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

[anonymous-user]

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[Stu R]

Roll it with the palm of your hand.

[grumbledoak]

There is definitely a 'magic' temperature/period. It's maybe ten minutes after they are out of the pan, before they get cool enough for comfort. Cold seems worst.

[21TonyK]

Pan of cold water, tap the shell all over and leave to soak for a bit. Then peel. Smooth as a babies bum

[motco]

Stu R said:

Roll it with the palm of your hand.

Yes, or roll it on the work surface until a band of shattered shell encircles the egg, then slip it all off with the sub-shell membrane holding it all together!

[Drive Blind]

drop/tap each end and then roll in the middle.

[Schmy]

First world problems

[basherX]

Crack a piece of the shell on a table, peel that away and then use a teaspoon to get under the shell and clear the rest away. Easy.

[Murph7355]

anonymous said:

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We acquired some chickens a year or so ago and experienced shells sticking far more than we ever had. Supplier of the chickens said the eggs were too fresh.

Link above confirms this as an issue

I will try dropping them into boiling water straight from the fridge though.

[51mes]

21TonyK said:

Pan of cold water, tap the shell all over and leave to soak for a bit. Then peel. Smooth as a babies bum

I've had best success with this, I've had to "mass" (3 dozen eggs in one go) produce egg sandwiches for a street party my mum was organising - but found that the more cold water the better (the pan got warm as the eggs were taken from boiling water).

S.

[LawrenceR]

Older eggs are easier to peel than really fresh ones.

Or is it the other way round

[dazco]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkWISKfgqZ0

[daytona365]

Maybe the chickens that laid them were aliens..........Why can't things still be like in the old days ?!

[ScottishExile]

Two or three drops of vinegar in the water when you boil them. The vinegar stops them cracking but also thins the shells. A light tap and then the shell comes off in 2 or 3 pieces.

[mickk]

dazco said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkWISKfgqZ0

Been using this method for ages, works a treat.

[Japveesix]

Just rub half an apple on the shell as soon as they're out of the pan. Then one light tap on the pointy end and the whole shell will just fall away like dust.





Probably.

[Vyse]

Like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSR9Z1H0ycs

The mother in law doesnt need to know the method used.

[227bhp]

Novel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ki3-ASg9c8

Edit: Oops, didn't see previous link

Edited by 227bhp on Thursday 6th August 15:44

[Dave200]

The only method I've found to work reasonably consistently (probably still a smidge dependent on 'freshness' factor) is to dunk them straight into cold water (not tepid/lukewarm), and leave a few mins before using the rolling technique to crack the shell.

[Murph7355]

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.