Peeling Hard Boiled Eggs
@RichardMeister (5328)
Otis Orchards, Washington
June 22, 2016 1:08pm CST
Have you peeled hard boiled eggs where half the egg comes off with the shell? I’ve heard many people say this is because the eggs are too fresh (newly laid).
I learned from America’s Test Kitchen that this is not the case. It’s what you do that causes an egg to peel away with the shell.
Eggs need to go into the water before the water is boiling. In other words put the eggs in a pan of water before it goes on the stove. Make sure the water completely covers the eggs. I boil my eggs for sixteen minutes starting from the time I first see bubbles in the water. As soon as the eggs are boiled they need go straight into ice water for six minutes.
Ever since I started doing this I have had no trouble peeling my hard boiled eggs.
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
22 Jun 16
I peel them when they are still hot. Never had any trouble. Lucky I guess.
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@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
22 Jun 16
I do the same and peel them under cold running water...the shells come off easily.
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@much2say (53945)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Jun 16
@RichardMeister I'm gonna be boiling some eggs for dinner to go in our salad!
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
24 Jun 16
@much2say That sounds good. I may boil some eggs this morning.
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
23 Jun 16
I've always peeled them right away, too.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
22 Jun 16
I peel them but not Richard.
I tap the top of the egg with a spoon and spoon them out. So usually they are not whole when I am done.
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
22 Jun 16
I would hope you don't peel Richard. i have thought about trying that at one point but the way I mention has worked great.
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
23 Jun 16
It has worked for me.
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@norcal (4890)
• Franklinton, North Carolina
22 Jun 16
I boil them for 10 minutes, and then let them sit in the hot water until they are cool. That seems to work fine for me. I have had trouble with eggs that were very fresh, like my chicken just laid them. It's not usually a problem with store bought eggs.
How long you cook them depends on what you are doing with them. If you're eating them out of the shell, like Ocean Tiara, you want them soft, but if you are doing Easter eggs, or eggs for potato salad, you will want them firm.
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
24 Jun 16
I've done this and had a very hard time peeling them.
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
22 Jun 16
Yes, there are people who put their eggs in boiling water and others who peel the right out of the hot water.
@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
22 Jun 16
I worked in an egg place for a while and fresh eggs are harder to peel.
Older eggs are best for hard boiling.
Boiling times vary according to how hard you want your eggs....what is good for one isn't to the taste of another.
If eggs are boiled too long they get a green tinge around the edge of the yolk and can have a bit of a dry chalky texture.
I prefer my eggs boiled for a shorter time until the yolks are just set.
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
22 Jun 16
This is true. I like mine well cooked. I have boiled them for about six minutes so yokes were a bit runny.
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