What is the trick in boiling eggs so the shells come off easy?

Question

I have a trick, and I want to see if anyone else knows it

Some good answers. I don't use fresh eggs. Start water boiling, and while thats going put eggs in a bowl. Run hot tap water over eggs for a few seconds. When H2o comes to a boil, add eggs. Boil for 10 minutes. Put under cold tap H2o and let sit afew minutes. put in frig, when cool roll w/cracking. Works every time. There were so many like answers, I'll let everybody vote. Thanks

Answer 1

The trick is not to use fresh eggs. I don't hard boil my eggs unless they've been in the fridge for at least a couple of days. The fresher they are, the harder they are to peel.

Answer 2

The trick in removing the shells is not in the cooking although the best way to cook them is...cover eggs with COLD water, bring to full rolling boil, cover pan, remove from heat and let stand for twenty minutes. Then set pan under faucet and run cold water into eggs until they are cooled. Now comes the fun part. Pour off the water and put the lid back on the pan. Grab the handle and hold down the lid good and tight and then vigorously shake the pan back and forth three or four times making sure the those eggs smack the opposite side of the pan pretty good on the first shake. The shells will slide right off.

Answer 3

There are two tricks to getting the shell off easy:
1. As mentioned by an earlier answerer: Put salt in the water when you cook the eggs. This is also a good way to season your eggs.
2. When you have finished boiling the eggs, pour off the boiling water and cover your eggs with the coldest water your tap can produce. Let them sit for just a minute or two; then pour the cold water off. The shell and that membrane that tends to either stick to the egg or come off with the shell will come off easily.

Answer 4

forget all that they all said. hot water out of the tap, put the eggs in right away and turn up the heat all the way. let them go fo 8 minutes after the water is at a pretty good boil. salt makes no difference, it doesnt go through the shell so it wont have any effect on wether or not the shells stick. simple heat and water is all you need. after the 8 minutes, take them off the heat and let the water cool on its own, untill you can get the eggs out with your bare hand without going to the hospital for burns.

Answer 5

I sit pan and all in the sink and let cold water run over them. As soon as I can touch them I crack each shell just a bit and continue to let them sit in the cold water for another 5-10 minutes. The water gets between the egg and the shell through the crack and the shells come off in just a couple of peices. I also shell them under the water.

Answer 6

I find that all hens eggs, no matter how small or large they are, will be perfect every time, just boil the water before you put the eggs in, and count 6 mins 15 secs, and when you bring them out , plunge them straight in to cold water for about 115 secs, if you wish the shells to come off easily, put just a drop of malt vinegar in the water..

Answer 7

There is no trick to it, just boil the eggs, cool them in cold water, and peel them right away, the shells will come right off. Knock the egg, and brake the mid wall on the egg, then roll the egg one round on the table or a plate, then peel.
John

Answer 8

I've always poked a hole in the broader end of the egg with a stick pin or the end of a knife, before boiling. Then once done, pour off hot water and run cold water over them and gently roll them on the counter to crack up the shell and peel gently.

Answer 9

The boiling is not the issue with egg shells that come
off easily. It is the use of cold water after the eggs
are cooked helps with shell removal.

Answer 10

Add a bit of vinager to the water and then when the eggs are cooled, roll the egg under your palm back and forth on the counter and the shell comes off SUPER easy.

Answer 11

i agree with amytrix
do not use fresh eggs
i used farm fresh eggs once and i spent half a day removing tiny pieces of shell
so use older eggs i usually hard boil eggs that have been in the fridge for a few days and i do not want them to spoil
i also put them in the freezer for few just after boiling if i am in a rush
you should share your trick