peeling boiled quail eggs

[bkvail]

someone mentioned the pin and salt water trick for peeling quail eggs easier? Could someone explain? when I did my pickled eggs (which are all gone, boohoo), I soaked them in vinegar overnight to soften the shells - but it was kinda a mess, and I don't really want to have to do it that way unless I have to. Is it better to have them a couple weeks old in the fridge rather than fresh like chicken eggs? Fresh chicken eggs are a pain to peel

Karin

 

[AndreaGS]

The way we did it, we boiled them and dumped them into ice water right afterwards. Then I rolled them a bit on the counter to crack it up and peeled. The shell came off pretty easily like this.

Ours were a few days old.

 

[bkvail]

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how long did you boil for?

 

[AndreaGS]

Around 8-10 minutes I think? We weren't really watching the clock.

 

[sandspoultry]

They are hard to peel because they are so fresh. stick them in the fridge for a week and they peel very easy. It's because the egg is drying out and shrinking that makes them peel easy.

Steve in NC