Shelf life of eggs?

A refrigerated egg should stand up for at least a couple months. If you are trying to make eggs sunny-side up a fresher egg will be more helpful because the yolk is stronger and resists breaking. After a month it is more difficult to get that quality of yolk, but the quality of taste is still fine. I have kept eggs for three weeks after end-of-code, which is nearly three months, and I’m still here to type my answer. Eggs that are more than two months old have yolks that break on contact with relative ease, but they are still a-ok for eating, just without that pleasing to the eye sunny-side look,

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In addition to what @birdland33 said, if you place an egg in a glass of water, it will either sink (it’s fresh), sink but with the wider side pointed upwards (getting old), or float (it should be discarded). Here is a link for some additional information on eggs that you may find helpful.

” The shelf life of eggs extends beyond the recommended sell-by date on retail packages if they are stored properly, according to USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists in Athens, Ga.

ARS food technologists Mike Musgrove and Deana Jones with the agency’s Poultry Processing and Meat Quality Research Unit tested the quality and functionality of table eggs during a 10-week storage time, long beyond the current 30-day industry standard for storing eggs on the store shelf. Properly refrigerated and handled, eggs are considered safe for consumption for four to five weeks beyond the sell-by date.”

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Eggs. OK for 3–5 weeks after you bring them home (assuming you bought them before the “sell by” date). VanLandingham says double-grade As will go down a grade in a week but still be perfectly edible.

From: http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/guide/do-food-expiration-dates-matter

That site it very informative and explains all the terminology (Best by, use by, etc) and tells you how long virtually any food can be used past the date on the package.

In the case of eggs, I would add a personal note:
It’s best not to put your eggs out in the little ‘egg keeper’ in your refrigerator. The fridge is self-defrosting, the egg shells are porous, and it will draw the moisture out of the eggs over time and make them gummy. This also happens with a cardboard egg carton. For the best life of your eggs, store them in a styrofoam egg carton.
At least that is what has worked best for me.