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peeling a hard-boiled egg

genkakugenkaku Northampton, Mass. U.S.A. Veteran

Finally ... something practical received in email. I admit I haven't tried it yet, but I like hard-boiled eggs:

VictoriousNirvana

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  • vinlynvinlyn Colorado...for now Veteran

    It looked to me as if the egg was burned

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    Making a heart-shaped egg is cute, too... and timely for this weekend, even if it IS a little fiddly....

  • howhow Veteran Veteran

    Hmmm
    Doesn't say if the boiled egg is hot or not
    Or
    if the water in the glass is cold or not. Any more details?

    I thought though that it usually required a very freshly boiled hot egg and pretty cold water.

    Toshanataman
  • karastikarasti Breathing Minnesota Moderator

    we use fresh eggs (as in from the guy down the street) and they can be really hard to peel. But I found this is pretty much fool proof.
    1. Cook as normal (I put the eggs in lukewarm water, bring to a boil, let boil 9-11 minutes depending how many eggs, then remove from heat.
    2. Empty the hot water out of the pot, pouring some into a bowl or another pot. Shake the pot so the eggs roll around and crack a bit. Cover eggs with very cold water.
    3. After a few minutes, drain the cold water and put the cracked, cooled eggs into the bowl/pot of hot water just for like 30 seconds then remove and peel.

    It seems like the combination of the hot to cold back to hot releases the membrane better. It's a little putzy, but if you are doing deviled eggs or something where you want them to look nice, it's worth it. Also works well if you want warm hard boiled eggs, putting them in the hot water warms them up nicely without them being too hot.

    Nirvana
  • HamsakaHamsaka goosewhisperer Polishing the 'just so' Veteran

    Just put a bit of salt in your boiling water before you put in your egg. Osmosis very slightly dehydrates the egg and makes it slippery, so the shell slides right off, even the tiny pieces.

  • karastikarasti Breathing Minnesota Moderator

    I always salt water that I boil, but fresh eggs, the membrane is much more difficult to separate from the shell. In store bought eggs they are usually several days old which causes that membrane to weaken.

    Hamsaka
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited February 2015

    I put vinegar in my cold water, and very lightly pierce each end with the sharp point of a knife. the perforations permit the two end air sacs to expel their air without too much, or even any damage to the shell.

    The reason eggs are so difficult to peel when fresh, is that the albumen is non-acidic and contains carbon dioxide; as the shell is porous, it absorbs air, releases its carbon dioxide and the egg-white (or albumen, to give it its correct name) 'shies away' from the inner membrane.

    The best eggs to boil for best peeling results are those which are 7 - 10 days old.

    Midasstaranataman
  • howhow Veteran Veteran
    edited February 2015

    @federica

    I only puncture the bigger (rounded end) so that the air sac can expel the internal air pressure as the egg cooks.
    Why are you doing the same to the pointy end and how? without having the egg white push out during the cooking?

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    If eggs are stored pointy-end up, there is a chance that, as the egg ages, some of the air from the rounded end, penetrates and passes through the inner (porous) membrane, and then travels up, between the membranes, to sit at the top end of the egg.

    hence my piercing both ends.
    Sometimes, yes, the white 'bubbles' out, but not every time.

    how
  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran

    All very technical. ;)

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    yes, the term 'pointy' is only for the cognoscenti.....

  • @federica said:
    yes, the term 'pointy' is only for the cognoscenti.....

    I iz cognoscenti? Iz I egghead?
    . . . and now back to the tips . . .

  • VictoriousVictorious Grim Veteran

    @lobster said:
    Iz I egghead?

    I am seriously pondering that now. About me. Not you.

    lobster
  • ^^^ you are fine Victor, bit of a scrapper, when not being attacked, but we all have our shells . . . =)

    Victorious
  • anatamananataman Who needs a title? Where am I? Veteran

    OMG - retreat - I'm going to go and play on my kid's eggsbox as the real world is too much for me to deal with right now... Minecraft - aged 7+ eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkk

    back to the real world.....

  • I'll meet up with you in elder scrolls online!

    anataman
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    edited February 2015

    is this minecraft? looks horrible graphics

  • anatamananataman Who needs a title? Where am I? Veteran
    edited February 2015

    yep...

    Kids love it.....

    But it is, or can be, something very creative...

    like a hard-boiled egg....

    nuff said

  • NirvanaNirvana aka BUBBA   `     `   South Carolina, USA Veteran

    What came first, the chicken or the egg?

    Please explain the correct answer. (There is one.)

  • howhow Veteran Veteran

    A question phrased as badly as this has endless possibilities so here are two of them.

    Evolution says that eggs existed long before there were chickens
    but
    others say that chickens come where eggs do not.

    Nirvana
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    I'm so glad this thread was resurrected JUST before the virtual deadline of it's one-year limit.
    ~ Fede rolls eyes ~

    Could I simply ask: Why?

  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran

    Why? It's an eggistential question really.

    Nirvanakarasti
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    That yolk is so old, but it's alwhite... albumen life is here....

    Nirvanakarasti
  • @Nirvana said:
    What came first, the chicken or the egg?

    Please explain the correct answer. (There is one.)

    The cockerel. :p

    [Lobster is escorted to the naughty corner by the feminist hens]

    Walkerkarasti
  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran

    My brain is scrambled and fried.

  • rohitrohit Maharrashtra Veteran

    How many vegetarians in this thread eat eggs?

  • NirvanaNirvana aka BUBBA   `     `   South Carolina, USA Veteran
    edited January 2016

    @federica said:
    I'm so glad this thread was resurrected JUST before the virtual deadline of it's one-year limit.
    ~ Fede rolls eyes ~

    Could I simply ask: Why?

    Wish there were a "Why?" or "What???" button on the Word Association Game (2) thread.

    Sorry, but I just cannot bring myself to share a reason. Would just saying it bemuses me be enough?

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    Guess so...

    Whatever rolls your omelette....

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