Why the hell can't I peel a hard boiled egg?????

[Raven]

I am an idiot. How did I live these many years only to butcher hard boiled eggs? I'm having a cookout tomorrow. Hamburgers, hot dogs, sweet Italian sausages, pasta salad, potato salad...and I was making deviled eggs and the egg is coming off with the shell. Shit! I'm incompetent. That's all. I'm going to bed.

[Parche]

1. Eggselent Post

Eggsactly what I wanted to see this afternoon.......and that is no yoke.......:woohoo: :hi:

[Raven]

6. Very funny....jeeze!

[flvegan]

2. Did you crack the end and roll it on the counter?

[Raven]

3. Well...sorta...no...shit!

[DemReadingDU]

4. peel under water

sometimes that helps

[LadyoftheRabbits]

8. Second this suggestion

I can't peel the damned things to save my life, but that helps a lot. :P

[Raven]

9. Martha would know how to do it.

[redqueen]

5. Are you peeling the shell from one spot?

Try cracking it then rolling it around in a dish towel... to crack it all over sort of. Might help.

[Raven]

7. How did you people get so smart...and superior!????

[redqueen]

10. My mom taught me that one...

she wasn't wrong about everything, I guess. :P

[buzzard]

11. Try this link I had the same problem but now I follow Julia Child's method and no more problems.

http://www.recipesource.com/main-dishes/eggs/01/rec0137.html

[DemReadingDU]

24. Seems a bit time-consuming, but

Hey, it's worth a try!

[petronius]

12. After you boil the egg, take it from the boiling water and drop it in cold

water for ~30 seconds, then back into the hot for another 30. Take it out, let it cool, then peel it. Also, fresher eggs will be harder to peel, so use them when they're a few days old...

I follow these steps, and I get about a 50% good-peel rate! ;)

[democracyindanger]

13. Are you standing on one leg?

You have to put all your weight on one leg when you crack the egg, or your body geometry will be off.

[redqueen]

16. I like your answer.

:)

[Raven]

17. My body geometry has been off for a long, long time. But, in

frustration, I broke out a bottle of scotch and now I'd be really afraid to stand on one leg. I'd have more than the eggs to worry about!

[MichiganVote]

14. Cool egg throughly and then peel while holding it under water. Works every time.

[Raven]

15. You guys are great. I really mean that. There is not one problem

I could have...big or small...that I couldn't get help for here. Thanks!

[fight4my3sons]

18. My mom says if they are too fresh they do that.

She's married to a farmer, so she's probably right about that type of thing. :shrug: I hate when I'm peeling eggs and that happens.

[many a good man]

19. Bang it on the top. Bang it on the bottom . Roll it between the palms.

Then blow through the hole on the skinny end. Comes right out like a newborn calf.

[zanne]

20. Are you using a spoon to take the shell off?

Just use a regular sized spoon and slip it under the shell. The spoon conforms to the shape of the egg and the shell will come off in one or two big pieces.

[rug]

21. Stop wearing mittens.

[mitchum]

22. Bring eggs in cold water to a rolling boil...

reduce heat to medium for 10 minutes
immediately put eggs into cold water

The eggs will be easy to peel and the yolk will be bright yellow
Trust me, I hate the damn things, but I make excellent hardboiled eggs

[QueenOfCalifornia]

23. These are the OPs

that make the DU great.

Put the eggs in a pot and cover with cold water by 2 inches - You need to bring the eggs up to a boil from cold water on the stove. when water is boiling place a lid on the pan and then move to a cool burner and allow the eggs to sit in the boiled water for 15 to 20 minutes...

Now put the pot in the sink and turn the cold water on them - let the water run till the eggs are cool - now put the eggs in the refrigerator and allow them to chill - rap the egg on the counter and gently roll the shell until it is cracked all over, gently remove the shell - it will come right off. I promise. Also the egg yolk will not turn that weird green color but will be bright yellow.