Hard Boiled Eggs

wannakimmy

OK, what am I doing wrong? I can't peel an egg without it falling apart. I've heard to let them cool before you peel them, I've heard to peel them when warm... Different times to cook them for...

I'm looking for a quick easy snack, eggs seem to be good for this... So, what do you do?

lulli69

try adding salt to boil with the eggs.

teranga79

Put a piece of kitchen roll on worktop. Roll boiled egg on paper, hard enough to crack the shell all over. Shell will then just peel off.

PaulaKac

I put salt in the water. Works for me :-)

trisH_7183

Cover eggs with water,use a lid ,bring to a boil.....then low heat for 5 mins.,turn heat off,Let stand 10 minutes. Drain,then add to bowl of ice water.When cold,try peeling under running water.

alg42

after you have boiled the eggs, run them under cool water before rolling them on kitchen paper on a work surface. Should splinter the shell to allow you to peel it easier.

tiggsnanny

I crack the egg, then roll it and it comes off easy :happy:

JeffInJax

Don't use fresh eggs you bought in the store the same day, wait until they have been in the fridge for a week.

LiveLoveLift67

Good tips! Sometimes mine peel perfectly , other times i seem to shred them to hell taking off the shell .

TruckerWife922

Cover eggs with water,use a lid ,bring to a boil.....then low heat for 5 mins.,turn heat off,Let stand 10 minutes. Drain,then add to bowl of ice water.When cold,try peeling under running water.

This method works best for me too. A friend of mine puts her eggs (still in the shells) in the oven and swears by it (I've not tried it yet). Here are the instructions http://www.familyfreshmeals.com/2012/11/how-to-make-perfect-hard-boiled-eggs-in-the-oven.html

LiveLoveLift67

I just realized when i went to eat a hard boiled egg that i didnt cook it enough. Still too runny inside. Is it ok to reboil them for a few minutes again. Its been a few days since i boiled them the first time

sentaruu

I usually let mine boil for 20 mins or so. shells come right off.

clkenealy

try some white vinegar in the water and when cooling in ice and water poke a small hole in the egg

tiggsnanny

I don't keep my eggs in the fridge, and I have cooked them in my halogen oven (which I cook everything in) and the come out fine

Michelle_Padgett13

Don't use fresh eggs you bought in the store the same day, wait until they have been in the fridge for a week.

This. With fresh eggs, the whites stick to the shell when you peel them. Float them in water if you're unsure how fresh they are. Fresh eggs don't float. Older eggs will have one end floating up to the surface.

mmk137

Older eggs are easier to peel, fresh eggs are a PITA to peel.

I bake my eggs instead of boiling them, works better for me.

shartran

I heard about (and tried) this:

Gently crack the egg

Submerge into water

Leave for several minutes

Shell comes off easily


It worked - it is strange, however, that when I make H.B. eggs, some shells pop right off and others (from the same batch) don't...

chopsart

Ugg! Peeling eggs is one of my pet peeves.

I viewed some videos demonstrating egg peeling multiple eggs in 10 seconds. I have tried it and it works! Basically, after cooking the eggs, place eggs back in the pan with a little water, cover, and shake the pan like mad. The shells fall off.

Here is a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upB6iNChSz0

wannakimmy

Thanks everyone, will try something different next time... salt maybe....

VeryKatie

You can also try using a spoon to peel. It seems older eggs peel better than fresher eggs too. I find it easier if they are cooled in the fridge overnight. Also you can try running water over them as you peel them.

Veil5577

I had this problem too, so I started scrambling them instead.

anna0478

Just tried a recipe this past weekend where you cook them in the oven (in a muffin pan to keep from rolling)--325 for 30 mins, then an ice bath to cool them down. Peeled perfectly every time.

mank32

:creeps:

kaseyr1505

I make them all at once, usually after they sit in the fridge for a day, they get super easy to crack.

thirstyflea

I just boil the water with a teaspoon of BAKING SODA, add eggs and cook for about 9 minutes. Remove from water, run under cold water to stop the cooking process.

If shells don't come off easily, I just roll them on the counter and rinse them in water. Someone else mentioned that it's definitely very difficult to peel very fresh eggs!!

qwicherbytchin

This will sound weird...and I didn't think it would work, but I tried it anyway. Add a teaspoon of baking soda to the water when you boil them. Since I started doing that, I've not had a single issue peeling eggs.

Alidecker

Ugg! Peeling eggs is one of my pet peeves.

I viewed some videos demonstrating egg peeling multiple eggs in 10 seconds. I have tried it and it works! Basically, after cooking the eggs, place eggs back in the pan with a little water, cover, and shake the pan like mad. The shells fall off.

Here is a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upB6iNChSz0

This works for me too, and the fresh egg thing. The fresher the eggs, the worse they are to peel.

MyM0wM0w

Don't use fresh eggs you bought in the store the same day, wait until they have been in the fridge for a week.

This.

Boil water, drop in eggs, cover pot, remove from heat. Let sit for 10 minutes.

Dump out hot water, add a little cold water, put lid back on pot and set back in sink, shake the living crap out of the pot.


The eggs banging against each other obliterates the shells. Then you can just rinse them clean.

whatsallthisthen

So I've tried both the baking soda and salt tips (from small to higher volumes) with little impact on peelability.

You know what does make a difference?

The eggs can't be too fresh. The older an egg is the easier it is to peel.

I will buy an extra carton of eggs and leave them the fridge a week or so then boil them, like magic they are easy to peel. Or, leave them on the counter a couple of days(this is fine, seriously. ) and they will be similarly easy to peel.

Try it!

Linnaea27

Don't use fresh eggs you bought in the store the same day, wait until they have been in the fridge for a week.

This is my solution too. Make sure the eggs have been in the fridge for a while. The leaving them on the counter for a couple days method works on the same principle-- the membrane of the egg inside the shell needs to dry out a little to be easily separated from the rest of the egg.

I'd never heard of adding salt to the water. I'm going to try this next time I make hard-boiled eggs as I would like to make some but don't have "old eggs" in the house!

AsarumHealthRetreats

Try this trick for easy peeling hard boiled eggs!

When you take the eggs off the stove, immediately empty the hot water and run cold water over them. Allow them to sit in cool water for a couple of minutes. It is supposed to make the inner skin shrink back from the shell, allowing for easier peeling. I gently smash and roll the egg on the sink so the shell cracks around it into little pieces, then it easily pulls off. Good luck!

(I use the cold water after boiling trick, then put the eggs with peels on in the fridge and peel as I use them.)