Floating hard boiled eggs??

buttsister123 · 03-07-2006, 08:32 AM

Just boiled some eggs and noticed that some of them floated and some didn't.
I'm thinking my past experiences with boiling eggs, they usually don't float......
Why did these eggs float? Do I want to eat these?

CarolynF · 03-07-2006, 11:09 AM

Hmm..I'm thinking the floating ones are not good...and air has gotten into them somehow..Let us know when you crack them open..

Racquel · 03-07-2006, 11:35 AM

Floating eggs are fine. All it means is that the air pocket in the end of the egg (which is normal) has increased in size as the egg reduced. This is a normal and natural process on all eggs.

You can safely use eggs up to a month after they expire.

dizneegirl · 03-07-2006, 10:05 PM

They say that if a raw egg floats, it's rotten.

I don't know that I've ever seen a hard boiled egg float, but I do think there's some kind of science class project where you can float hard boiled eggs in salt water. Do you salt your water?

I'd go ahead and crack one open. You'll definitely know if it's not good.

buttsister123 · 03-08-2006, 07:40 AM

Floating egg update............
Yesterday I boiled about 10 eggs, of which 4 floated. Thought I'd make some deviled eggs today! I took the 4 "floating" eggs and cracked them open. Smelled and tasted fine - only thing I noticed that the air pocket seemed to be alittle bigger than the other eggs. Ain't dead yet

So based on my experience (this time) - floating eggs are OK!

gpisabela · 03-08-2006, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Racquel

You can safely use eggs up to a month after they expire.

I did this and I still have liver problems now, 20 years later. They aren't fresh. Dump them.

Nicolio20 · 10-20-2009, 11:23 PM

Actually, the older (within reason, of course) a raw egg is, the better it peels once hard-boiled. This is both from my experience AND Food Network :O)

03-07-2006, 08:32 AM	#1
buttsister123 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 243 Gallery: buttsister123	Floating hard boiled eggs?? Just boiled some eggs and noticed that some of them floated and some didn't. I'm thinking my past experiences with boiling eggs, they usually don't float...... Why did these eggs float? Do I want to eat these?

10-20-2009, 11:23 PM	#7
Nicolio20 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: CO USA Posts: 340 Gallery: Nicolio20 Stats: 304/163/130 WOE: BFL Start Date: 06/02/2008	Floating Hard-Boiled Eggs Actually, the older (within reason, of course) a raw egg is, the better it peels once hard-boiled. This is both from my experience AND Food Network :O)

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03-07-2006, 11:09 AM	#2
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 23,531 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/151/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin/I Can Make You Thin Start Date: January 2001	Hmm..I'm thinking the floating ones are not good...and air has gotten into them somehow..Let us know when you crack them open..

03-07-2006, 11:35 AM	#3
Racquel Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: WI Posts: 6,814 Gallery: Racquel Stats: 230+/158/120	Floating eggs are fine. All it means is that the air pocket in the end of the egg (which is normal) has increased in size as the egg reduced. This is a normal and natural process on all eggs. You can safely use eggs up to a month after they expire.

03-07-2006, 10:05 PM	#4
dizneegirl Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,091 Gallery: dizneegirl	They say that if a raw egg floats, it's rotten. I don't know that I've ever seen a hard boiled egg float, but I do think there's some kind of science class project where you can float hard boiled eggs in salt water. Do you salt your water? I'd go ahead and crack one open. You'll definitely know if it's not good.

03-08-2006, 07:40 AM	#5
buttsister123 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 243 Gallery: buttsister123	Floating egg update............ Yesterday I boiled about 10 eggs, of which 4 floated. Thought I'd make some deviled eggs today! I took the 4 "floating" eggs and cracked them open. Smelled and tasted fine - only thing I noticed that the air pocket seemed to be alittle bigger than the other eggs. Ain't dead yet So based on my experience (this time) - floating eggs are OK!