Eggs

[horseshoes]

Why are some hard boiled eggs so flippin' difficult to peel? There must be a reason?

[Barmaid]

Really fresh eggs are a total pain. Its something to do with the lack of air pocket. I find that if you boil them, cool them, crack the shell and then leave in cold water that they peel a bit easier.

[tamborine]

Run them under cold water till cooled, then peel

[Rosie29]

Get a teaspoon with a fairly flat handle and use that. Never fails me and I have two eggs a day.

[Maydup]

2 eggs a day? Wow, i probably have 2 eggs a fortnight. Maybe I should think about eating them more often. But yes, cooling them under the cold tap works a treat.

[horseshoes]

Thanks one and all. I'll certainly try all suggestions. Nice fresh eggs then - good to know.

[pusskin]

I boiled three eggs today, cooled them right down, then tried to peel them.
One of the eggs were an utter mess. Why one?

[Georgiesmum]

Two eggs a day sounds like an awful lot rosie29. Our doctors recomend not eating more than three a week, but then i know someone that eats five bananas a day!