{"id":96,"date":"2026-04-11T18:26:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/?p=96"},"modified":"2026-04-11T18:26:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:26:30","slug":"how-to-tell-if-an-egg-is-still-good-simple-water-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/?p=96","title":{"rendered":"How to Tell If an Egg Is Still Good (Simple Water Test)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Not sure if your eggs are still fresh? There\u2019s a quick and easy method you can try at home\u2014the water test. The image above shows exactly how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 How does it work?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Just place the egg in a bowl of cold water and observe what happens:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udfe2 <strong>If it sinks and lays flat on the bottom<\/strong><br>\u2192 Very fresh and safe to eat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udfe1 <strong>If it sinks but stands slightly upright<\/strong><br>\u2192 Still okay to eat, but not very fresh.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udfe0 <strong>If it stands upright on the bottom<\/strong><br>\u2192 Use it soon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udd34 <strong>If it floats to the top<\/strong><br>\u2192 Do NOT eat it. It\u2019s spoiled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udca1 Why does this happen?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Over time, air gets inside the egg through its shell. The more air inside, the more it floats in water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfe0 Helpful Tip<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Always do this quick test if you\u2019re unsure about your eggs. It takes just a few seconds and can help you avoid using spoiled food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Not sure if your eggs are still fresh? There\u2019s a quick and easy method you can try at home\u2014the water test. The image above shows <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/?p=96\" title=\"How to Tell If an Egg Is Still Good (Simple Water Test)\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":97,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=96"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions\/98"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/97"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=96"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=96"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=96"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}