How old do eggs need to be to peel easily

[Ukyou]

My son loves hard boiled eggs, so I was planning to put aside some eggs specifically for him to have hard boiled. I am a bit tired of cutting the egg in half and mangling it with a spoon to get it out.

 

[michickenwrangler]

About a week +/-

 

[teach1rusl]

Huhhh...I thought the key was putting them under really cold water (then the fridge) after removing from heat. I didn't know age of the egg had anything to do with it

 

[oldchickenlady]

I have seen topics on here concerning this...a method to make fresh eggs peel easily, but I cant remember what it was. If you put "boiling fresh egs" in the search box at the upper right hand corner of the page, it would probably pull them up.

 

[1mommahen]

Bring water to a rolling boil with a palm full of salt. Put ROOM TEMPERATURE EGGS into water and continue boiling for 14 minutes. Ice shock and they will peel!

 

[Leah and peeps]

I will have to try this! Mine never peel!! By the time they are "peeled" im already down to the yolk!

 

[flyweed]

fresh eggs are very hard to peel, as are Cortunix eggs when hardboiled...I have a nifty trick I use.....after hard boiling them....I dump the eggs for a soak in vinegar.....it takes the shell off and leaves a nice, non ripped up boiled egg...once you rinse them you cannot taste the vinegar either. Works great.

 

[CDennis]

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I am going to try that, seems like to me. It takes at least 3 weeks in the fridge before I have any luck peeling them. I think the eggs you get at the store are over a month old, which is why they peel better.

 

[halo]

This topic comes up every couple of months or so. When I decide to hard boil eggs, they go right from the coop into the boiling water.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=115799

 

[bigpinkmotherhen]

How long does it take in the vinegar?