something wrong with these eggs in some of the AH shops; they don't have the scent of real eggs... quote:I'm sorry, but that totally depends. Not all 'organic eggs' are really organic, and they mostly are not fresh enough. Hey, if I could buy really fresh eggs laid by hens that are only fed their natural foods, I would be the first one to buy them. quote:Freshness should be your first priority, and often 'normal' eggs are fresher than 'organic eggs'. |
| AussieShep 09-24-2002 04:03 PM | So it does not matter the type of eggs you buy at your grocery whether they are organic, brown or white, or a certain size, as long as you go home and check them for their freshness?? -V |
| Wai 09-25-2002 09:51 AM | Your FIRST priority should be freshness indeed. Maintaining this diet is already difficult enough. Once you have dieting this way totally under control, and if you then still have enough money and time left, you can then, of course, search for the highest quality eggs that are absolutely fresh too. |