Hard Boiled Eggs

greenaznpanda

From personal experience (I used to have two boiled eggs every morning):
1. older the egg, the easier to peel.
2. adding baking soda to the water makes peeling much easier.
3. crack the egg then soaking it in cold water to cool it down before peeling also works (I usually do this in conjunction with the baking soda).

Beckylynn380

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?

Salt in the water works, but if you "shock" the eggs after boiling in ice water, they will peel like magic.

Beckylynn380

double post. sorry

Joleen106

I have been cracking eggs into muffin pans and baking them for 15min at 350. They last a few days and if you want warm them in microwave for 30-40 seconds.
I hate peeling hard boiled eggs

myfuture_22

boil water in kettle
put them on the hottest stove element for exactly 16 minutes + boiled water
take them off, drain the hot water. rinse them with cold water twice. the second time, crack the eggs and peel them and use the water in the pot to take little bits of shell off.

perfect every time.

CindyMarcuzAdams

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?

You are most likely using too fresh eggs. Older eggs peel easier. Try putting 1tsp baking soda in the water as they cook. It makes fresh eggs peel much easier.

Cindy

Didnt see above post by greenaznpanda. They are right...

GeeWillickers

Put the eggs in water and bring to a rolling boil. Cover and turn off for 10 to 15 min's. I leave for 15 min's on old electric stove. Then put them into ice water for at least 5 to 10 min's. And I concur on using eggs that are a little older.

ShellyBell999

My hens only lay fresh eggs

I'm never gonna get easy peel HB eggs :sad:

Birder155

My hens only lay fresh eggs

I'm never gonna get easy peel HB eggs :sad:

Now you've made me jealous.

I put the eggs in the pot with water, bring to a boil. Shut off the heat as soon as it starts to boil and take the eggs off the element and let them sit, covered, for about 10 minutes. Then I drain the water and add cold, cold water to the pot and let them sit for half an hour.

This method usually works for me unless, like others have said, the eggs are too fresh.

PinkyPan1

I boil mine for 15 minutes and then immediately submerge in ice water. Leave the eggs in ice water for an hour. When ready to peel first roll the egg to crack the shell and it will pry itself loose then dispose of shell. They are perfect every time and easy to do/

pds06

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.

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NeroDoZo

I've been doing the same thing in cracking the egg prior to boiling. If I crack it enough for some white to edge out (but obviously not pour out), the shell will come right off when peeling. It seems odd if you haven't done it before, but it's easy to do and will make sense once having experienced this process.

VeryKatie

It's also a matter of the cooking time.

Try the trick of putting the egg in a dish with a lid with an inch of water and shaking it vigorously until the shell is off. They just SLIP off the egg because the water gets under the shell.

I can't find a link to the video I watched of that one... but it did seem to work!

I've been meaning to try this. I've also been meaning to try "scrambling" an egg while in it's shell so I can have scrambled hard boiled eggs. Apparently you can use a sleeve. Off topic.. sorry.

Or try blowing the eggs out of their shells:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN2gYHJNT3Y

Scrambled:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aazP6zvJmiQ

AllOutof_Bubblegum

Add a little baking soda to the boiling water. The shell should crumble right off.

DeboraW_55

They need to be a few weeks old. Fresh eggs will not peel. Bring to a boil with lid on turn off heat let sit 20 minutes. Put in ice water. Peel.

dalesimpson1

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!!

I also use baking soda and the 3-11 method.

The 3-11 method is to bring the eggs/water to a boil, let boil for 3 minutes then take off heat, cover and let sit for 11 minutes. After the 11 minutes is up I cool the eggs fast with ice and water then peel.

willrun4bagels

Add a teaspoon of baking soda to the water while they are boiling. I have hard boiled eggs with my breakfast a few times a week and never have any problems peeling them. I also never keep track of fresh vs. older eggs so I am not sure that matters. I just put them in water, turn the burner on, wait until it comes to a rolling boil, set a kitchen timer for 9 mins, and then after 9 mins, drain and put them in a bowl to cool off for a few minutes. I eat mine hot, cold eggs gross me out.

mygnsac

I had the same problem, but a friend gave me the egg age tip and another method of cooking. They are now almost always easy to peel and always have a perfectly cooked yolk. I make sure to boil eggs that I've had for at least one week. The newer eggs are always harder to peel. I usually boil a dozen at a time so we have them on hand for the week. I pierce each egg, bring to boil, reduce heat to medium, let boil for 12 minutes, put in ice water and chill for at leat 10 minutes.

melinda200208

I put my eggs in the pan, add the water, once it starts boiling set the timer to ten minutes. Take it out of the pan right away when done and run under cool water. Let them sit in cool water for a few minutes. When you peel them, try to get under that thin layer of "skin". They should peel perfect

pronetocrash91

I just let them cool awhile and then lightly tap them on the table and peel them. I haven't had any difficulty.

acpgee

Very fresh eggs are always harder to peel. Buy in advance and leave them sitting around a few days. This is what I do when I need to peel a bunch of eggs, say, for a large portion of devilled eggs for a party.

melindafritz1976

I have no problems
i boil them
put them in a strainer
put the strainer in the sink
let cool water run over them for 5- 10 minutes
peel

woja9640

Try this.... once you get the water boiling then time it for ten minutes. The egg shells will peel easier after that.

Dreed71

I boil my eggs with a little salt. Then after they have boiled about 5 minutes I turn the water off. I then put the pot in the sink and turn on the cold water and let the cold water run into the pan until the pan is filled with cool water. I let it set there for about 10 minutes or so, then crack them a bit and peel them.

kxll01

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.

I use the oven method..converted my dad and uncle to making them this way.

JimSheets69

Eggs need to be at least 4 days old from laying. I steam them in a rice double boiler after water is to a boil, 10 minutes for hard boiled cool right away under running water. For soft boiled eggs 5 min on extra large and 4 minutes for large, 3 minute for medium cooling slightly under running water.

glenda_ok

I had a really hard time with my eggs falling apart too. This is what works for me:

Fill pan with water and bring to a boil. Add room temp eggs to the water (carefully), and bring back to a boil. Once the water is boiling again, let it boil for 10 minutes. Then drain the water from pan and replace it with cold water. Crack each egg and let sit in the cold water for 10 minutes.

They peel very easily with this method.

BlueBombers

I put a bit of white vinegar in the water I am boiling the eggs in. Once cooked, I pour cold water on the eggs and let them sit like that for a while until they are completely cool. The vinegar makes peeling a hard boiled egg a breeze.

icck

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.

I do this too - I was surprised at how much easier it was to peel them! I'm impatient and hate leaving them to cool thoroughly, and this way I can do them asap after cooking.

Some great ideas on this thread though. I'm doing boiled eggs for dinner tonight so I'll maybe try something different.

ValGogo

Stupid eggs! I try all the different ways but it seems like luck of the draw with those buggers.