primitives peel eggs

[franksolich]

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Oh my.

NJCher  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Wed Aug-06-08 11:12 PM
Original message

Refresher Course on Boiling an Egg
   
A week or two ago I made potato salad and was I ever sorry. Peeling those eggs was a most tedious experience! Not only that, but there was a lot of waste because so much of the egg white was stuck to the eggshell.

Tonight I needed some hardboiled eggs for salad and I decided to read up on how to do it so the eggs would peel easily. I found these directions, followed them almost to the letter, and was very pleased with how they came out. They peeled easily. It took only seconds to peel each egg. I'm keeping these directions taped to the inside cabinet door until this is second nature.

Here's the link to the method I followed:

http://www.ehow.com/PrintArticle.html?id=2386971

The only thing I didn't do was add salt to the water. I didn't do that because I like to save that water for my plants.

franksolich went to the link; it makes peeling eggs more difficult than it has to be.

Anyway.

MagickMuffin  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Thu Aug-07-08 07:32 AM
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2. Here's how I boil mine
   
Place eggs in a pan of enough water to cover. After it starts boiling set timer for about three minutes, then turn off heat and cover pan for 10 minutes with the hot water still in the pan. Drain and add cold icy water until the eggs have cooled down.

Crack the top of the eggs to break the membrane and usually this will help with peeling the eggs without the whites peeling with the shells.

I used to do the pin prick until I learned this other method, which I like a whole lot better.

I hope you try this method to see if you like it better.

hippywife  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Thu Aug-07-08 08:54 AM
Response to Reply #2

3. This is the method I've started using, too, ever since we had that long thread about it a few months or so back. I was having trouble because the eggs I use are very fresh and wouldn't peel well, but this method works for me.

[RightCoast]

Tap the top of the egg on table, tap the bottom of the egg on table, peel off 1/4 inch of top and bottom shell, vigorously blow into top hole while pointing bottom hole at your hand.  Catch egg. 

(make sure egg is hard boiled first)

You've never had this much fun with an egg, not including Halloween of course.

[Inga]

With your instruction in boiling, if you add 1tsp. vinegar to your water it helps too.