Eggs keep far better and longer than most people realize.
If you happen to be somewhere where you can get farm fresh eggs right from the farmer, stock up. They will last months in the fridge. The reason the ones from the stores don’t is because when you get them, they are already pretty old. You can tell by how firm the yolk and whites are.
One of the biggest eye openers for me is to see how well home grown produce and farm fresh milk and eggs actually lasts compared to the stuff that goes bad within a week of purchase from a store.
You don’t even need to crack eggs to tell if they’re good or not. Just put them in a bowl of water.
Egg sinks = It is good to use.
Egg stands on its point = Use soon.
Egg floats = It’s bad. Toss.
I get fresh raw milk from a farm that delivers to a store about an hour from here. The store stocks up, and by the time a jug hits their sale floor, they’ve had it for a week or two. When I’m able to get it direct from the farm truck, it lasts longer. I’d like to pick it up at the farm, but that’s almost three hours away. When I get it, I transfer it into cold jars and vacuum seal the jars.
There are a few small chicken farms within a half hour drive, but they don’t produce enough to guarantee they’ll have eggs available. Any time the grocery stores are out, so are the farms. I always find eggs before I run out. They might not be the size I want, and I might have to go to three different stores to find them, but I haven’t run out yet. Still, it’s frustrating. And I really miss my cheese and crackers.