{What is an easy way to get the shell off of a hard boiled egg}?

Answer 1

run the egg under cold water first then bang it lightly to crack it then it's a go from there

Answer 2

Always use eggs that are a week old or older to boil. The fresh eggs are almost impossible to get the shells off of. Put eggs in cool water in a pan. Bring eggs to a boil and then remove from heat and cover with a lid. Let them set for 20 minutes. Run cold water over them to cool and then peel. When peeling crack egg all the way around and on the ends. Start peeling at the bubble end of the egg(rounded end) and under running water.

Answer 3

How to peel a boiled egg?

Older eggs are easier to peel than new ones. As eggs age, some of the carbon dioxide contained in the albumen escapes, reducing its acidity. Research shows that the reduced acidity helps with peeling. The trade-off, however, is that in older eggs the yolk tends to move further from being centered. This happens because the white gets thinner and is less able to hold the yolk in place. The best compromise is to use eggs that have been stored on their sides in the refrigerator for 7 to 10 days. Contrary to what you would expect, keeping them on their side results in a more centered yolk than if they are stored on end.

Boil eggs at just below the simmer for about 12 minutes then plunge them immediately into cold water. Once they are cooled, peel the eggs. I find it works better if they are peeled immediately, rather than being stored in the shell.

To peel them, you first need to crack the shell all over. An easy way to do this is to put the eggs back into the empty saucepan and rattle them around until the shells are cracked. Alternately, you can cup the egg gently in you hand and crack the shell by tapping it gently against the inside wall of your "impeccably clean" sink. As you rap the eggs against the sink, let it roll in your hand so that various spots get hit. In either case, don't strike the egg too hard. You want to crack the shell while trying not to damage the white underneath. Rolling the egg around between your hands helps to get the shell cracked all over.
Then peel the shell away. There is a thin skin under the shell that you want to have come off, too. Once you start to peel away the skin, it will take the cracked shell with it. Again, I find it easier to work under gently flowing water, as it washes away loose pieces of shell and helps to lift the skin as the water runs in under it.

Peeled eggs can be stored for a few days in the refrigerator. Unpeeled hard-boiled eggs will keep for about a week.

Here are a few things you might try in order to avoid having the shells crack when you boil eggs:

•Visually inspect the eggs before cooking. If possible, avoid using eggs with fine surface lines that may crack during cooking. Always discard eggs that are already cracked.
•Start the eggs off in cool water. The sudden thermal shock of going from a cold refrigerator to hot water may be enough to cause cracks to occur.
•Place the eggs gently into the pot. Don't drop them in. Hitting against the bottom of the pan can cause cracks.
•Cook the eggs just below a simmer. The agitation of eggs being tossed around in water at a rolling boil can cause cracks, too.

Answer 4

Take the egg under your palm and continually roll it up against the counter or a cutting-board to crack the egg throughout. This helps keep the shell in one piece, but serves to crack it as well so it will come off easier. Once you have done this, pick a part of the egg to start peeling and start to remove the shell. If the egg is cooked correctly, it will come off easily and usually in one piece. The only sure-fire way to effectively open an egg.

Answer 5

First of all makes sure you put salt in the water. Make sure you are boiling the eggs for at least 12 minutes. Cool them down with cold water and roll them on a hard surface a couple of times. Peel them under cold running water.

Answer 6

The fresher the egg, the harder to peel. Use week-old eggs. Place in pan and cover with cool water. Bring to boil, then turn on low heat for ten minutes. Rinse and cool before peeling.

Answer 7

buy ur eggs a head of time they peel better if there a week old, hard boil, in water, hit on big end and then all around, peel from big end to the side ,not up and down, do it under a hard stream of warm water,

Answer 8

The easiest way is to first crack the egg, then with a spoon ( plastic or metal ), slide it between the shell and egg, and move around the contour of the egg. No more shells sticking to the egg.

Answer 9

They say if you add salt to the water and boil and egg for five minutes then cool with warm water from the tap it will make it easier to peel. This is what I do and it works just fine.

Answer 10

I crack it, then run it under cool water while I'm peeling, it helps the shell come off easier.
Also, the biggest key to the shell come off with ease is to make sure the are cooked well. After cooking, I put mine in a pot of cold water to cool them quickly, it makes the process go quicker.

Answer 11

I put the eggs in a bowl of ice water and I never have a problem peeling them .