how can I hardboil eggs so that the shell peels off easy without half the egg being destroyed as i usually do?

Answer 1

put a little vinegar in the water

Answer 2

After boiling, I remove from the heat and empty the hot water into the sink. Right away I run cold water over the eggs and dump that water. Then I refill again with more water and let that sit about 10 min. Then I peel under running cool water as follows: Tap the flatter end of the egg against the sink or counter til it cracks...then hold the egg under the running cold water (that side up) and start peeling from there. It usually works well.

Answer 3

1) Right after boiling, pour cold water over eggs. Change it several times until eggs are not hot to touch. The sheel will peel right off.
2) Fresh eggs don't peel well; it is a good idea to keep them in the fridge for a couple of days before boiling. But here I am talking about farm-fresh eggs. It shouldn't be a problem with store bought ones.

Answer 4

Before boiling the eggs, put them in a pot of water that more than covers them, if they lie on their sides on the bottom there is a very small air cell, if they stand up on the small end or bobs around there is a larger air cell. These are the eggs you want to hardboil, since a large air cell aids in peeling them.

If you are buying eggs to hardboil the same day, select grade A or grade B eggs. They have larger air cells than grade AA

Answer 5

Place your eggs in a pan. Put enough water in the pan to just cover the eggs. Put a lid on the pan and put the pan on the stove. Turn on high heat and bring the water to a full, rolling boil. As soon as it is a full, rolling boil (heat will try to bubble the lid off), turn the fire down low as you can without turning it off so that it simmers. Let it simmer for 10 minutes and remove from heat. Let the pan sit for 10 more minutes. Pour off the hot water. Slide the pan back and forth, causing the eggshells to crack. When they are sufficiently cracked, run cold water over the eggs but peel quickly while the eggs are still hot--the shells will peel right off like there's nothing to them.

Answer 6

Put a lot of salt in the water before it's boiling. Cool off the eggs under cold water before you peel them.

Answer 7

start off putting the eggs in cold water then slowly bring to boil boil rapidly for about twenty minutes then roll the egg around on hard surface and peel under cold running water that should do the trick.

Answer 8

Don't overcook them. They aren't hard boiled eggs, they are hard cooked eggs. There's a difference. Hard cooked eggs only need a few minutes in boiling water. Then plunge them into the coldest water you have, and leave them there until they cool. The shells should slip off easily when you peel them.

Answer 9

add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to the water that you boil the egg in. The shell slides right off when you peel it.

Answer 10

after you boil the eggs (time=level of doneness ie:soft, med, or hard boiled) immediatly immerse them into an ice bath equal parts cold water and ice. cool for ten min and place one egg at a time in the palm of your hand. Roll egg onto hard surface (table) with your palm . That will evenly break the shell. the shell will come off in relatively one piece.

Answer 11

sprinkle alot of salt over the eggs and when done boiling let it sit in cold water and the shell will come off easy.