It is difficult to find the area of cooking where it would be impossible to find the use of chicken eggs. Well, maybe vegetarian cuisine. Cooking all kinds of creams, kneading dough, creating salads - truly, the list goes on for a very long time. With the use of eggs, skillful hostesses create masterpieces, delighting with the culinary creations of guests and family members. But in order not to inadvertently "please" your loved ones with food poisoning, you should be especially careful and attentive to the choice of the mentioned product. After all, eggs spoil very quickly, and to get a good dish, they must be fresh. So, how to check the freshness of an egg at home - the simplest methods, without the use of a laboratory, microscopes and other special equipment?
In fact, there are not so few ways to check how fresh your eggs are. But to begin with, it is worth recommending to get them in reliable places - solid supermarkets and large stores, or, if you prefer a homemade chicken egg, from trusted people. The legibility and attentiveness shown in advance will probably save you from the need to check the eggs for freshness. However, caution never hurts - and even if you purchased eggs with dies (which are designed to attest to the quality and shelf life of the products), it would not be superfluous to spend just a couple of minutes to verify the veracity of this information. After all, your health is at stake, and perhaps life itself.
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how to check egg freshness as quickly and easily as possible? The easiest way is to pour water into a container and drop an egg into it. It sank to the bottom and lies on its side? Great, congratulations - you bought a really fresh egg. Is it at the bottom, but is “standing”, or is it floating somewhere in the middle? The product is not so fresh, and it is better to eat it as soon as possible - naturally, after the obligatory heat treatment. Did the egg come up? Throw it away - it has deteriorated.
Another way to check the freshness of an egg is to lightly shake the product in question. Please note that if you feel the contents of an egg moving, then it has long been on the counter. The yolk will not move on the fresh egg, no matter how hard you shake it. Another way to check the freshness of an egg is to just take a close look at its shell. In fresh eggs, it will be firm, with a matte finish. By no means brilliant! With a gray tint and a soft surface - this is a sign of corruption! And finally, you can check the degree of freshness of the egg by examining it after breaking the shell. The yolk of a fresh egg will be round, and the protein will be dense, not spreading over the dishes. On a lay egg, the yolk can be flattened, and the protein will almost certainly spread in all directions. In addition, he will move away from the yolk, not adhering tightly to it. Well, the most obvious sign of corruption is the smell!
Knowing that the eggs (chicken) you bought are fresh, you can prepare any dishes from them with a calm soul, being in complete confidence and peace of mind for your own health and the health of your relatives.