Hard boiled egg question

Does anybody know how to easily get the shell off of a hard boiled egg? Whenever I hard boil my eggs, the shell always sticks! It's so annoying!!!!

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I usually run the eggs in cold water for a few minutes, then peel them off. Sometimes there are still little pieces of the shell but I run it through water again, dry it off then it is usually fine.

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Run cold water on them and peel the shell off.

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I put them in cold water immediately after taking them out of the boiling water and let them sit there to cool for a while. Supposedly that keeps the yolk yellow, and I've found it also makes the shell easier to peel.

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Before I start boiling them, I put salt in the water. Then as soon as they are done, I run them under cold water, and put them in the fridge. They always come off easily. I'm not sure what helps it, but something does!

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You have to use eggs that you bought acouple of days ago. Don't try to boil a fresh egg, amkes the shell stick to the egg. Once you have boiled the egg, cold water right away until cool. I used to work in a kitchen I am an ols pro at hard boiled eggs!!

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I always run them under cold water while peeling, but I saw on one of the cooking shows, that if you add salt to the water it helps the shell come right off. Haven't tried it yet though.

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Hmmmm.... what you all said is what I do and it doesn't work
Maybe it's because I'm not peeling them right away? After cooling them in cold water I put them in the fridge. Maybe putting them in the fridge is messing them up? (I eat them as snacks, so I don't want to peel them until I'm ready to eat them.)

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try poking a little hole in the bottom of the egg (the fat end) with a tack

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I add a tablespoon or two of vinegar to the water, and ususally have no problems with peeling.

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I hadn't heard those last 2 suggestions before. I'll have to try them. Thanks!