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Anniegrl
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Name: Ann
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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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Posted 7/21/06 12:33 PM |
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chris
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Re: Hard boiled egg question
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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Posted 7/21/06 4:06 PM |
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2PreciousBlessings
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Re: Hard boiled egg question
Run cold water on them and peel the shell off.
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Posted 7/21/06 6:13 PM |
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Palebride
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Name: Lori
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Re: Hard boiled egg question
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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Posted 7/21/06 9:08 PM |
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Jacquie
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Re: Hard boiled egg question
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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Posted 7/21/06 11:04 PM |
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sweetp
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Re: Hard boiled egg question
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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Posted 7/24/06 1:50 PM |
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Sharon
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Re: Hard boiled egg question
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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Posted 7/24/06 4:24 PM |
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Anniegrl
I'm two!
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Name: Ann
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Re: Hard boiled egg question
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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Posted 7/24/06 4:58 PM |
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elyssa222
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Re: Hard boiled egg question
try poking a little hole in the bottom of the egg (the fat end) with a tack
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Posted 7/24/06 8:20 PM |
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Summer05
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Re: Hard boiled egg question
I add a tablespoon or two of vinegar to the water, and ususally have no problems with peeling.
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Posted 7/25/06 9:27 AM |
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Anniegrl
I'm two!
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Name: Ann
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Re: Hard boiled egg question
I hadn't heard those last 2 suggestions before. I'll have to try them. Thanks!
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Posted 7/25/06 11:59 AM |
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