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Boiled Egg Question
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I fixed a dozen deviled eggs tonight using fresh eggs. It was posted on here recently to put a tsp of baking soda in the water while boiling (18 minutes). I tried that and they peeled beautifully. I also cooled the eggs quickly after boiling as suggested.
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this is the way.. I have taken eggs right out of the nest and tested this way.. it does work..
this is the way.. I have taken eggs right out of the nest and tested this way.. it does work..
I have the opposite problem. My store bought eggs rip to shreds when I try to peel them, and my fresh eggs are easy as pie.
I also find them all easy to peel while still warm but not HOT. I thought I was the only one who had the issue at all. I feel better about it now!
I also find them all easy to peel while still warm but not HOT. I thought I was the only one who had the issue at all. I feel better about it now!
Works for me to salt the water and put the eggs in after the water boils for 18 minutes. I used to think this was too long, but they come out fine. LOTS of salt, though, like 1/4 cup for 6 eggs, and cool them with cold water and ice right away. I also peel them under a thin stream of cool water. Never tried the pinhole in the end.
Some people also let them sit on the counter for a week before hard boiling. In the old days around here, eggs were never refrigerated, and still are not in Europe, so a week doesn't seem so bad.
Someone here said store bought are marked with date of lay by a number from 1 to 365, so if #30 they were laid on Jan. 30, if #69 they were laid on Feb 28, etc. OK -- the carton in my fridge (saved from store bought eggs) has an exp. of July 4 and #142. So if this is true, the eggs were laid on May 22. Hmmm...
Some people also let them sit on the counter for a week before hard boiling. In the old days around here, eggs were never refrigerated, and still are not in Europe, so a week doesn't seem so bad.
Someone here said store bought are marked with date of lay by a number from 1 to 365, so if #30 they were laid on Jan. 30, if #69 they were laid on Feb 28, etc. OK -- the carton in my fridge (saved from store bought eggs) has an exp. of July 4 and #142. So if this is true, the eggs were laid on May 22. Hmmm...
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and im grossed out about old store eggs EWWWWW
WOW will remember that one
and im grossed out about old store eggs EWWWWW
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I put my eggs in the pan with cold water, bring to a rapid boil, cover and take off heat. Let stand for 12 minutes an voila, you have hard cooked (notice, not boiled) eggs that will peel nicely.
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Does hard cooked mean that they have a soft center? I am sorry but I don't think I know the difference between hard cooked and boiled.
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