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Boiled Eggs that peel

Posted on 2/15/25 at 10:17 am
Posted by lsushelly
Denham Springs
Member since Aug 2006
3316 posts
Posted on 2/15/25 at 10:17 am
I’m sure this has been discussed here but help me out. Bought an 18 pack this morning to make deviled eggs. I know fresh is not ideal but I didn’t have any older eggs in the fridge. I always put the eggs in water, bring to a boil and boil for ten minutes. Complete disaster. None of them peel. Usually peeling under the running water in the sink helps but not this time. What’s y’all’s method?
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Jan 2007
32785 posts
Posted on 2/15/25 at 10:20 am to
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What’s y’all’s method?


By the pre-peeled packages at Costco.
Posted by BlackCoffeeKid
Member since Mar 2016
12550 posts
Posted on 2/15/25 at 10:23 am to
Make a hole in the bottom of the egg with a thumbtack before boiling.

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boil for ten minutes

This seems like overkill.

My method: Put eggs in room temp water, bring to a roiling boil, take off the heat and let sit for 10min. Dunk in ice bath, then peel.
This post was edited on 2/15/25 at 10:25 am
Posted by AbitaFan08
Boston, MA
Member since Apr 2008
27698 posts
Posted on 2/15/25 at 10:24 am to
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I always put the eggs in water, bring to a boil and boil for ten minutes.


Bring water to a boil, THEN add eggs, boil for 10 minutes, transfer to ice bath.
Posted by lsushelly
Denham Springs
Member since Aug 2006
3316 posts
Posted on 2/15/25 at 10:24 am to
I’ve heard this way before. So don’t let them boil? Bring to a boil and shut off
Posted by 91TIGER
Lafayette
Member since Aug 2006
18863 posts
Posted on 2/15/25 at 10:25 am to
Heavily salt the water, the shells will peel right off. No need to poke holes or do anything else, salt works every time. And no, the eggs are not salty, drain the water and peel once cool.
Posted by BlackCoffeeKid
Member since Mar 2016
12550 posts
Posted on 2/15/25 at 10:26 am to
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I’ve heard this way before. So don’t let them boil?

Truth is, there’s hundreds of ways to boil eggs. Try making a hole and dunking in an ice bath afterwards. May solve your problems.
Posted by Howyouluhdat
On Fleek St
Member since Jan 2015
8307 posts
Posted on 2/15/25 at 10:30 am to
We eat a shite ton of eggs. Making holes don’t do anything. I’ve tried every way imaginable and sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. The longer I let them sit after boiling seems to work the best. That membrane has to slightly separate from the egg white. Sometimes I just break it myself then run under water and finish peeling.
This post was edited on 2/15/25 at 10:32 am
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
82213 posts
Posted on 2/15/25 at 10:31 am to
The thicker shelled brown eggs always peel perfect for me. The cheap thinner white ones not so much.

I boiled two brown eggs last night fresh out of a new package, and the shell came off totally clean in like 2 large pieces.

Edit - Oh and yes, I peel under running cold water.
This post was edited on 2/15/25 at 10:32 am
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
87003 posts
Posted on 2/15/25 at 10:43 am to
Air fryer 10 minutes then in a bowl of cold water in the sink for 5 minutes is foolproof
Posted by BlackCoffeeKid
Member since Mar 2016
12550 posts
Posted on 2/15/25 at 10:48 am to
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Air fryer 10 minutes

This feels like explosion potential.

(I say that as somebody who blew open their microwave door by cooking an egg.)
Posted by Professor Dawghair
Member since Oct 2021
1551 posts
Posted on 2/15/25 at 11:07 am to
Try steaming for about 13-14 minutes. Then into ice batch. I very rarely have any that stick.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
18044 posts
Posted on 2/15/25 at 11:07 am to
Here's my go-to method that works ALMOST all the time.

Put eggs in cold water, bring water to a boil and boil till done to your ideal.

I immediately drain the hot water and start running cold water over the eggs to cool them down and while doing this I crack all the eggs real good. Then I'll add several ice cubes to the water to chill it good before I start peeling.

As long as you get below the membrane that is between the shell and the egg, they should peel easily, but every once in a while you will butcher an egg, but not often.
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
20082 posts
Posted on 2/15/25 at 11:18 am to
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Try steaming for about 13-14 minutes. Then into ice batch


This is what my wife does, and she is a master at deviled eggs.

Listened to Kenji and Chris Kimball talk about this. An ice bath, with lots of ice to make it close to 32, for a few minutes is the key to better peeling.
Posted by lsushelly
Denham Springs
Member since Aug 2006
3316 posts
Posted on 2/15/25 at 11:19 am to
Thanks for all the info!
Posted by LSUGUMBO
Shreveport, LA
Member since Sep 2005
9211 posts
Posted on 2/15/25 at 11:30 am to
Pressure cooker on low for 9 minutes, into an ice bath. The shells slide right off. You might lose an egg for deviling- if the shell has a tiny crack, it will likely spread and leak white out. Still edible, but not pretty enough for deviled eggs.
Posted by CharlesUFarley
Daphne, AL
Member since Jan 2022
736 posts
Posted on 2/15/25 at 11:43 am to
LINK

I use the Kenji-Lopez method now. Way easier to peel.
Posted by Stadium Rat
Metairie
Member since Jul 2004
9877 posts
Posted on 2/15/25 at 12:04 pm to
In my experience, the only easy to peel eggs are old ones.

I don't boil new eggs expecting them to peel right.
Posted by Stadium Rat
Metairie
Member since Jul 2004
9877 posts
Posted on 2/15/25 at 12:04 pm to
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Metairie
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