Perfect hard boiled eggs

[Swamp Donkey]

How do you make em? I can boil them, but after that what is the secret to an easy peeling shell. Most of the time I have to almost tear the egg apart while removing shell in about a 1000 pieces. Any tips for that perfect hard boiled egg that can be peeled in one or two flicks of the thumbs. I need lots of pickled eggs to arm myself for the guys I work with... .....

 

[FOXY005]

I have found that very fresh eggs cause the problem you are describing, if I am gong to hard boil & peel them I let them age for a week before cooking and it does the trick every time.

 

[tractorface]

Boil for 15 minutes, no more, no less

 

[FourBarR]

heres my method, works everytime. put eggs in pot of cold tap water. bring to rapid boil. remove from heat. let stand for 15 minutes. peal and enjoy. hope this helps.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

The last 2 dozen I boiled up were at least 3 weeks in the fridge. They were still tough to peel. Maybe it is in my boiling technique or boil time. Got a dozen sitting in the fridge that I bought on March 8th... ... ..... Hope they are old enough. My pickled egg jar is getting low!

 

[JPope]

Try peeling while holding under running cold water.

 

[tractorface]

Eat em up

Looks like TDR has its own "Cool Hand Luke"

 

[The patriot]

I was told to add a little vinegar to the water.

I have no idea why though... ... ... ... ... .

Eric

 

[KBennett]

I was told to add a little vinegar to the water.

I have no idea why though... ... ... ... ... .

Eric

Vinegar is acidic and will help soften the shell.

 

[Sled Puller]

Cool them down slowly, roll on counter to shatter, should come off in one piece.

 

[Truckie]

Boil your eggs as you do. This is the method I use and is very successful. Take an egg and crack one end on the table and then crack the side two or three times, then take the egg and place it in you hands with the cracked end facing you. Put the egg up to your lips and blow fairly hard and you will blow the shell away from the egg, and then it will peel very easy. This works every time fore me.

 

[TORQUE THIS]

Make sure the eggs are at room temp, place in cool water in pot, bring to a boil, turn off and let sit for 10 minutes, place them in ice water for 10 minutes, crack on the counter, roll in between your hands, peel under cool running water!

 

[Swamp Donkey]

These ideas are great! I will have to print them off and stick them on the fridge and try them until I get one that works.



Thanks.

 

[Royk]

I just boil 'em good and long, immediately take the pot to the sink, drain it and place it in the sink and run cold tap water into the pot for a minute or two.



I guess my method of peeling is a little unique, since I've never seen or heard of anyone else doing it. I gently tap a teaspoon completely around the middle of the shell to crack it, then slip the spoon up under one of the two halves of the shell and turn the egg a and bit. The half shell pops off in one piece. Flip the egg and do the same to the other half.



Roy

 

[HoleshotHolset]

To heck with convention...

Eat the shell! I eat dry roasted peanuts with the shell... and lead paint chips.

I bet it would be hard to pickle an egg with the shell on... hrmmm.



Back to the drawing board...



Matt

 

[TORQUE THIS]

and lead paint chips.

Matt

Well, that explains some issues... :-laf

 

[lschultz]

Admit it you just want to fart. :-laf that reminds me I going to have to boil me some eggs and eat some beans,onions,barbeque sauce,sour kraut and whatever else I can think of to give me gas. :-laf :-laf :-laf

 

[HoleshotHolset]

Well, that explains some issues... :-laf

I lived near some high tension AC transmission lines too...



Sorry to derail the thread, I'd actually be interested in finding out how to make hard boiled eggs with easy-to-remove shells. Too bad you can't peel 'em like bananas.



Matt

 

[HoleshotHolset]

Google search for 'perfect hard boiled eggs'



Extensive recipe for hard boiled eggs



Martha Stewart's method I wonder how she made them in the jail cell?



Emeril Lagasse's method - notice theres no mention of his catch phrase: "BAM!"



Boiling then bathing your eggs in water chilled to absolute zero seems to be the best method... Who would have thunk that making something so simple could have so many variations?



Next week - we'll discuss the various methods of making toast! Stay tuned...



Matt

 

[Ol'TrailDog]

Don't know, but the wife has it down pat. :-laf