A tip I heard on TV is that a day before you boil eggs, turn each one you intend to boil upsidedown in the carton and leave them for a day. What this is supposed to do is to center the yolk in the egg and make for better hard boiled eggs.
On Sun, 11 Nov 2007, Immigrant wrote: > I don't know about vinegar, never tried it, but salt certainly works. > > -----Original Message----- > From: tracyduffy [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 10:42 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: C n D: Hard Boiled Eggs > > > I have also heard that adding salt and vinegar to the water when you > boil the eggs will keep them from cracking while boiling and help them > to peel easier. Don't know the truth of it, but hey if it helps.... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judy Hansen" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 9:24 PM > Subject: RE: C n D: Hard Boiled Eggs > > > > Thanks, Bernice, for sharing your method of preparing hard boiled > > eggs. > I'm > > hankering for some egg salad, and have cooked eggs often before. > Sometimes, > > though, they come out easy to peel, then other times, it's a struggle. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bernice Bird [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 8:18 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: C n D: Hard Boiled Eggs > > > > It has been my experience that the freshness of the eggs makes the > > most difference in how easily the egg peels. I boil the eggs for 5 > > minutes and let them set for about 15 minutes. Then I fill the pan > > with cold water, > dump > > it out and put more cold water in the pan. I crack the shell some on > > the counter or sink, and then start rolling it on a hard surface. I > > apply > enough > > pressure to keep the shell cracking as I roll it around several times, > > > but not hard enough to damage the cooked egg inside. I find the > > fresher eggs peel a little less easily. Then I start picking the shell > > > off. If it has separated well, Once I get it going it slips right off. > > > Then I put it back into the pan of water to help it cool better. When > > I am finished with all > of > > the eggs, I take each one out of the pan separately to make sure there > isn't > > shell still on the egg, and then I drain them on a paper towel because > > > I don't like things watery. Bernice > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Judy Hansen" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 4:38 PM > > Subject: C n D: Hard Boiled Eggs > > > > > > > I'd be interested in hearing your methods of hard boiling eggs so > > > they > > peel > > > easily. > > > > > > > > > > > > Listen or download previous Cooking in the Dark Shows at: > > > > http://www.cookinginthedark.libsyn.com > > Got a pod catcher? 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