why to hard boiled eggs sometimes rip apart when you peal them?

Answer 1

Well, you have lots of suggestions, but I'm going to give you the one I learned on the Food Network a few years ago and it works better than anything else I have tried.

1. Don't use the freshest eggs if you can help it, but sometimes you can't. Week old eggs just peel easier.
2. After the eggs are done, pour off the boiling water, rinse with cold water several times and drain off all of that.
3. Put the lid on the pan and give the pan 4-6 good shakes until the eggs have cracks all over them. If they don't, shake a few more times. 99% of the time the peel will almost fall off when you start to peel it.

Answer 2

Most likely the eggs are really fresh. I find that poking a small hole in each egg before boiling them help with the peeling. The small hole allows water seepage into the area between the shell and the membrane.

Also, be sure that you start your eggs in cold water, bring them to a boil -- boil for 2-3 minutes, then cover and take off the heat. Let set for 10 minutes. Then drain and cool.

Answer 3

Probably because the membrane under the shell is adhered to the egg white. I find that when I peel the eggs when they are cold they tend to rip. They might also not be that fresh. I run them under cold water after they have been out for about 10 minutes and peel them while the water is running over. This works pretty good. I think running the water lubricates the membrane under the shell making it easier to peel without ripping the egg.

Answer 4

They're too fresh. You want older (but not out of date) eggs. Just cover with cold water, bring to a boil, boil for 15 minutes, drain, and cover with cold water while vigorously shaking the pan to crack the shells. Let them sit in the water for 10-15 minutes, then peel under running water. Works like a charm.

Answer 5

I have this problem all the time till i realized i was letting them sit too long in the cold water. if u drain the hot water off and put a lid on the pan and shake them around in the dry pan they will crack some and then add some cold water this should help them from ripping apart so easily..

Answer 6

To keep this from happening, the next time you boil eggs, add some salt to the boiling water and that helps with the peeling..Hope this helps you...

Answer 7

THey may have not cooked long enuf. Also I let them sit under some Cold running water for a few minutes. I like to crack them a little all over and roll them a bit to get the broken shells to stick to the membrane, then usually it comes off in bigger chunks.

Answer 8

here ya go Jennie...cover the eggs with cold water...bring to a full boil...cover..reduce the heat to low for 18 imutes....immediately...drain and add some ice cubes and cold water...swirl in the pan for three minutes..then peel under running cold water..you should have perfect yolks with no green ring....the cold water shocks the egg and makes it contract from the shell...good luck!

Answer 9

I agree with Allen, with one addition. After you drain the hot water and before you add the cold, use a spoon to crack the shell in one place. This means that when you put the cold on, it will suck cold water under the shell and loosen the membrane that is causing it to stick.

Answer 10

They're much easier to peel if they aren't extremely fresh. I hard boil ones that have been in my refrigerator for several days.

Also, put them immediately in ICE water when you remove them from the heat after cooking them.

Both of those things will make them easier to peel.