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Just fought with an hardboiled egg for what seemed like an eternity to rid the bastard of shells...yesterday's egg, cooked in the same lot, was much easier to peel, however.  What the hell gives?

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OK. If the shell is hard to peel it means you've got a fresh egg. If it comes from the supermarket, chances are you lucked into a carton with a couple of eggs from the newest batch from the eggery. If they're from the neighbors or your own chickens, which tend to have more shell integrity due to a diverse diet from the hens as opposed to pure feed (scratch, bugs, more calcium etc), good on you for keeping up with the laying. 

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  On 2/6/2018 at 6:24 PM, Ned Flanders said:

Just fought with an hardboiled egg for what seemed like an eternity to rid the bastard of shells...yesterday's egg, cooked in the same lot, was much easier to peel, however.  What the hell gives?

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I always had a problem with this too... watch a dozen youtube video's, etc.. and find that your best bet is to let the eggs come to room temp, get the water boiling, add the eggs, add 2 tablespoons of white vinegar, then close the lid and turn it off. In 20 minutes they peel easily. I do get what the other poster said about fresh eggs though, it is true, they are a tougher peel. For some reason the vinegar method works here. I roll them before I peel them too if that is any help.

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  On 2/6/2018 at 6:52 PM, T&C said:

I always had a problem with this too... watch a dozen youtube video's, etc.. and find that your best bet is to let the eggs come to room temp, get the water boiling, add the eggs, add 2 tablespoons of white vinegar, then close the lid and turn it off. In 20 minutes they peel easily. I do get what the other poster said about fresh eggs though, it is true, they are a tougher peel. For some reason the vinegar method works here. I roll them before I peel them too if that is any help.

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This method works.

  On 2/6/2018 at 7:03 PM, dhg said:

Just get one of these!

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Who the !@#$ orders an egg hero?

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  On 2/6/2018 at 7:37 PM, Gugny said:

 

This method works.

 

Who the !@#$ orders an egg hero?

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they do, hopefully someone whose innards can handle six eggs in one meal gas-wise

 

 

never had a problem peeling one to the point where it was painful or more than a bit of a hassle

 

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  On 2/6/2018 at 6:24 PM, Ned Flanders said:

Just fought with an hardboiled egg for what seemed like an eternity to rid the bastard of shells...yesterday's egg, cooked in the same lot, was much easier to peel, however.  What the hell gives?

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Older eggs are supposed to peel more easily.

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  On 2/6/2018 at 6:32 PM, GoBills808 said:

OK. If the shell is hard to peel it means you've got a fresh egg. If it comes from the supermarket, chances are you lucked into a carton with a couple of eggs from the newest batch from the eggery. If they're from the neighbors or your own chickens, which tend to have more shell integrity due to a diverse diet from the hens as opposed to pure feed (scratch, bugs, more calcium etc), good on you for keeping up with the laying. 

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That’s what I’ve heard....the fresher the egg, the harder it is to peal. So it’s a trade off. 

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  On 2/6/2018 at 9:29 PM, JR in Pittsburgh said:

 

My wife told me this like 2 days ago. Why is this topic so relevant?!  :lol:

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So, the moral of the story is to buy your eggs and store them in the pantry for about a year. That should make for some nice easy peeling. 

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  On 2/7/2018 at 3:07 AM, mead107 said:

Fresh eggs not washed do not have to be refrigerated. 

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I left some in the basement once, for a bit too long. That smell would gag a maggot from halfway down the stairs! 

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  On 2/7/2018 at 3:34 AM, Augie said:

 

I left some in the basement once, for a bit too long. That smell would gag a maggot from halfway down the stairs! 

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I wonder what maggot puke looks like.

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