This handy little gadget takes the guesswork out of boiling eggs and can be found in the kitchen goods section of most large grocery stores as well as in some specialty stores or online for five or six dollars. Perhaps I interpreted the word “vigorously” too literally!Īs an option: Years ago, my mom gave me an egg timer in my Christmas stocking. I stopped shaking when one of my eggs broke in half. Have you heard? I recently read that vigorously shaking the cooked, cooled and drained eggs in the pot will allow the shells to effortlessly slip off. I like to use running water to help with the peeling. Alternatively, remove the eggs to an ice bath with a slotted spoon. Chill until the eggs are cool enough to handle, and then peel them.
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Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat (uncovered), and then cover the pan and remove from the heat.Īllow the covered pan to sit for 10 minutes (set a timer) and then strain the water from the pan and run cold water over the eggs. Place the eggs in a single layer in a saucepan, and cover with an inch or so of cold water. Get your timer out and follow this simple technique for creamy, tender hard boiled eggs every time. Keeping the water at a gentle simmer-or following the instructions above-should eliminate this.
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If you are having difficulty peeling the eggs, crack the shells as if you were going to peel them and then soak them in water for a little while.Fresh eggs can be very difficult to peel.For very firm hard-boiled eggs: 15 minutes.For firm yet still creamy hard-boiled eggs:10 minutes.For custardy yet firm soft-boiled eggs:6 minutes.For slightly runny soft-boiled eggs:4 minutes.Guidelines when preparing eggs for another purpose:.
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Feel free to test one egg a minute or two early until you know the precise number of minutes that will result in the perfect egg for you. Small differences will occur based on size of eggs, pot dimensions, and individual stoves, but this method has proved quite reliable for me over the years.When making deviled eggs, the less-than-perfect side will be face down and everyone will likely be far more intent on eating them than on inspecting them! 😏 When using in egg salad, they get chopped up anyway. They will still taste delicious and, chances are, no one will notice. In the event that your eggs end up with a pock-marked texture on the surface of the egg, you need not worry. Of course, old or new, the eggs we have are the eggs we use. Also, the egg white shrinks over time, so the air space between the eggshell and the membrane grows larger. When the alkalinity increases, the keratin softens, creating a looser bond between the white and the membrane. As this happens, the pH of the white increases, making it less acidic. That, in turn, makes it nearly impossible to remove the shell without pieces of the white sticking to it.īut as the egg ages, carbon dioxide (which is a weak acid) exits the egg through the pores in the shell. A fresh egg has a low pH (meaning that it’s acidic), and that causes the proteins in the white to bind to the keratin in the membrane during the cooking process. The reason for this comes down to basic science. However, those newly gathered eggs are not your friend when it comes to hard boiling them. Their golden, almost orange yolks sit a little higher than their grocery store counterparts. That was before either of us knew a small but important detail…įresh eggs from backyard chickens are a treat for sure.
Always up for a challenge, she was at my door in minutes (it helps when your parents live next door). And then there was the time I called to see if she could come over and rescue me when I simply could not peel the two dozen eggs I had boiled for my own big batch of deviled eggs. Perfectly scrambled eggs and a side of toast was always her go-to meal when my brother, sister or I was a little under the weather.
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