Ever single time I try….part of the egg comes off with the shell. I let it cool completely, I put salt in the water when boiling…..what is the trick?
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Am I just a dumb blonde….why is it so difficult to peel a hard boiled egg?
October 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments
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1 zhalfpint // Oct 5, 2008
Letting them cool is good.
Hold it in your hand, crack the sides a bit, hold the egg under cool water when peeling it.
I hope this works for you.
2 Dane // Oct 5, 2008
Your eggs are too fresh. Before you hard boil eggs, they should sit in your fridge for at least a week after you buy them from the grocery store.
3 Dave B // Oct 5, 2008
what works for me is putting salt and a little vinagar in the water. Bring the water and eggs to a boil, then cover and turn off the heat and let sit for twenty min. or so then drain off the water and rinse with cold water. Leave eggs in pan and add ice to cover. Wait 1/2 hr or 45 mins. then crack and peel. Works everytime.
4 Cister // Oct 5, 2008
Oh, I am so happy I found this site one day to answer a similar question. Because my boiled egg always would be broken after peeled. But this trick is awesome:
Take a cool, hard boiled egg in your hand.
Strike the top and bottom of the egg on a hard surface just hard enough to crack the shell.
Gently but firmly roll the egg between your hand and a counter top until the shell is well cracked.
Remove the cracked shell from around the egg.