Not sure why I started looking up how long uncooked eggs last in the fridge but I've found lots of interesting info and I figured I'd share:
1. the 'sell-by' or 'exp' date is the same thing. It's the date the store should sell them and you have another 3 to 5 weeks after that date to use them; you'll want to inspect the eggs and make sure they haven't gone bad by checking them for odor, cracks, or do a float test - if it floats in a glass of water it's bad (sinks to the bottom on it's side means it's still ok)
2. another thing I learned is that eggs are good 4 to 5 weeks beyond the "Julien date' printed on the carton. It's a 3 digit code that tells you the day of the year they were washed and packed - starting with January 1 as 001, thru December 31 as 365.
in the example below from the eggs in my fridge: the eggs were packed on January 30th (030), it's ok to purchase them thru 2/28, and then I have weeks after that to use them (if I've properly stored them in their carton in the colder part of the fridge, not the door). We eat a lot of eggs tho so I most likely won't have them around long enough for weeks after the Julien date to worry about it. But with eggs being expensive it's good to know if you don't use them by the 'sell-by' date you're still good for quite a long time.
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| 030 is the day of the year the eggs were washed and packed P1644 is the plant code where they were processed |
found here: Always purchase eggs before the "Sell-By" or "EXP'" date on the carton. After the eggs reach home, refrigerate the eggs in their original carton and place them in the coldest part of the refrigerator, not in the door. For best quality, use eggs within 3 to 5 weeks of the date you purchase them. The 'sell-by' date will usually expire during that length of time, but the eggs are perfectly safe to use.
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