I live in UK and never keep eggs the fridge. They easily keep for a couple of weeks or more. So I think the "use within a week" advice is over-cautious.
Handy tip, if you want to know if an egg's good* or not, without breaking it: pop it in a tall glass of cold water. If it sinks, it's fine. If it floats it's gone off.
[*'good' as in 'still fresh'. Unfortunately it won't tell you if it's full of salmonella, or not!]
Handy tip, if you want to know if an egg's good* or not, without breaking it: pop it in a tall glass of cold water. If it sinks, it's fine. If it floats it's gone off.
[*'good' as in 'still fresh'. Unfortunately it won't tell you if it's full of salmonella, or not!]