The humble egg test...

The humble egg has had a lot of scrutiny over the past years and especially with the argument about caged hens and organicly raised chickens. So last night when arriving home after work, I watched a programme that showed a demonstration about how to know if an egg is fresh or not.

All you need is a glass of water and to test as to how fresh the egg is, you only need to place the egg into the glass of water and observe what happens it and there are usually 3 outcomes:

1. Fresh: the egg sinks to the bottom and lies down.
2. Is almost fresh: the egg rises to the top but doesn't go to the top.
3. Not fresh: the egg has risen to the top and usually stand up.

This was a very interesting experiment as it allows one to see how fresh the egg actually is as often one doesn't have a clue (especially if they come in the egg cartons that have no expiry dates or date of picking.

It's also interesting because there is a scientific explanation behind it as that's not my field of expertise then probably checking out google will be the next best step. But do try this at home as it may save you a tummy ache and knowing how fresh your egg really is...