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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2015 2:55:41 GMT
Hey all, I need to know the very best way to make hardboiled eggs, perfectly and peelable. My dd is taking one in her lunch every day and I've tried too many ways. Help!
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Post by smartypants71 on Feb 24, 2015 3:00:37 GMT
Honestly, I bought a Krups egg cooker. It makes perfect eggs every time and always easy to peel.
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Post by padresfan619 on Feb 24, 2015 3:02:01 GMT
Use old eggs. Fresh eggs will be hard to peel no matter what technique you use. I add salt and a little vinegar to the water before I set it to boil and then dunk the eggs into ice water immediately after they are done cooking.
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Post by GiantsFan on Feb 24, 2015 3:04:55 GMT
I cook them this way and never have an issue with peeling.
Place eggs in a large saucepan. Cover with cool water. Bring water to a boil over medium heat. When the water gets to a full boil, cover and remove from heat. Let sit 10 minutes. Pour off water and run cool water over them to stop cooking.
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Post by DinCA on Feb 24, 2015 3:05:32 GMT
Put eggs in a pan, cover with cold water, bring to a boil and remove from heat. Cover and allow to sit for 15 minutes, drain water and cover with cold water. Let sit for another 10-15 minutes, drain, and then eat or refrigerate.
This works every time for me. I have a gas burning cooktop, if it matters.
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Post by genny on Feb 24, 2015 3:11:02 GMT
I have chickens and find that my (mostly) free range fresh eggs are REALLY hard to peel when boiled. I put a pinch of baking soda in the water while they're cooking, then put them in a bowl of ice water after they are done boiling - I have had the best results this way. Also, they are easier to peel when they are a little bit older....
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Post by conchita on Feb 24, 2015 3:14:21 GMT
I cook them this way and never have an issue with peeling. Place eggs in a large saucepan. Cover with cool water. Bring water to a boil over medium heat. When the water gets to a full boil, cover and remove from heat. Let sit 10 minutes. Pour off water and run cool water over them to stop cooking. I do this, too, and it always works! I tap the egg all over cracking the shell and then start peeling from the blunt end of the egg. I can usually get the whole shell off in one go. I also peel while the egg is still warm while running it under cool water. I store about a dozen peeled eggs in a ziplock bag in the fridge. They're usually all gone by the third day!
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Post by SabrinaM on Feb 24, 2015 3:18:49 GMT
Use old eggs!! If I'm in a pinch and need to buy eggs at the store to use right away, I buy medium sized eggs because they typically sell slower and sit longer on the store shelf.
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Post by conchita on Feb 24, 2015 3:18:53 GMT
Use old eggs. Fresh eggs will be hard to peel no matter what technique you use. I add salt and a little vinegar to the water before I set it to boil and then dunk the eggs into ice water immediately after they are done cooking. I agree. Old eggs are best for boiling. I once grabbed the new carton of eggs to boil and by the time I was done trying to peel them they were all missing bits that were still attached to the shell. Ugh!
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Post by lucyg on Feb 24, 2015 4:12:26 GMT
I agree with everyone else. Old eggs are the secret to easy peeling. I try to make sure they're a couple of weeks old before boiling.
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Post by azredhead on Feb 24, 2015 4:16:02 GMT
yup- old eggs and running cold water over them after they are done. Sometimes even while peeling.
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Post by zookeeper on Feb 24, 2015 4:18:33 GMT
Lol...I find it amusing that something as simple as boiling an egg is so darn tricky! It's an egg...how hard can it be? Pretty damn hard as evidenced by the half dozen hard boiled eggs in my fridge that are impossible to peel!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2015 4:18:41 GMT
Honestly, I bought a Krups egg cooker. It makes perfect eggs every time and always easy to peel. Doesn't matter if the eggs are fresh out of a chicken's arse, cooked in one of these pretty much guarantees an easy-to-peel egg. Plus, it's easy as heck and the cleanup is practically nil. L
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Post by bbkeef on Feb 24, 2015 13:57:30 GMT
I finally bought an egg cooker too. It's a Dash N' Go, $12 at Kohl's with my 30% off coupon. It cooks perfect eggs every time. I used to bake my eggs in a muffin tin at 350 degrees for 20 mins. Baking worked better than boiling for me, I never could stand the green ring on the yolk from boiling. Good news is with the egg cooker you get get perfect creamy yolks and no green ring AND they are easy to peel even with fresh eggs.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2015 14:09:32 GMT
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Feb 24, 2015 14:12:08 GMT
The best way ever is to use a muffin tin, one egg per muffin spot, no water, oven for 30 min at 350. Quick water bath as soon as they come out to stop the cooking process. Perfectly cooked through, no ring, peel so much easier.
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Post by zookeeper on Feb 24, 2015 14:18:42 GMT
I am going to try the muffin tin method. That seems easy enough!
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Post by oaksong on Feb 24, 2015 14:29:37 GMT
I cook them this way and never have an issue with peeling. Place eggs in a large saucepan. Cover with cool water. Bring water to a boil over medium heat. When the water gets to a full boil, cover and remove from heat. Let sit 10 minutes. Pour off water and run cool water over them to stop cooking. This is what I do also, with 2 small adjustments. I leave the burner on low as they are boiling for the 10 minutes, and after I drain the hot water, I cover them with ice water. Using older eggs is a good suggestion too. After a lifetime of hard to peel eggs, I finally found this method about a year ago. I have never heard of baking eggs instead of boiling them, but I'm going to give it a try.
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Feb 24, 2015 14:31:27 GMT
I am going to try the muffin tin method. That seems easy enough! If your oven runs high do them at 325.
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Post by Patter on Feb 24, 2015 14:36:27 GMT
I used to have problems UNTIL I started this method: *put eggs in pan *cover in cold water *bring to rough boil *cook on low for 20 minutes *drain hot water *COVER eggs immediately in ice cubes (lots of them) *then add cold water *let sit in ice water for 5 minutes *begin peeling the first egg and keep getting it wet as you peel *repeat with remaining eggs Works like a charm.
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Post by mom2jnk on Feb 24, 2015 14:37:47 GMT
Steam them!! Truly, I have tried every possible way...in a pan of cold water, in muffin tins in oven, actually boiling them, yada yada yada. Nothing works like steaming eggs...so easy to peel, you won't believe it.
Place an inch or so of water in a large stockpot with a vegetable steamer insert. Bring water to a boil over high heat, lay eggs in the steamer insert, cover and steam over high heat for 12 minutes. (Extra large eggs, I usually go 13-14 minutes). When time is up, uncover the pot and transfer eggs carefully to an ice water bath to cool. When you want to peel them, begin by cracking the wide end of the egg and peel from there. The peel almost always comes off in one or two big pieces. Unbelievable and so easy!
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Post by redrulz on Feb 24, 2015 14:41:08 GMT
How old should the eggs be?
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Post by anxiousmom on Feb 24, 2015 15:00:34 GMT
Lol...I find it amusing that something as simple as boiling an egg is so darn tricky! It's an egg...how hard can it be? Pretty damn hard as evidenced by the half dozen hard boiled eggs in my fridge that are impossible to peel! Me too! I have never managed to perfect the hard boiled egg.
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Post by paigepea on Feb 24, 2015 15:01:34 GMT
I've never had a problem with any type of egg.
Boil softly in salted water for 20 min and then submerge in cold water. PAIge.
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Post by PEArfect on Feb 24, 2015 15:10:33 GMT
I recently saw an egg peeling trick that I tried this week. It worked and my eggs were fresh. After boiling put the egg in a cup (I used a mason jar) of cold water just covering the egg. Gently shake it so the egg cracks all around. Then you basically peel the whole shell off in one piece. I honestly didn't think it would work.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2015 15:19:35 GMT
How old should the eggs be? close to the "sell by" date on the egg carton. I buy the eggs with the longest period before that date, use them as unboiled eggs, for baking or frying, until that date is less than a week away then boil the rest. If you buy eggs from a farmers market let them age in your fridge for a 4-7 days.
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Post by bianca42 on Feb 24, 2015 15:20:48 GMT
I cook them this way and never have an issue with peeling. Place eggs in a large saucepan. Cover with cool water. Bring water to a boil over medium heat. When the water gets to a full boil, cover and remove from heat. Let sit 10 minutes. Pour off water and run cool water over them to stop cooking. I do this. Also, after they sit in cool water for a few minutes, I peel them right away, dipping into the water as needed to loosen the shells. Then I store them in ziplock snack bags. 2 eggs fits in the bag and that's my serving size, so it works out perfectly for me.
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Post by josie on Feb 24, 2015 15:42:46 GMT
This is how do my mine, I tell people - best TIP ever from pinterest. I do have to do mine at 325 at about 25 minutes, never had a problem. I make about 2 dozen a week this way.
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Post by gale w on Feb 24, 2015 16:56:44 GMT
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Post by likescarrots on Feb 24, 2015 17:06:15 GMT
Put the eggs and water on the stove. Bring to a boil, cover and turn off the stove. Let it sit on the hot burner for 8 minutes. After 8 minutes immediately wash the eggs in cold water until they are cool to the touch.
Eta: I just read the other posts, 20 min is way too long to cook an egg in water!
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