Egg shells so hard to peel!

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Permalink Reply by Kristi Tatebe on June 12, 2011 at 7:51pm

Yes!  Just made a potato salad today with the same problems.  I've taken to cutting the boiled eggs in half, shell and all, and scooping out with a spoon.

 

Apparently it's because the eggs are so fresh - store bought eggs are much older and thus peel easier, or so I've heard.

 

-Kristi

Permalink Reply by Sasha Fergusson on June 12, 2011 at 8:03pm

Interesting! That's good that it's because of the freshness and not a problem though. Good suggestion about scooping the egg, too. Thanks!

Permalink Reply by Laura Arp on June 12, 2011 at 8:46pm

Hmm this may be too obvious a comment - but do you put the eggs in COLD water after boiling?

Permalink Reply by Julia Smith on June 13, 2011 at 7:29am

Yeah fresh eggs are a bitch to peel. I keep a carton for boiling in the fridge. They are much easier if they are cold, and a couple weeks old.

Permalink Reply by Duncan Martin on June 14, 2011 at 3:55pm

No doubt there's a government conspiracy at work here making our fresh eggs hard to peel, but aging them and running cold water does seem to help.   {{:-{)>