When I was in the USMC in Okinawa, you could literally take a boiled egg from the chow hall, roll it across the table just enough to crack the shell and watch the egg fall out of the two halves.
How did they do that??!
I’ve tried allowing eggs to stay warm longer.
I’ve tried cooling them down quickly.
I’ve tried a little salt in the water.
I’ve tried a lot of salt in the water.
Anyone know for sure what works 100% of the time?
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21 responses so far ↓
1 Clo ! // Sep 23, 2008
Boil the water first then put the egg in the water, and let it boil for 13 minutes. After the 13 minutes, place the egg in a cup with ice cold water.
The end.
2 Jessie & Adam Taylor // Sep 23, 2008
I have always boiled them and then put them in the fridge for about an hour to cool and they tend to peel very easily. I have never had a problem doing it like that! Just let them cool for awhile!! Hope this helps.
3 Karen B // Sep 23, 2008
make sure the water is cold when you put the eggs in and add a lot of salt
4 Lizzy // Sep 23, 2008
I've never heard about the boiling method making the eggs easier to peel, but here's what I do:
whack the egg all over with a metal soup spoon (or coffee spoon.) Alternatively, smack it gently ALL OVER against the counter thoroughly. The shell will get all kinds of tiny interlocking cracks in it. The shell will peel right off, really quickly, I promise. I've been doing this for years. Sounds bizarre, and people look at me weird, but trust me, it works. I learned this at a weekend cooking class from a chef.
NOTE: with about one in 10-20 eggs, you will get a dud and no matter what you do it will be difficult to peel (the membrane sticks to the egg and chunks of white come off with the peel and it's frustrating! Nothing you can do about these odd eggs.)
Good luck
5 Iffy // Sep 23, 2008
It’s not the boiling, it’s the peeling. People love my deviled eggs, so I make them a LOT. LOL! Remove them from the stove and “shock” them with running cold water in the pan. This stops expansion from the heat. Then crack them and squeeze/roll them on the counter until they are completely cracked all around. Then peel under luke warm to cold water. You’ll be surprised that you get a ton of shell off, even with all those cracks. The under membrane stays connected and the shell “gives” more, leaving less damage to the egg.
6 thelauraaurora // Sep 23, 2008
I don’t know about cooking it that way, but when I peel a hard-boiled egg, rather than just making one big crack, I lightly tap the egg on a hard surface all over to loosen the shell from the egg itself.
7 *Dream*Weaver* // Sep 23, 2008
I put my eggs in a pot and just cover them in water. Then I let them boil for 15 minutes and immediately let cold water run into the pot until all of the water is cold, then peel them. Works great for me every time!!!
8 snoopy // Sep 23, 2008
start with cold water add the eggs add couple tablespoons of vinegar bring them to a boil cover take them off the hot burner have them there for 20 minutes drain water cool eggs about 20 minutes then enjoy
9 Jingles // Sep 23, 2008
Wow, I didn’t know that people had so many ways to boil an egg!
A sure fire way to get perfect hard boiled eggs every time…
Place your eggs in a pan
Cover with cold water
Bring the water to a rolling boil then cover and remove them from the heat.
Let sit for 20 min.
Fill the pan up a few times with cold water and let them sit.
You’re ready to go! I always roll the egg on the counter and the shell comes right off as you mentioned.
10 Malia T // Sep 23, 2008
i like scrambled eggs
11 JOHN // Sep 23, 2008
Place eggs in water until it boils..shut off heat and let them sit for 15 minutes in the water. That easy!
Best hardboiled egg you can eat!
John
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12 LoveLies // Sep 23, 2008
Boil for 10 minutes or until it starts to boil. Turn off stove and let it sit for 5-7 minutes. Than pour out the hot water and add ice / cold water into the pot of eggs. Let it sit in for another minute or two. Then peel.
13 dilligas46 // Sep 23, 2008
Put the eggs in a pan of cool water and bring to a boil with a little bit of salt. When they are done run cold water in the pot until the water in the pan is cool. This will make the eggs easier to peel. If the eggs still do not peel easily, use a spoon to remove the egg shell. Put the spoons curved edge between the egg and the egg shell. This will allow you to pry the shell off of the egg without damaging the egg.
14 Kevin B // Sep 23, 2008
I see all the other answers to this telling you to do it this way and that way, but what I heard on a T.V. was that it dealt with the freshness of the egg on whether it peeled easy or not. I want to say they said that the older an egg was, the easier it would peel; I’m 99% sure I remember it right. See, I always take all my boiled eggs right out of the scalding hot water and put them right in cold tap water, yet some will peal really easy and some will be difficult to peel (and they’ll all have been done the same way!) So, this theory makes a lot of sense, don’t you think?
15 Cooter Jenkins // Sep 23, 2008
Salt always works for me. Not falling off the egg, but easily peeled every time.
16 todd i // Sep 23, 2008
boil water
toss eggs in
pull eggs out
throw against wall until enough of the edible part is accessible
17 chrissy p // Sep 23, 2008
you cant cook the cheap eggs you have to get them for a good price! they have to be cooked long enough as well
:D hope that helps!!
18 Chris C // Sep 23, 2008
think cold. That way the inside will shrink and then you sould take it out and dip it in salt to adulve the shell and then you do the peeling and it comes off almost like butter
19 vbunznomore // Sep 23, 2008
Boil them for 10 minutes then plunge in cold water and keep adding cold water until they have cooled off enough. Roll on counter, then peel under running cold water. Shells should slip right off.
20 Rachel // Sep 23, 2008
Put a dollop of marmite/vegemite on the egg.
it will make it peel easily.
good luck
21 esmith649 // Sep 23, 2008
why dont you try putting abot to teaspooons of margerine in the water to the point that the butter melts away. and while the butter is melting stick your eggs in the water. after the eggs should cool down for a while. after that the eggs should be able to peel easily.