We have tried different boiling and peeling techniques, used older eggs, nothing seems to help. It's like the egg is sticking to the shell and tearing it up when peeled.
2006-12-21 11:49:37 · 15 answers · asked by Chub-a-lubby 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
try adding a drop of cooking oil in the water. i think its because yours are fresh and not sitting in cold storage for who knows how long.
2006-12-21 11:51:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here's what to do and I guarantee it works...after you've boiled the eggs you HAVE to refrigerate them for a few hours...once cool, you take them out and then draw hot water, one at a time you put the egg in the hot water for 15 to 30 seconds, take out and peel. The principle is the same for loosening a tight metal lid on a glass jar...the coefficient of expansion is greater for the metal so it expands faster than the glass and you're able to unscrew the lid... Egg shells are the same way...get em cold then suddenly heat up the outside, shell expands and peels off super easy.
2006-12-24 06:20:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found the fresher the eggs the harder it is to peel them. I would save some for boiling at a later date. Also if you run warm water or cool, while peeling sometimes that helps.
2006-12-21 11:52:58 · answer #3 · answered by dynamicDee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As far as i know it is because of 2 reasons. I am not sure if i am right. 1' The breed of the chicken. 2 The age of the egg. My grand paw told me years ago that the white chicken will lay a better egg. Fries better' boils better than from a red chicken. Go figure.?
2006-12-21 11:57:17 · answer #4 · answered by Sarcastic Sid 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try putting some salt in your water when you boil them. This helps to peel easier.
2006-12-21 12:18:20 · answer #5 · answered by grandmaof6 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fresh eggs won't peel as well as older eggs. if you need "prettty" eggs, just put some in the fridge to "age" for a week or two. that should help
2006-12-21 13:20:38 · answer #6 · answered by habs_freak 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Put salt and vinegar in boiling water. Because your eggs are so fresh.
2006-12-21 13:42:20 · answer #7 · answered by raven blackwing 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have had chickens for all my life and I never asked that question. This is as bad as the question which came first the chicken or the egg? Maybe it's the way they are refrigerated immediately after picking?
2006-12-21 11:55:40 · answer #8 · answered by greylady 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Eggshells are primarily calcium, with some other minerals. The difference in thickness or peelability has much to do with what diet the hens are being fed. Try adding some crushed oyster shell to their feed to produce sturdier eggs.
2006-12-21 12:03:23 · answer #9 · answered by Geoff S. 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do you use salt water when you boil them? Thats what I use when I boil eggs.
2006-12-21 11:52:02 · answer #10 · answered by Ken 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋