See all videosHow to Tell If an Egg is Fresh (1:06)

AUNTWILLIE

Nifty! Thanks. - 5/25/13

READY2BFIT26

Thanks for the tip. - 5/12/13

SUZHOO

Good to know. Thanks for the tip. - 3/28/13

JGMARIE80

I never knew that. Thanks for the tip. - 3/26/13

BROHUSSEIN

Great Tip! Many thanks! - 3/16/13

SUNNYARIZONA

I never could remember this tip.....thanks for the reminder! - 3/15/13

LANAHAUTH21

Thanks for sharing. - 3/15/13

LOGOULD

Great tip! THANKS!!! - 3/15/13

KERI414

Neat tip! Another tip is to buy eggs from local farmers - your eggs will always be fresh! - 2/4/13

WEGENERCS

Learned something. Thanks--any day I learn something new is a day really worth savoring! - 1/20/13

KATIBUG49

I think you should also show the egg floating to have a visual of both eggs. Thanks!
- 1/18/13

BCANGELRAE

I was always wondering how to tell!! - 1/18/13

UNOCYNT

Thanks I thought this video was educational. I find the info very helpful thanks chef meg - 1/18/13

CLORNES

Good to know. - 1/3/13

TRYATRI

Thanks for the quick and informative video about determining the freshness of eggs! - 1/1/13

LEANMEAN2

Thanks. I knew this but it seems that many did not.
You might want to tell that you don't want really fresh eggs for hard cooking. They peel much easier and better if they are several days old. - 12/29/12

PINK4YOUTOO

Hmmm, thought you might spin the egg! :) - 12/5/12

NGREIG1

Wow. I love when I learn something new. Thanks for the great tip. - 12/4/12

LAMEJOR5

As a child we kept them in an egg tray, now I just keep them in the carton. Great tip Chef! - 11/19/12

JUNEBUGT

I always thought that the eggs belonged in the egg tray on the upper part of the fridge door. The water tip is good and I will now keep that in mind and keep the eggs in the carton in the back middle level of the fridge. - 10/28/12

KAYYAK1

Thanks. Good tip. - 10/19/12

BEESPARKLE

Our egg man tells Sid my hubby when the fresh eggs come in.

Also that is a good way of knowing. Thanks. I know our eggs are fresh. They are so delicious. - 10/4/12

MARSHASTAR

Thank you. I will move the eggs to the coldest part of the fridge. Good info. - 10/2/12

MIATIA1

If it hasn't been stored properly or is older the yolk will also be flatter than a fresher egg and the egg white could start to have a yellow coloring - 9/20/12

CM.ANDREA

I never new this either! - 9/19/12

MCFITZ2

Good to know as we get free range eggs locally and they recycle egg cartons so the date on the end means nothing. - 9/16/12

TPETRIE

Thanks for the tip. - 9/12/12

SINGPRAISE3

Great tip - 9/11/12

NKOUAMI26

Wow, that will be really useful! Thanks. I Just used it! - 9/10/12

MUSICGIRL0604

That's handy - thanks! - 9/9/12

MEGO_LAYNE

Awesome trick! - 9/3/12

NEWDEAL4ME

Interesting. - 8/28/12

MICHIGANLORI

I never knew about the float test. Awesome! - 8/28/12

THINTASTICME

I didn't know this about eggs! Thanks for the heads up. - 8/27/12

EDWARDS1411

Did not know this - easy and very cool tip - thank you!!! - 8/27/12

DESYRECOLINDRES

so easy to know! - 8/21/12

WINEALITTLE

Very cool! Ever hard boil eggs and forget which ones you've cooked? Give 'em a spin! If they wobble, they're still raw. If they spin freely, they've been hard boiled. This is the only thing I retained from being in the kitchen with my mom. (: - 8/19/12

MIZINFO2003

good to know - 8/19/12

DEBORFUL

Cool! Never knew that before. What a useful, easy to do tip. - 8/19/12

ZSUZSA325

Great info, and easy to do! However, before the video, a political ad played. DO NOT appreciate that! - 8/18/12

KATHARINEBRAY

great - 8/18/12

DIBRN5

Thanks!! I didn't remeber why I didn't want it to float> - 8/18/12

AGRANT9

Thanks for the info! I have a 1/2 dozen eggs in the fridge I'll be checking! - 8/18/12

NANCYHOME247

I remembered the "how" but had forgotten the "why." Thanks for the "re-fresher"! - 8/18/12

SNOWYOGA

Thanks thats great to know! - 7/5/12

CHUBBABUGG

Chef Meg, Thanks a mil, I didn't know how to check for freshness. - 7/5/12

NAOLEE

Thank you, great reference about the eggs. - 7/5/12

LADYAFTERGOD

The video is a total black screen for me. No place to ckick to play it. No arrow. ??????? - 7/5/12

ALDEBARANIAN

Oh, I just ask the chickens. They give me nice fresh eggs every day. I give the extras to friends. - 7/5/12

MARGARITTM

Thanks - good info - 7/5/12

TDEMAIO2

Thank you : ) I just went in the frig and gues what : O they float : O at my age why didn't I know this? GREAT info : ) - 7/5/12

PENOWOK

Good info! Thanks! - 7/5/12

ROWAN5

very good to know - 7/5/12

JACKIWARD9

THANKS FOR THE TIP - 6/7/12

GOFFY2009

Thanks for that tip, I didn't know that. - 6/6/12

ILOVEJIM851991

thanks for the tip - 6/6/12

4NEWME3

I always wondered about how to tell if they were fresh. Thanks for the great tip. - 5/10/12

MISSYMOOSE71

Cool!!! Thank you for this information!
- 5/10/12

BEEJAY49

Thank you, I didn't know this. - 4/9/12

GEMINISUE

I always heard, if it is horizontal in bottom of water=fresh
if it is vertical in water= use as soon as possible
if it is floating = toss - 4/8/12

MEWHENRYSMAMA

I knew it but wanted to know I had it right...remember this, if it floats, it flunked the test!
Have a great day! - 4/8/12

SUSANATTHEPIANO

Testing my eggs :) - 3/10/12

MSDEMI

Hey, I did not know that. Thanks! - 3/10/12

AMBER461

Thanks for the video, it refreshen my memory on how to test the eggs freshness. - 3/3/12

LYNCHD05

Excellent tip. - 2/28/12

HALLELUL

Thanks Chef Meg. I didn't know this one. - 2/28/12

ASTALANYA

Turns out I knew this one! Maybe I absorbed something from cooking class in high school after all! :) - 2/28/12

BOOKSRFOREVER

Oh, Geez. Hubby was right. I thought you were going to tell me something different. - 2/28/12

SHADOZA

I think I need to buy fresh eggs. I can remember which month I purchased the last dozen. Couldn't have been that long ago. - 2/28/12

JLDACQ

Chef Meg, thank you for the video. Although I already knew how to check for freshness, I didn't know why it reacted the way it did. Spark on!! :-D - 2/28/12