When are hardboiled eggs easiest to peel, warm or cold?

Answer 1

Warm!

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Answer 2

In terms of does the shell come off faster, it does not differ with warm or cold egg. It's just that if the egg is too warm it might be hot to the touch, but what you could do to prevent that is to shell it off, while holding it in something, a dish cloth or something, But when it comes to taste, it's better to shell the egg while it is warm because it tastes better warm than cold.

Answer 3

cold,
put them in cold water for about 5 minutes, you will notice the water getting warm, its like the eggs are sweating out the heat within.

then crack them and peel them,
also this way a thing membrane along the peel solidifies and more peel comes off and doesnt crackle

Answer 4

Cold - put them in a pan of cold water and peel away. The egg inside contracts as it cools at a faster rate than the shell - good eh

Answer 5

I find they are easier to peel when they are cold. The shell comes off easily if you roll the egg on a countertop cracking the shell all over.

Answer 6

I find it easier to peel a egg if you put a lillte salt in the water while the eggs are boiling then runcold water in the pot after the eggs are done and the egg shell comes off easier.

Answer 7

The best way to make easy-to-peel hard-boiled eggs with pure yellow centers is to place the eggs in a pot of cold water and add a teaspoon of salt.

or

To peel a hard-boiled egg more easily after cooking, take a straight pin or needle and poke a hole in the fat end of each egg before boiling. ...

Answer 8

I've always found it easier to peel them when they're cold. The egg doesn't tear when the shell comes off and it seems to hold up better.

Answer 9

Warm...and make sure you crack the shell good and peel the little membrane between the egg and the shell.

Answer 10

The trick I use is that as soon as they're done boiling, I shock them with cold water and I find that the shells peel right off.