Why are my hard boiled eggs hard to peel?

Question

The egg always seems to stick to the shell.

Answer 1

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. Place the pot on the stove and bring to a boil. Cover the pot and remove from heat and let sit for 13 minutes. Drain the eggs and immediately place in an ice bath until completely cooled. Drain and enjoy your perfectly cooked hard-boiled eggs

Answer 2

Hard Boiled Eggs Martha Stewart

Answer 3

Martha Stewart Boiled Eggs

Answer 4

I always get some that are a little stubborn and want to peel off with the shell, but doing the following has really helped:

First, cover eggs in COLD water in pot; then add about 1 tablespoon of salt (I just open the spout on my salt box and pour a bunch in). Boil about 20 minutes. Then drain water and add cold water with some ice cubes to the cooked eggs. Let them sit a good 20 minutes. Crack shell all over the egg...begin peeling where it's actually broken open if possible. Try to get the thin layer covering the egg to come off along with the shell. Think that last part's the most important on getting a smooth finish.

Good luck....hope this helps.

Answer 5

The Membrane Under the Shell Has Already Started To Dehydrate And Become Tough.

The Best Temp is Luke Warm., Just After They're Cooked, Do Not Add Really Cold Water !!!!!!!!

Just Tap Water For A Bit And Peel When Luke Warm.

Answer 6

I always start with cold water and a little salt. After boiling, run cold water over them and crack on both ends of the egg. This helps release the membrane that's around the egg. It is true that if an egg is really fresh, it is a bit harder to peel.

Answer 7

If the eggs are 2 fresh they seem to do that. But however when you put them in the pot to boil. Let the eggs stand in the water for about 10min. before turning stove on to boil them. Then once boiling turn down the heat to simmer and cover them for about 13 min. after that drain water. Put cold water in pan with them couple of times. When peeling the eggs run tempid water over the egg as peeling it. It works perfectly every time. good luck!

Answer 8

Usually it is due to one of two things: overcooking or old eggs. I place my eggs in cool water and bring to a boil. Once boiling cook for 3 minutes then let sit for 10 minutes. Run them under cold water and peel. This also prevents the grey ring around the yolk.

Answer 9

let them cool completely before trying to peel. it makes the egg shrink away from the shell. and peel them under running water. let the water work its way in and loosen the shell.

put the eggs in a pot and cover with 1 inch of cold water. add salt to taste, make it the taste of seawater, then bring to a boil. turn off the heat and cover. let stand for 22 minutes. take the pot to the sink but DON'T DUMP it out, just let cold water run into it until the water inside is cold. let them sit for a few minutes and then peel.

Answer 10

I find that cracking them all over with a tea spoon before peeling helps.

A good trick i have seen but havent yet mastered is to roll the egg on a hard surface with your hand applying quite a bit of pressure. The egg will eventually crack into lots of little bits and peel off really easily (I saw this on TV). Its quite hard to apply the right amount of pressure though.