How many eggs do you hardboil, and what do you keep them in?

gostumpy
gostumpy Posts: 156 Member
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I've been cooking ~10 eggs at a time, and keeping them in two tupperware containers... Wonder how many you guys make at a time? They're great for egg salad sandwich/wrap or just egg salad... as well I love to just cut em in half with some salt & pepper eat em up :) The 10 is usually gone in 2 or 3 days...

Would they be good for 5+ days in the fridge after cooking?

What's your routine??
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  • DatMurse
    DatMurse Posts: 1,501 Member
    I've been cooking ~10 eggs at a time, and keeping them in two tupperware containers... Wonder how many you guys make at a time? They're great for egg salad sandwich/wrap or just egg salad... as well I love to just cut em in half with some salt & pepper eat em up :) The 10 is usually gone in 2 or 3 days...

    Would they be good for 5+ days in the fridge after cooking?

    What's your routine??

    I prefer them fresh tbh.

    INB4 EGGS ARE BAD
  • PlayerHatinDogooder
    PlayerHatinDogooder Posts: 1,018 Member
    I don't know man.

    I just kind of fry them up and eat them.
  • iulia_maddie
    iulia_maddie Posts: 2,780 Member
    Uhhmm..
    I suppose if you keep them in their shells in the fridge they should be okay for more than 5 days.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Eggs are the devil







    DAMMIT, too late!!!!!
  • pet1127
    pet1127 Posts: 572 Member
    I usualy boil 8 and keep them in the fridge in the shell I eat 2 a day so 4-5 days is good I wouldn't leave it more than that.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    Uhhmm..
    I suppose if you keep them in their shells in the fridge they should be okay for more than 5 days.

    i'll do a whole carton and they're usually gone in less than a week.
  • WannaDizzolve
    WannaDizzolve Posts: 270 Member
    i boil 3 at a time. That' way they're eaten within 3 days. After that, they taste well, stale. It doesn't take that long to boil 3 more.
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    I've kept hard boiled eggs in the fridge for over a week and a half, and they were still perfectly fine. I wouldn't worry about it.
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    I usually just boil them as I need them, because I like them warm and the microwave does odd explode-y things to them.
  • Kerri_is_so_very
    Kerri_is_so_very Posts: 999 Member
    I boil the entire dozen. I keep them right in their shell until ready to eat. I've read they'll keep up to 10 day as long as they aren't cracked (I always make it a point to eat the cracked ones first). But I eat at least 2/day so I never need to worry about them hanging around. I also purchased red ceremic egg "cartons" from target to keep them in (I have laying hens, so I always have dozens of eggs on hand) and this helps to prevent me from confusing them with an uncooked dozen! lol
  • Lifting_Knitter
    Lifting_Knitter Posts: 1,025 Member
    I make them when I need them.
  • Garlicmash
    Garlicmash Posts: 208
    I do no more than 4 at a time because I end up eating them all if I'm not careful.
    And I normally do eat them all. I like them freshly cooked.
  • tallvesl99
    tallvesl99 Posts: 231 Member
    i have boiled 8 at a time, kept them in the shell in the fridge for 4-5 days and they have been fine.
  • Thena81
    Thena81 Posts: 1,265 Member
    i do 4 to 6 at a time. if i have no time in the morn, ill boil em the night before but thats it. i likes em fresh too!! i usually eat 3 or 4 at a time, mostly just the whites but i do some yolk because its good for your skin!
  • HMVOL7409
    HMVOL7409 Posts: 1,588 Member
    I bake mine a dozen at a time and usually keep them 3-4 days and do this twice a week. Any longer than 3-4 days, the texture changes and they don't taste well. I keep them peeled in a Tupperware bowl in the fridge.
  • cardiophile
    cardiophile Posts: 38
    I like to boil 6 or so, remove the shells and throw them into a jar of pickle or pepperoncini juice to pickle them. The sodium isn't spectacular, but it is so yummy and makes the hard boiled egg slightly firmer which is more appetizing to me. Takes only a day or so to slightly pickle the egg.
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    I do 12 - 13 at a time, depending on how many I can fit in the pan.

    I don't keep them for more than 2-3 days because they get eaten rather quickly. I don't see why hard boiled eggs can't be kept for a few days in the fridge though. I keep them in a bowl. Maybe I should hide them so other people in the family don't see them and I get to eat more lol.
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    I boil a dozen at a time. They will keep for weeks, but don't usually last long as we eat at least three per day. Duck eggs ( I don't buy chicken eggs at all while my ducks are laying) will keep just fine for 6 weeks, uncooked, due to the thicker shells. Five days for chicken eggs? Probably more like twice that. No problem. Eggs are not as perishable as everybody seems to think. Check out Backyardchickens.com for details. To tell whether raw eggs are still good, put them in water. If they float, discard them. If they sink or end up a third or halfway to the bottom, they're good. What makes eggs go bad is the amount of air that permeates the shell.
  • WDEvy
    WDEvy Posts: 814 Member
    I only cook 2-3 at the time and eat them the same day or the following.
  • bethlaf
    bethlaf Posts: 954 Member
    first of all before you throw away my response please consider there are nine people in my house

    I boil 3-4doz a time and I throw some onion skin in there so that it dyes the eggs so that everybody knows which ones are raw and which ones are boiled 3 dozen usually last about a week and my housethey actually can stay fresh in the shell for about two weeks mine never last that long
    Quick eggs sammich or deviled with a dab of sriracha sauce. Delish...
  • luan999
    luan999 Posts: 87 Member
    i cook 6 the night before (if i am working early!), and take 3 to work to add to a salad and keep 3 for next day...have never tried eggs that have been hard boiled for more than 2 days.:wink:
  • Camille0502
    Camille0502 Posts: 311 Member
    I boiled seven eggs this morning. I have one of those egg cookers - works great. Today, I took out a sharpie, put an "H" on each egg and put them right back in the egg carton. I think they can last more than a week in their shell.

    I try to eat four or less eggs per week. That's not advice, it is just what I do. I have heart attack/stroke/high blood pressure in my family, so I think keeping my cholesterol low is personally a good idea.
  • Alta2000
    Alta2000 Posts: 655 Member
    I boil the entire dozen. I keep them right in their shell until ready to eat. I've read they'll keep up to 10 day as long as they aren't cracked (I always make it a point to eat the cracked ones first).

    This. I just put them one on top the other in a bowl in the fridge and just grab one when I am hungry for a quick snack.

    I consider them different than when I eat eggs for a meal as in omelet, etc.
  • 09NewMe12
    09NewMe12 Posts: 18
    I do a whole dozen as well and keep in teh egg carton. i put a line on them(shell) so I can tell which ones are boiled instead of fresh.
    I have kept for a week or more with no problems mius cracked (eat first).
  • 09NewMe12
    09NewMe12 Posts: 18
    great idea with the onion!
    cheers~ nat
    first of all before you throw away my response please consider there are nine people in my house

    I boil 3-4doz a time and I throw some onion skin in there so that it dyes the eggs so that everybody knows which ones are raw and which ones are boiled 3 dozen usually last about a week and my housethey actually can stay fresh in the shell for about two weeks mine never last that long
    Quick eggs sammich or deviled with a dab of sriracha sauce. Delish...
  • pcastagner
    pcastagner Posts: 1,606 Member
    A dozen


    I cook them in water below boiling temp because 100C makes protein rubbery. Eggs go in cold water, when it boils, turn off the fire, cover, wait 6 minutes, and drain.

    Then if I'm feeling naughty, I peel them and throw them in soy sauce to marinate.


    Trick to eggs that peel easy? Old eggs. The fresher the egg, the worse it peels.
  • chezjuan
    chezjuan Posts: 747 Member
    We usually do 8 or so (whatever is left over when we get the next batch from our dairy), and put them in the egg carton in the fridge. We generally eat them in less than 5 days, but after Easter we had eggs around for a bit longer and they were fine.
  • gostumpy
    gostumpy Posts: 156 Member
    Does anyone have a harder time getting the shells off them if they're stored cooked with the shell on?

    I always de-shell my hardboiled eggs right away.. must be habit!
  • 122ish
    122ish Posts: 339 Member
    I am not an egg person but I boil a carton on Sunday night and return them to the carton, my husband has a few each day until Friday.
  • Annerk1
    Annerk1 Posts: 372 Member
    Six at a time, keep them shelf on in a bowl in the fridge. My fridge is pretty cold so they last fine for the week.

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