Hard boiling eggs

For sure!
1....boil water
2...put eggs in
3....boil for 11 minutes
*******remove wash cold water then put them in water that was chilled in the refrigerator
for about 5 minutes... then put them in the refrigerator for two hours..
..... They will peel with no problem...
 

I put them in a pan with water covering the eggs by about an inch. Bring it to a boil. Cover them and turn the heat completely off. After 20 minutes, drain the hot water and cover again with cold water. Take each egg out and peel under cold running water. I was told that the fresher the eggs the easier they are to peel.
 
For me, the two secrets are to start them in boiling water and finish them in a bath of ice cubes and water.

Gently lower the eggs into a pot of boiling water with a slotted spoon, cover the pan, reduce the heat from a rolling boil to a simmer and cook for approx.13 minutes.

Drain the eggs and put them into a bath of ice cubes and water for 5 minutes.

I refrigerate them in the shells and peel them as needed.
 
Ceege said:
I put them in a pan with water covering the eggs by about an inch. Bring it to a boil. Cover them and turn the heat completely off. After 20 minutes, drain the hot water and cover again with cold water. Take each egg out and peel under cold running water. I was told that the fresher the eggs the easier they are to peel.
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Do you know I was told the opposite, so if the eggs are very fresh they dont peel so easily, (having said that I tried to peel a couple of week old eggs for tea tonight and it was no cake walk! :( ).
 
rgp said:
Anyone have a secret for making them easier to peel ?

I hate it when the shell comes off in 100+ pieces.
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Me too, I recently came across a fool proof method that works great:
Put egg in a drinking glass, add water(say 3/4 fill).
Put hand over opening of glass, turn glass horizontal and shake back and forth for 20 seconds.

I have a couple hard boiled eggs every morning, so for me this was a big deal.


 
Nathan said:
Me too, I recently came across a fool proof method that works great:
Put egg in a drinking glass, add water(say 3/4 fill).
Put hand over opening of glass, turn glass horizontal and shake back and forth for 20 seconds.

I have a couple hard boiled eggs every morning, so for me this was a big deal.


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I will try this tomorrow.
 
I boil for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let sit for 10 minutes. Rinse in cold water and peel. When peeling, tap and crack the ends to get the peeling started. Don't start on the sides. This method always works well for me.
 
I have a tiny stick pin that I save for when I make hard boiled eggs. I use the pin to stick a hole in the top of each raw egg then I leave them on the counter to warm up a bit while I bring a pot of water to a full boil. I carefully drop the eggs in with a slotted spoon making sure that the water keeps boiling. When all the eggs have been added I turn down the heat to simmer for about 20 minutes.
I then refrigerate the eggs until needed. The shells come right off and most times in just two pieces.
The trick is to keep the water boiling until all the eggs are in the water to prevent them from leaking from the hole and not to put them in the egg.JPGwater ice cold.
I've been using this method for years.
If they do seem to stick ,which is rare I roll them on the counter top to crush the shells a bit.
I also run the peeled eggs under cool water to make sure I've gotten all the shells off.
 
Nathan said:
Me too, I recently came across a fool proof method that works great:
Put egg in a drinking glass, add water(say 3/4 fill).
Put hand over opening of glass, turn glass horizontal and shake back and forth for 20 seconds.

I have a couple hard boiled eggs every morning, so for me this was a big deal.


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That's my method, basically. One difference; I don't use a drinking glass, I just shake the pot.

After the eggs are boiled and I've drained the hot water from the pot, I hold the pot under cold tap water to rinse the eggs, then drain that out. Then I hold the pot under the tap again to get an inch or so of cold water in it, and then put the lid on the pot and shake it until the eggs are out of the shells. You don't want to shake them too hard, and it only takes a minute for the shells to come off.

(My pots have glass lids, so I can see when the eggs are shelled.)
 
an egg that floats in water is most likely far from "amiss"... just a little old. as eggs age, the white are very slowly evaporating thru the shell. that's what makes that divot on the fat end of the egg. really fresh eggs are more prone to being difficult to peel easily.
 
wcwbf said:
an egg that floats in water is most likely far from "amiss"... just a little old. as eggs age, the white are very slowly evaporating thru the shell. that's what makes that divot on the fat end of the egg. really fresh eggs are more prone to being difficult to peel easily.
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When you incubate eggs then it is one of the tests as to whether they have chicks in them, so yes, old eggs without chicks in them do float, (and go "bang" sometimes!).
 
grahamg said:
Do you know I was told the opposite, so if the eggs are very fresh they dont peel so easily, (having said that I tried to peel a couple of week old eggs for tea tonight and it was no cake walk! :( ).
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I always heard that too. Then when my mom started a little hobby egg business, all the eggs were super fresh right out of the nest each day, and it didn't seem to make any difference - some would be easy to peel and some would be hard to peel.
 
LOL everyone has their own way to boil and peel eggs...My main 'trick' to easy peeling is rubbing the egg between my hands to break up the shell ( on the counter would be fine too I guess) the goal is to break the seal between the egg and shell..works every time...well after cooling eggs in an ice bath😃
 
How long you boil them depends on the size of the egg. I buy only open range organic eggs (after watching a documentary about egg farms) and I notice some shells are thicker than others. Don't know why. Some folks boil them briefly them let them sit in the hot water for ?? I guess it works.
 
Ceege said:
I put them in a pan with water covering the eggs by about an inch. Bring it to a boil. Cover them and turn the heat completely off. After 20 minutes, drain the hot water and cover again with cold water. Take each egg out and peel under cold running water. I was told that the fresher the eggs the easier they are to peel.
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I use the 20 minute method. I learned that the older the eggs, the easier they were to peel.

jalou65 said:
Rinse in cold water and peel. When peeling, tap and crack the ends to get the peeling started. Don't start on the sides. This method always works well for me.
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Me too. Start with the ends.

One of the criteria for a perfectly done hard boiled eggs is no dark coating around the yoke. My eggs done today with the 20 minute method were perfect.

Funny how eating a couple of eggs might be considered unhealthy. Me eating two devilled eggs, they can only be considered delicious. I might even like three. 😉. It’s ok, just one or two.
 
Jules said:
I use the 20 minute method. I learned that the older the eggs, the easier they were to peel.



Me too. Start with the ends.

One of the criteria for a perfectly done hard boiled eggs is no dark coating around the yoke. My eggs done today with the 20 minute method were perfect.

Funny how eating a couple of eggs might be considered unhealthy. Me eating two devilled eggs, they can only be considered delicious. I might even like three. 😉. It’s ok, just one or two.
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My eggs do occasionally get a little dark around the edge of the yoke. I may be cooking them too long.
 

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