To Peel an Egg

[Warpy]

Found this while surfing, haven't tried it yet but it actually should work pretty well:

[TeeYiYi]

1. I don't have any eggs right now...

...but I love boiled eggs and plan to try this trick at my first opportunity.

Hopefully, another DUer will try out this method and report back...

TYY

[Little Star]

2. Thanks! I'll be using this hack. n/t

[Phentex]

3. I'll try it but

I'm skeptical.

[Arkansas Granny]

4. I'll definitely try that.

My current method is to crack the shell all over, remove one end and then slide a teaspoon between the shell and the egg under running water. That works pretty well, but this looks even easier.

[BlueJazz]

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

...to the white/yoke...breaks up the whole egg ...curse up a storm...throw the whole disgusting mess into the trash.

[trotsky]

5. Wow, I'm going to make some tonight just to test this! n/t

[cwydro]

6. I have my own chickens and

one thing I learned is that the fresher the egg, the harder to peel.

Thanks for this tip. Just made some, and I'm gonna try it out!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

8. Hmm...I shake my eggs in the pan with the cover on and it helps

but doesn't come off as easy as that. Maybe it's the water that does it,

[summerschild]

9. After boiling, cover the eggs in the pan with ice cubes and water.

Let sit immersed in ice water for 5 minutes or so. (Or longer. I always seem to have
a lot of other things to be done.)

And peel away! The shell comes off without sticking to the egg.

[trotsky]

10. Just following up...

While I did not get the amazing results shown in the video with my first two eggs, it definitely worked far better than the traditional crack, peel, 5-minute process. Thumbs up on this method from me.

[Warpy]

11. Thanks!

I don't eat hard boiled eggs, just use them in salads if I cook for a crowd, so I didn't have a chance to test this before I posted it. It looked like something that should work, but we all know how that can go.

Thanks for the confirmation!

[justhanginon]

12. I saw a video of using virtually the same method to peel garlic sans

the water. Separate into individual cloves, put them in a clean dry jar and shake the hell out of it. I usually smack the jar against the palm of my other hand also. Works pretty darn good and you don't have those elusive little garlic papers all over the kitchen. I now do this all the time since being a lover of the "stinking rose"I use a lot of fresh garlic.

[MrMickeysMom]

13. The garlic thing works!

I've been using the glass jar and lid to shake garlic vigorously, and it de-flowers nicely so that I put my cloves away in fridge until ready to use in a recipe.

I must try the egg thing!

[Glassunion]

15. Too much work... I use this method, it does take ten seconds.

Someone posted this on DU2 and I'd love to give them the credit, but I cannot recall who it was.

[Glassunion]

14. Step 1. Should be let the eggs sit for a week in the fridge.

They peel way easier than if you just brought them home.

[Behind the Aegis]

16. It kinda works.

I have small hands so I had a difficult time, but it did make peeling MUCH, MUCH easier. My husband had a difficult time, but I suspect it has more to do with coordination (shhh...don't tell I said that!). I will likely try it again. I give this a solid "B".

[TeeYiYi]

17. +1...

Just tried it. Not perfect but definitely easier than before.

TYY

[hippywife]

18. My husband tried this not long ago.

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.

[Lars39]

19. Hi hippywife!

Glad to see you back! You've been sorely missed.

[hippywife]

20. Hi, Lars39!

Glad to be back and to know I was missed as much as I've missed all of you, too.

[grasswire]

21. Hippywife!

Wheeeee!

[hippywife]

22. Hey you!

(My apologies to everyone. I considered starting a new thread to let everyone know I was back, but I thought it might come off as sort of egotistical. In retrospect, I guess I should have rather than have everyone's threads hijacked. )

[Jenoch]

23. The key to easy peeling a hard cooked egg is not

about peeling technique or the age of the egg. The way to get a hard cooked egg is to steam them. I use one of those pasta inserts (that is never used for pasta). Put about an inch of water into the bottom of the kettle, cover and bring to a boil. Put a dozen large eggs, right out of the refrigerator, into the steamer basket (whatever kind you have) and put into the kettle, cover, set the heat to medium, and steam for about 13 minutes. Fill the kitchen sink with water, while leaving enough room for the steamer insert. At the end of cooking, immerse the steamer with cooked eggs into the water. Put some ice cubes on top of the eggs. Let the eggs cool for about five minutes then take them out and place on a kitchen towel to dry. Since I'm not going to eat them all at once, I put them back into the carton when cool and then using a Sharpie, I put a black mark on them to identify them.

These are extremely easy to peel without resorting to any tricks, plus there is never any green or gray on the edges of the yolk.