How do you hard boil eggs where the shell will come off clean.do you use new eggs or week old eggs.?

Answer 1

Older eggs peel better. (I don't add salt) When they're done, drain them and run cold water over them while shaking the pan, then let them sit for 10-15 minutes. The shells practically peel themselves off.

Answer 2

Boiling an egg may sound easy, but there are many people who have either undercooked them (making the yolk runny) or overcooked them so that you can hardly eat them. The easiest way to tell if your egg is overcooked is to look at the outside of the yolk. If it is gray or green then your egg is overcooked.

Standard Method

1. Place eggs in a saucepan with enough COLD tap water to cover completely by 1 inch. Bring to a ROLLING boil over HIGH heat. Once the water is brought to a rolling boil, PROMPTLY reduce heat to a lower medium boil and cook an additional 10 minutes for a “hard boiled” egg. For a “soft boiled” egg reduce the time by a few minutes.

2. Remove from heat and IMMEDIATELY place eggs under ice cold water or in a bowl of ICED water to chill promptly to help yolks stay bright yellow. Chill for a few minutes in the cold water until the egg is completely cooled. This is an extremely important step which prevents the greenish “ring” from forming on the surface of the yolk over time. If the egg is not chilled immediately after cooking an unsightly dark greenish ring will eventually appear on the outside of the yolk.

3. To peel, crack the shell around the entire egg and remove.


Pinhole Method

1. Put a pot of water to boil, adding just a pinch of salt. Use enough water to cover the eggs, plus about an inch more.

2. While the water is heating, get a pin and make a small shallow (just through the shell) hole at the less pointy end of each egg. This allows air to escape so that the shell won't crack from the sudden heat and subsequent gas expansion.

3. Once the water is boiling, use a spoon to transfer each egg gently into the water. This is so that you don't break the eggs or splash yourself with boiling water.

4. Allow the eggs to cook for 10 mins (or 8 for medium, 6 for soft).

5. Turn off the heat and pour out as much of the hot water as possible without pouring out the eggs. Fill the pot (still containing the eggs) with cool water.

6. Allow eggs to sit for 10 minutes (assuming you want them cool -- medium and soft eggs are especially good when still warm) then eat, or refrigerate for up to a week at the very most.


Vinegar Method

1. If the eggs are refrigerated, leave it outside for about 5 minutes before placing it in a bowl of hot water.

2. Add vinegar to the pan of water and place the egg fully submerged in water

3. Boil the egg for about 15 minutes.


Tips

* Add lots of salt to the water before boiling to make peeling easier.
* I'ts been said that eggs are overcooked if the white is rubbery and the outside of the yolk is tinged with gray-but remember, some people like it this way.
* Adding 2 teaspoons or more of white vinegar will also make the egg much easier to peel.
* Select a pot that has a tightly fitted lid. Any type of pot will work, however, the more heat retaining, the better.


Warnings

* The water is going to be boiling hot, so be careful when you empty the pot!
* The pot will still be hot once you empty the water from it.
* Too much vinegar might give a bad odor.

Answer 3

After the eggs have been boiled drain off ll the hot water. Put a lid on the pot and shake the eggs pretty good so that they crack against the side of the pan. Then fill the pan with cold tap water. Heat expands, cold contracts. The inside of the egg will want to remain expanded. The shells will want to contract because of the cold water. Because the shells are already cracked, they will begin to break away from the hot egg when they start to contract. This should make them peel more cleanly.

Remeber to crack the eggs before cooling. Do not use ice water to cool the eggs. This will cause the shells to contract too much and stick to the egg.

Answer 4

Older eggs peel much better. I always add about 1/2 cup of salt to the water too...it helps them to peel better also.

Answer 5

Older eggs...plus peel the shell away while the eggs are still a little warm

Answer 6

older eggs, put some salt in the water when boiling and let them sit in cold water .

Answer 7

Just put as many eggs as you want in a pot of boiling water it can be a week or 2 or fresher. they will be done in a 30 min to 1hour on medium high the way to tell is to check them ans if they are cracked then they are done.

Answer 8

I work in a resturant and we usually just boil them in water, let them cool, bang them on the counter until they crack a little, roll them on the counter with our palms and then put them under running water until the little peices of shell are off

Answer 9

i just boil them a little longer than normal. its kinda like when you cook on the grill.. if your meat sticks to it then its not ready to flip yet. its like the same with hard boiled eggs..

Answer 10

the older the eggs are, the easier they will peel.