Peeling Hard Boiled Eggs

[NorthernHomestead]

I always had a hard time peeling eggs, even older ones from the grocery store. I tried the ice water bath method and a handful of other ones til I found the one thing that worked out well. A teaspoon of baking soda in the boiling water. There's some chemistry behind it, I'm sure. Let them cool so they're easy to handle, a quick roll, and try to start peeling around the air pocket. The shell doesn't fall apart as much and it falls off the egg in larger pieces.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I stopped peeling eggs for egg salad a while ago lol I crack my eggs into a sprayed glass bowl and then gently placed in a large pot with water to boil. Cook, cool, drain off and chop!


But I have found older eggs peel better. I

LIke a double boiler method? The bowl of eggs sits on top of the pan of boiling water? What is it you drain off after cooking? A picture might be helpful, thanks.

 

[Isabeau1]

Has anyone noticed that eggs layed by specific hens peel better than others? I know older eggs tend to peel better period, but we eat so many eggs sometimes that is not an option. I have 4 EE hens. 2 lay blue (different shades), 1 olive and 1 brown. The brown eggs always peel super easy and are beautiful. The blues are hit and miss, but mostly peel well if older and the olive is so ridiculous that I don't even boil them at all anymore. My method is to boil starting in roiling water for 10 minutes then remove, crack and soak in ice bath for at least 10 minutes. This has served me well in the past so I don't think it's my method, I just think it is that dang green egg.

I don't boil them. I steam them and I've never had an issue with peeling, no matter the color or age.

7 mins for soft boiled, 17 mins for hard boiled. Shells come off easily, and the texture of the egg is much better. Not rubbery. For soft boiled, I take them out at 7 mins pretty much exactly and put them in an ice bath to stop the cooking, but hard boiled don't need any extra care. Worth a try!