Any tips for peeling eggs?

Simple. Peel them in a bowl of water.

Before you boil them, gently, and just barely, prick the shell with a safety pin.

This is the best way.

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the fresher the egg the harder to peel, let them age in the frig

Try steaming them instead of boiling. Eggs turn out perfect and are usually much easier to peel.

We have farm fresh eggs, and they are the hardest to peel because they are fresh.

Add 1/2 tsp of vinegar to the water when you boil them.

immediately after taking them out of the pot, put them in ice water.

When they cool, roll the egg on the counter so the whole shell is cracked.

Begin peeling from the big end - the shell should come off in one piece at the membrane.

Be sure to put the eggshells in your garden, or add to grounds when making coffee to get the benefit of the 875 mg of elemental calcium each shell contains.

Last Edited by Let Freedom Ring on 01/07/2016 02:07 PM

Jesus, they questions some people ask, just do what we all do.

Get your servant to do it for you.

It's time for OM to get glasses.

I read "peeing eggs"

Yeah this is easy!

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This! Your eggs should be older, if possible. As the egg ages, moisture from within the egg evaporates leaving space between the egg innards and the shell. This space is necessary for an easy peeling egg.

when eggs are done, shock them with cold water

Put the boiled eggs in ice cold water immediately out of the boiling water. Leave them there for 30-45 seconds. The shock causes the membrane between the shell and the white to isolate.

This without the blowing,
the eggs after the boiling should be rinsed in cold water but the technique with the two holes works best even with soft boiled eggs.

Peel them under cold running water.

Boil them first.

Boil them for 10 minutes then let them sit in cold water for 10 minutes..

will work PERFECTLY trust me

Put it up your bum.

I add them to boiling water, boil for 15 minutes exactly. While boiling I add a bit of baking soda to the water. A teaspoon or more. Easy to Peel!

After you boil, run cold water over the eggs for a couple minutes. Makes them peel super easy.

Drop them in shallow boiling water so the shell cracks.

Boil them first

I don't know I'm still trying to figure out how to slice bread !

I don't know I'm still trying to figure out how to slice bread !

Buy the pre peeled eggs from the supermarket!

obviously no real chefs here. When you put the eggs in the water add about a teaspoon of salt (even a tablespoon - experiment with it) to the water.

Once the eggs have boiled, pour out the hot water and let the eggs sit in cold water for about a minute, then peel them. They always come off easy if you just add salt to the water.

Start off with cold water when you boil them. Add a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar to the water you boil them in.

After you boil them for about 8-10 minutes transfer them to a bowl of very cold water for a bout 10-15 minutes. They will peel very easily and cleanly.

OP here,

Thank you everyone for the tips!

Tried the salt added to the boiling water, and then leaving in cold water.

So much better now.

Will try the cider vineger tip later, to see if this is even better.

Didn't know about using the older eggs, the eggs I've been boiling are almost always fresh, so will also consider this.

Thanks again everyone!