Is it true??

Question

is it true that if you put salt in the water when you boil eggs that it will help the eggs from breaking and cracking in the water?

Answer 1

YES- I make deviled eggs all the time (on WIC and no other uses for a carton of eggs every week) and I always have problems pealing them and one time a friend was over and helping peel (making a mess, like 4 out of the dozen peeled ok) and she suggested it, and I didn't believe her. But next time I made them I secretivly added some salt and they peeled perfectly. However I havent made them since, but am about to tomorrow, so Ill use salt again and let ya know how it turns out.

Answer 2

I've heard about putting salt in the water but it was in case the eggs cracked then the salt would help prevent the whites from getting into the water and making everything kind of yucky. I put salt in the water when I cook my eggs and I told my sister that then you wouldn't have to salt the eggs when you eat them because they are already salted and she believed me.

Answer 3

All the Food Network chefs say the same thing about hard boiled eggs and no one ever says anything about salt.

Start with cold water. Put eggs in. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, put a lid on it and let it sit for 14 minutes. Perfect hard boiled eggs.

I just made some about 1 hour ago, no joke!

Answer 4

Haven't heard that. But if you start with cold water and just let the water come to a slow boil (rather than a rolling boil), it should keep them from cracking. Also, I add a splash of vinegar to the water. It doesn't prevent cracking, but it helps the egg stay in one piece if it does crack instead of running all through the water.

Answer 5

Salt helps the water come to a boil faster. Not sure if it helps the egg any.

A great tip for when they are done though is to shock them in an Ice bath when they are done. Helps the shell peel off clean.

Answer 6

Haven't heard that, but put the eggs in room temp water and bring to a boil and shut it off when it hits a boil and let it cool, and you not only will not have any cracked eggs, but you won't have that grey tinge around the yolk.

Answer 7

I never heard this one before.....I always put my eggs in the water before bringing them to a boil to prevent cracking making sure that they cover the bottom of the pot to prevent them from rolling around.

Answer 8

I've never heard that before. Salt does make the water boil faster. Try it and let me know

Answer 9

It does not prevent cracking. Causes the whites to harden if the shell cracks keeping it inside. Surprised so many people say they hadn't heard of it. I saw it recomended in a cookbook from the 1880's. Mom and grandma did it too.

Answer 10

I don't think so but I'm not sure.