The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

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Q: How do I know how old an egg is?
You can try checking the carton label, which will give you a
rough idea. On pretty much every package of eggs, you’ll
see a sell-by date, as well as a pack date (also known as the
Julian date), the date on which the eggs were inspected,
cleaned, and placed in the carton. The pack date is the three-
digit number immediately above the sell-by date, starting
with 001 for January 1 and ending at 365 for December 31.
Legally, the sell-by date can be no more than 45 days after
the pack date, but when properly refrigerated, eggs will

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