hard boild eggs

[dustypuss]

is there any way to get hard boiled egg to peel easily when i do them the shell ether comes of in little pieces or half of the egg combs away with the shell . :-(

[Therema]

soak the egg in cold water after being boiled

[Sachs]

Crack gently all over. Dip in water. Water should get in between the egg & shell & will come away easier.

[scotgal]

Make sure the eggs are properly cooled by plunging them into cold water. I always crack the narrow end of the egg where there is a pocket of air and find the outer membrane there easier to peel off. Also as sachs said run it under he cold water tap and that helps too -just don't tell the "green police"!

[dustypuss]

thanks therem

the soak in cold water doesn't seem to work all the time just some of the time

thanks saches i will try that now

[coccinelle]

First, plunge in cold water for 1 or 2 minutes, then crack all over then put into more cold water until cold. Not so fresh eggs seem to stick more.

[chazza]

Also make sure they are as fresh as possible, the less fresh they are, the more egg comes away with the shell!

[1955]

Don't store eggs in the fridge - this makes them difficult to peel

[dustypuss]

look like i will have to bye a doz egg and try all of these suggestions :-(

[hammerman]

I roll mine on the work surface with the palm of my hand making sure it cracks all round the egg.

[~max~]

Also, if you catch the thin membrane under the shell and peel that, it'll come off much easier.

[dustypuss]

think i will stick to soft boiled with solders