If an egg floats in water is it no good?

Question

If an egg floats in water is it no good?

Answer 1

Hold on. I am going to test it right now =] I will take a [good] egg, put it in water see if it floats....

Ok here are the results } I put the egg in cold water, it didnt float. I put the egg in hot water and it floated. =] So I guess it depends what temperature the water is?

Answer 2

Depends if you making a boiled egg, poached egg, but yeah should be good.

Answer 3

if it floats it has been boiled but to determine if it's good is how long you have had it and you can always give it the smell test

Answer 4

How to test if an egg is fresh

Firstly, fill a deep bowl with water and carefully lower the egg into the water.

A very fresh egg will immediately sink to the bottom and lie flat on its side. This is because the air cell within the egg is very small. The egg should also feel quite heavy.

As the egg starts to lose its freshness and more air enters the egg, it will begin to float and stand upright. The smaller end will lie on the bottom of the bowl, whilst the broader end will point towards the surface. The egg will still be good enough to consume, however, if the egg fully floats in the water and does not touch the bottom of the bowl at all, it should be discarded, as it will most likely be bad.

A bad egg will also feel extremely light in weight and give off a pungent smell.

The second method to test the eggs freshness is by breaking the egg onto a flat plate, not into a bowl.

The yolk of a very fresh egg will have a round and compact appearance and it will sit positioned quite high up in the middle of the egg. The white that surrounds it will be thick and stays close to the yolk.

A less fresh egg will contain a flatter yolk, that may break easily and a thinner white that spreads quite far over the plate.