I thought i would start a thread to do with useless knowledge we know but others might not :P
Post a question that you know the answer too or want to know the answer too.
Try not to ask a question that will start an argument and if you don't like the question or the person asking it, then don't reply.
I'll start.
Name two ways that an egg can be tested to see if it's still edible, only using your hands and a worksurface and not smashing it ;)
Neil
Shake it ;D
but your not using the work surface ;)
Neil
roll it on the work surface?
nope
Nilly
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Do you spin it on the work suface?
Quote from: mummybunny on January 08, 2009, 09:55:42
Do you spin it on the work suface?
Your close but i need more details on how this would answer my question.
How many of you have got eggs on the work surface now, trying this ;D
Neil
OOOOHHH Is it if you spin it and if it resists then its and older egg?
no ;D I had such faith in you ;D
Neil
lol srry to let you down ;D
Spin it .......then if it falls on the floor and smashes you will know if it was a bad one ;D
Now taking it seriously - does it matter whether you spin it clockwise or anticlockwise?
Quote from: Tin Shed on January 08, 2009, 10:43:42
Spin it .......then if it falls on the floor and smashes you will know if it was a bad one ;D
Now taking it seriously - does it matter whether you spin it clockwise or anticlockwise?
If it was a bad one smashed on the floor, then you would be running out that room :-X
Works both ways :)
Neil
Spin an egg.
Stop the spin with one finger for a moment, then let go.
The fresh egg will start spinning again because the inside of the egg will carry on spinning when the outside stops and will cause the outside to accelerate again. I would think a bad egg wouldn't?
Correct, works with a boiled egg. So if you ever get your cold boiled eggs mixed up with fresh eggs, it will be easy to tell the difference without breaking them.
Whats the other way?
Neil
WHOOP WHOOP ;D I have no idea what the other way is unless i can put a bowl of water on the work top??
Quote from: nilly71 on January 08, 2009, 12:01:17
Correct, works with a boiled egg. So if you ever get your cold boiled eggs mixed up with fresh eggs, it will be easy to tell the difference without breaking them.
But surely that only tells you if the egg is cooked not if it is edible. ???
And if it does work, it's not useless knowledge is it??????
Quote from: Baccy Man on January 08, 2009, 12:19:31
Quote from: nilly71 on January 08, 2009, 12:01:17
Correct, works with a boiled egg. So if you ever get your cold boiled eggs mixed up with fresh eggs, it will be easy to tell the difference without breaking them.
But surely that only tells you if the egg is cooked not if it is edible. ???
I think it works out that if the egg is fresh then it is mostly liquid, so when you spin it the liquid still keeps moving. A stale/cooked egg would be more solid and would not rotate as much.
I learnt the above about 25yrs ago :o in Home Economics at school, so i think it is correct.
Anyone got a stale egg we could try?
Neil
Quote from: ceres on January 08, 2009, 12:36:28
And if it does work, it's not useless knowledge is it??????
I know you want to give it a try ;D, i've not had to use it, so it is useless info to me ;D
Neil
Thank you for that, nilly. It's not useless info at all. We use an easy way to tell hardboiled from fresh - when the hardboiled eggs come out of the pan, if they're not to be used immediately, we write HB in pencil on the shell. 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
The spin test is used regularly to check wether eggs are cooked or not but boiled eggs can cause food poisoning if stored too long or incorrectly effectively rendering them inedible. Eggs that have been stored at the back of the fridge can freeze & the spin test would suggest they are boiled when they are actually frozen.
Rotten eggs are still liquid long after they have gone off so the spin test would simply indicate that they were raw until they had been rotten for several months at which time they start to solidify.
The normal quick check for freshness is to place a raw egg in its shell in a bowl of water. If it sinks to a completely horizontal position it's very fresh, if it tilts up slightly it's probably around a week old, if it stands upright it is probably 3-4 weeks old and if it floats it's probably rotten.
However this test isn't completely accurate as if an egg had a weak shell or fine cracks these can also cause the egg to float.
At the end of the day it was a bit of funny that kept a couple of you occupied for a few hours :D
Anyone else got a useless fact that we can try and work out?
Neil
Keep me occupied, Nilly - how do you think I spend my days ;D ;D ;D
The worktop is covered with broken eggs and so is the floor, the children have walked the eggs throughout the house and I have to take the cats to the vets this evening to get the egg shell splinters out of their paws. ;D
I have gone through this weeks supply of eggs and then the OH has just rung from work offering to cook a cheese souffle for supper tonight ;D ;D
;D , only one of the two ways have been answered, so go and get somemore eggs ;D i have only tried the second way with raw egg so do not know if it is completly true ??? but someone out there might know.
Neil
Well you should be able to get a couple of bad eggs on here. ;)
Touch one end of the egg with your tongue, then the other end, one end will be warmer than the other and this should be a good egg.
Place it on the worktop and point at it saying this is a good egg ;D
Ooops sorry, that is the test for a fertilised egg.