Boiling Eggs

[SierraMA]

I like to make soft boiled and deviled eggs. Does anyone else have a problem with peeling the shells off the eggs? The eggs don't really look that great for deviled eggs. They still taste great. Is there a secret? I didn't have this problem with "store" bought eggs. Thanks

 

[MissPrissy]

Please use the search feature and you will find 2 threads (maybe more) on peeling eggs.

Fresh eggs do not peel well.

 

[MissPrissy]

Here's one

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=24428

 

[SierraMA]

Thanks for the info. I am going to try these methods.

 

[Brick243]

We were having trouble peeling our fresh eggs. Someone told us to put salt in the water when boiling them. It did help.

 

[Bec]

I made deviled eggs today on very short notice, so all I had was fresh eggs, some were layed this morning. I boiled the water with salt in it. I poked a hole in the fat end of the egg as I dropped them in carefully into the boiling water. ( I got that tip off of a thread on here) The hole plugs up with the whites very quickly. I boiled them for 10 minutes , then covered them and took them off the heat. I let them sit for about 15 minutes then ran cold water over them and started pealing. The shells came off perfect, not one egg was ruined and like I said, some I collected right before I boiled them! The shells pealed right off easily.
I will never make fresh deviled eggs any other way!!! They were PERFECT!!

THANK YOU to who ever figured that out!!!

 

[SierraMA]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I have tried the salt and that worked pretty well. I am going to try poking the hole way next time. I will let you know the outcome.