Scrap Happy

Interesting, I'll have to give this a try.

Here's a tip for deviled eggs. Lay the egg carton on it's side the day before you are making deviled eggs. This will center the yolks and look pretty.

redturtle

ok...if somebody already gave you the answer i apologize...i couldnt read thru everything...gotta run..
i used to have chickens...hard or soft boil fresh eggs...
put baking soda in the boil water...then the usual cold water soak...peel like a dream!

Roberta

After I boil and then put them in cold water, I drain them and shake the pan back and forth and break the shells in several places, give it a good hard SHAKE. They seem to peel easier after that.

marthe brault-hunt

First, determine the freshness of your eggs before boiling them by putting them in a bowl of water, they sink to the bottom if they are fresh, they tend to raise if they are a few days old. The shell is porous, air gets in and store at one end, that makes them want to float, if you get a depression at one end, it is the indication that your eggs are a few weeks old.

To cook them you may boil them for 12 minutes or bring the water to a full boil, turn off the heat and let them stand for 30 minutes at least. Using salt or vinegar is to coagulate the white if the shell cracks.

Place your eggs under running cold water to stop the cooking and to avoid the dark ring around the yolk. Sulfur and albumen meet at this level as they cook, stopping the cooking by running cold water will prevent this formation.

I used to teach Home Ecs and raise laying hens, simply hope that this ''lecture''will answer some of your concerns,

grannypat7925

Leave them out of the fridge for a couple days. Then add some salt and vinegar to the water. Drain, shake in the pan to crackle them, run them under some cold water and peel. Works great.

MaggieLou

Really fresh eggs don't peel well but I do like the others expect after putting them in cold water I crack the shells and let them sit for 20-30 minutes then peel. IT's a lot easier.

Kappy

Absolutely a fact!

QuiltnCowgirl

All of these sound like good methods to try. Only a couple puzzle me - the ones that suggest leaving the eggs out of the refrigerator overnight or several days before boiling. Is that safe to do?

MadP

I agree old eggs peel easier than fresh eggs.

kwilter

This, along with older eggs, works every time!