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hippywife

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18. My husband tried this not long ago.

Wed Mar 25, 2015, 06:52 AM

Mar 2015

The water getting under the shell helped, but it still didn't work as well as he had hoped.

In all my years of dealing with boiled eggs and the aggravation of peeling, including having our own chickens for a while, I've found the only thing that sufficiently influences the ease of peeling is the age of the egg. The fresher the more difficult, while older ones have the time to allow for a wee bit of dehydration so the membrane between the albumen and the shell pulls away more easily.

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To Peel an Egg [View all] Warpy Feb 2015 OP

I don't have any eggs right now... TeeYiYi Feb 2015 #1

Thanks! I'll be using this hack. n/t Little Star Feb 2015 #2

I'll try it but Phentex Feb 2015 #3

I'll definitely try that. Arkansas Granny Feb 2015 #4

My current method is to crack the shell, pick off the pieces until the shell continues to stick.. BlueJazz Feb 2015 #7

Wow, I'm going to make some tonight just to test this! n/t trotsky Feb 2015 #5

I have my own chickens and cwydro Feb 2015 #6

Hmm...I shake my eggs in the pan with the cover on and it helps Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2015 #8

After boiling, cover the eggs in the pan with ice cubes and water. summerschild Feb 2015 #9

Just following up... trotsky Feb 2015 #10

Thanks! Warpy Feb 2015 #11

I saw a video of using virtually the same method to peel garlic sans justhanginon Feb 2015 #12

The garlic thing works! MrMickeysMom Feb 2015 #13

Too much work... I use this method, it does take ten seconds. Glassunion Feb 2015 #15

Step 1. Should be let the eggs sit for a week in the fridge. Glassunion Feb 2015 #14

It kinda works. Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 #16

+1... TeeYiYi Mar 2015 #17

My husband tried this not long ago. hippywife Mar 2015 #18

Hi hippywife! Lars39 Mar 2015 #19

Hi, Lars39! hippywife Mar 2015 #20

Hippywife! grasswire Mar 2015 #21

Hey you! hippywife Mar 2015 #22

The key to easy peeling a hard cooked egg is not Jenoch Mar 2015 #23