double white egg and they dont peel

[preciouschick]

So I posted before that my boiled eggs wont peel. The outer white layer is soft, while the inner white layer is firmer. Looks like double white layers. What's up with my eggs? Is this normal for fresh eggs? These girls have been laying for about 6 weeks.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Fresh eggs don't boil as cleanly as older eggs, and can be harder to peel. Steaming supposedly works very well for fresh eggs, but I simply set aside eggs when I know I'll be wanting boiled eggs "soon" and let them age a few weeks, and then you'll have easy to peel eggs.

 

[preciouschick]

Fresh eggs don't boil as cleanly as older eggs, and can be harder to peel. Steaming supposedly works very well for fresh eggs, but I simply set aside eggs when I know I'll be wanting boiled eggs "soon" and let them age a few weeks, and then you'll have easy to peel eggs.

I will try the aging. I did try doing them really cold but that didnt work either. The pic I posted was a cold egg.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I will try the aging. I did try doing them really cold but that didnt work either. The pic I posted was a cold egg.

Starting with a cold (like refrigerated cold) egg straight into boiling water does also help, as does shocking the egg in cold water/ice bath after it's done. Some folks use vinegar in water too, supposedly that helps.

But if you're boiling an egg that's super fresh, it's going to be harder to peel than a 2-3 week old egg cooked at the same time in the same manner.

 

[RojoMarz]

I'm having good luck with Instant Pot boiled/steamed eggs. 2 minutes on the egg setting, 3 min natural release, then quick release remaining steam. Take eggs out of IP and put into ice water bath. I will let them sit in the bath for a while.

 

[KarynVA]

I use this method and it works great even for fresh eggs.

https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2009/10/perfect-boiled-eggs-recipe.html

Starting the eggs in boiling water reduces the degree to which the white sticks to the shell, improving your chances of getting the shell off without damaging the egg later.