Boiled eggs after few hours

Bruttbratt

Do boiled eggs smell or spoil if I peel them and carry whole or sliced in a box .Is it better to keep it unpeeled to be eaten later say after 3-4 hrs, Will it be healthy?

NYPhotographer2021

I leave the eggs with the peel on until I'm ready to eat them. Then I peel them, and they do have a slight odor. I've had them after a day even. If they really smell I wouldn't eat them. But after a day I think they'd be fine.

SuzySunshine99

Grocery stores sell peeled eggs that last a week or more, so I think you're fine.

AnnPT77

Probably OK, but depends in part on conditions. Hotter = worse. Are you in Saudi? Outdoors? No refrigeration?

Here, one can purchase small insulated bags for lunches, and small "blue ice" blocks that fit inside them to keep the food cold. The "blue ice" (which isn't always blue!) is a sealed plastic container with a special fluid inside. You keep it frozen at home, put it in with the food before leaving home. If someone doesn't have a freezer, just chilling it via any form of refrigeration will help.

I don't know if that's necessary to keep you safe, but it might be reassuring, if it's an option.

MsCzar

I sometimes pack a salad with sliced hard-boiled eggs and as suggested above, throw in an ice pack for peace of mind.

cwolfman13

Bruttbratt wrote: »

Do boiled eggs smell or spoil if I peel them and carry whole or sliced in a box .Is it better to keep it unpeeled to be eaten later say after 3-4 hrs, Will it be healthy?

A few hours if kept cold should be fine. I make hardboiled eggs in batches for the week...if you do that, don't peel them and store them in the fridge unpeeled until ready to be used.

perryc05

Should be fine if ambient temp is no too high!