Recipe for disaster........peeling a fresh boiled egg!!

[mtnhomechick]

I am so frustrated!!! So many of the folks who buy my eggs say how EASY they are to peel.

I have NEVER been able to peel my own fresh eggs. I think I have tried every way imaginable but the shells stick so bad I end up tossing out half the egg.

I have certainly been cooking for a long time and most people rave about my food.

But I CAN'T EVEN BOIL AN EGG

 

[sundance]

easy. put pot with water on to boil, add salt, I just dump some in, Pierce large end of egg with straight pin, and slide in boiling water, since I like mine will done I cook them 10 mins, pour off boiling water, add ice and cold water, I bounce my eggs in the pan to sorta crack them before adding the ice and cold water. then just peel. shell slides off . hope it works as well for you as it does for me. marrie

 

[Wifezilla]

That ice bath really helps

 

[ams3651]

i use the salt but sometimes its still not enough. My youngest asks for 'hard eggs' and last week it was egg salad instead.

 

[mtnhomechick]

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How fresh are they when you boil them this way?

 

[horsejody]

I use a large sewing needle and poke a hole in the large end of the egg (right into the air sac). I also use the oldest eggs I have. Since I have started using this method I have had never had an ugly peeled egg again.

 

[jbowyer01]

Thank you for telling us how to do this. I tried making deviled eggs last weekend, I thought they'll look cute (bantam eggs) and impress everyone! NOT it looked like I put them through the paper shredder

 

[Rte.66_chicks]

I use the "pierce the air cell with a pin" method, and it works great every time, even on eggs that have just been laid. They peel smooth as silk and make beautiful deviled eggs. Hmm, it's been a while-think I'll boil up some this evening and make some tomorrow.

 

[Pullet Pimp]

Here is an older thread that covered this topic. I tried it and it works perfectly, with any age egg. I personally tried an egg an hour old, a day old and it didn't matter.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=115799

good luck

 

[ranchhand]

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That's the same thread I was going for. Works like a charm!