Keep eggs in the fridge or outside? Know the correct rules, otherwise your good health may deteriorate: – ..

News India Live, Digital Desk: The cold of December (like today 12th December) along with hot boiled eggs or omelette combination is great. Most of us buy a whole crate from the market and keep it in the fridge or in a corner of the kitchen. Sometimes they remain kept for weeks.

But the real fear comes when we break the egg and a confusion comes in our mind, “Friend, is this okay? Has it gone bad?”

Stale egg not only spoils the taste, but it also harms you. ‘Salmonella’ Like bacteria and serious food poisoning Can also give. So, today we will tell you those indigenous and easy methods by which you will find out without breaking whether the egg is fit to eat or to go in the dustbin.

1. The surest method: The Water Float Test

This method has been prevalent since the time of our grandmothers and science also accepts it. All you need is a glass and some water.

• How to do: Fill a glass with water and slowly add the egg into it.
• Result:
  • If the egg sinks: Congratulations! egg absolutely Fresh Is. You eat boldly.
  • If stood up: If the egg is submerged, but is still standing and floating at the bottom, then understand that it is old, but still can be eaten (Just cook and eat well).
  • If floated up: alarm! This egg has gone bad. Throw it away immediately. (This happens because the egg fills with air as it gets older).

2. Listen with your ears (Shake Test)

Take the egg near the ear and shake it gently.

• If you want from inside sound of water spilling (Sloshing sound), then understand that the egg is spoiling. In fresh eggs, the yolk and white do not move, they are tightly set.

3. Should eggs be washed? (a big mistake)

We Indians like cleanliness, so after bringing eggs from the market, we wash them and keep them in the refrigerator. Friends, never make this mistake!

• Reason: There is a natural protective bloom on the egg, which protects it from bacteria. Washing removes that shell and the bacteria from the refrigerator enter through the holes present in the egg shell.
• Right way: Store eggs as they come. Wash just before cooking.

4. In or out of the fridge? Which is the right place?

Often people remain confused.

• If you finish the eggs in a day or two, they are fine to keep outside in winter.
• But if you are storing for a week, then refrigerator It is the safest place. Remember one thing, the temperature should not change. That is, once an egg is kept in the refrigerator, do not take it out and leave it back at room temperature for hours.

What about expiry date?

Generally, after packing a fresh egg about 3 to 5 weeks Keeps well in the refrigerator till . Check the date written on the carton, but trust your nose and eyes most of all. If there is a foul smell when broken, then throw it away without thinking.

Health comes first, friends. Next time before making omelette, do this ‘water test’!