Peeling brown eggs compared to white eggs

3rdof7sisters

perkymommy wrote: »

3rdof7sisters wrote: »

Seriously, it is the freshness of the egg itself, not the color of the egg. The fresher the egg, the harder it is to peel.
Try putting the eggs in cold water. Bring the water to a boil. Turn off the heat, cover and let the eggs sit for 10 minutes. Drain the eggs. Then put in ice water until cool. They are usually easier to peel.

I've done this with the cold water and it still doesn't help.

I did say that they are USUALLY easier to peel. It definitely doesn't work every time. However, I neglected to say that after they are totally cool, I crack them gently all over the shell (as much as possible). The shells USUALLY come right off. I have tried baking eggs, but there is something about the way they taste and look that is kind of different, at least to me. I only did this once, so probably not a fair test. The steaming sounds like a great plan. I am going to try this.

One thing I will never do again, is dye brown eggs for Easter Eggs. The color is not as bold as white eggs.

VioletRojo

winejunky143 wrote: »

So the real difference is that white eggs are actually bleached. They are more chemically treated than brown eggs to achieve the super white color. The nutritional value is basically exactly the same between the white and brown eggs. One is just a bit more treated than the other. All store bought eggs are much easier to peel however the white eggs are significantly easier since they have less calcium in the shell due to treatment. Store bought eggs have a long journey before they reach the store and eventually your home also contributing to the ease of peeling store bought vs farm fresh. I grew up with white, brown and green egg laying hens and all colors are equally as difficult to peel when boiled if fresh out from under the hen.

White eggs are not bleached. Different breeds of chicken lay different colored eggs. I have one hen that lays blue eggs, believe it or not. White eggs are not treated any differently than brown eggs.