Peeling boiled eggs so they don't look like the moon

Peeling boiled eggs so they don't look like the moon

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Murph7355

37,651 posts

255 months

Thursday 6th August 2015
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Murph7355 said:
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I will try dropping them into boiling water straight from the fridge though.
As an update (as the topic floated up again) I tried this and it worked...even with relatively fresh eggs.

The longer you leave the eggs from being laid the better it is...but massive, massive improvement by using the method above.



maxxy5

771 posts

163 months

Thursday 6th August 2015
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Run it under cold water for 5 seconds or so and peel immediately (or it will just get hot again)


soad

32,829 posts

175 months

Thursday 6th August 2015
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Poor eggs (some are seriously stubborn). irked

how to boil and peel an egg

1. Place eggs (at room temperature) in a saucepan large enough so they can be well covered with water.
2. Cover with cold water and add 1/2 teaspoon bicarb soda
3. Bring to a gentle simmer
4. Cook at the gentle simmer for 8 minutes
5. Drain and transfer to a bowl filled with cold water. Allow to cool.
6. Bang each end on a hard surface to crack.
7. Remove a little circle of shell from each end
8. Put your mouth to one hole and blow really hard
9. If the egg hasn’t popped out, use your fingers to gently separate the shell and membrane from the egg itself.
10. Admire your handiwork and possibly give the egg a little rinse if someone else is going to eat it.

http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2010/03/the-secret-to...

Murph7355

37,651 posts

255 months

Thursday 6th August 2015
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soad said:
Poor eggs (some are seriously stubborn). irked

how to boil and peel an egg
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http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2010/03/the-secret-to...
No dice with mine. Even trying to delicately peel the shell away.

The way they are boiled seems to make the biggest difference in my recent experience.

Du1point8

21,604 posts

191 months

Friday 7th August 2015
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use a spoon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV9ytMg_fi4

Have always done it this way.