Hard Boiling Eggs

[noodleroo]

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(Thinking back to HS chemistry) I think that would increase the pH, but I get the idea.

OOOps...my bad....

 

[clairabean]

I have never heard of steaming eggs!! I will have to try it out.

 

[donnavee]

I have had problems even after letting them age for a couple of weeks - they were easier to peel, but still a little tricky. On another post, I read about letting them sit on the counter at room temp over night and then cooking in the usual manner. That seemed to work a lot better.

But I happened to be in a Kitchen store lately with a gift certificate and saw a Cuisinart egg cooker. Now normally, I don't like appliances that serve only one purpose, but I bought it anyway. I haven't tried it for soft boiled or poached yet, but it cooks hard boiled ones perfectly - easy to peel and very quick. I have used it twice on eggs that were less than a week old and have been very happy. Someone else mentioned steaming eggs and that is basically what this unit does. Guess I could have saved myself some money. But I'm just happy to be making deviled eggs again

 

[E.G.Glayer]

Poking a hole in the large end works. My wife uses a push pin just like you would use on a cork board. lots of salt in the water works too but we dont like to use it up that much.

 

[sunflowerenvy]

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how old are your eggs before u steam them?
are in refig first or at room temperate?
what size are the eggs u do too? i get med, large, x-large and huge. iknow that i have to sort them out to there sizes.
and when i got my flock i want larges eggs

 

[woodmort]

Here's the Cook's Illustrated recipe for the perfect boiled egg:

Place the eggs in a saucepan in a single layer and cover with an inch of water. Bring the water to a boil over high heat. Remove the pan from the heat, cover and let sit for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile fill a bowl halfway with cold water and ice cubes. Transfer the eggs to the ice-water with slotted spoon and let sit for 5 minutes. Peel and use as needed.

 

[Kittymomma]

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Steaming is the best! My steamer conked out a year or so ago and I haven't replaced it, but that is my favorite way to "boil" eggs.