Tips for peeling cold hard-boiled eggs?

[freyadog]

Since summer is upon us and alot of us will be using hard boiled eggs in alot of dishes how do you peel a hard-boiled cold egg out of the refrigerator?

I wack the pointed part on the counter and then do the same at the butt of the egg. The I tap around the fat part of the egg itself. Then peel with the side of my thumb and forefinger. Easiest way I have found.

Barbara

[itsahumanzoo]

I lightly press them on the counter all the way around the whole egg. Then I turn the sink on to a trickle, and peel the egg under the water. Comes right off.

[baxjul]

I plunge them in ice water directly after cooking, then roll them on the counter. The shell slide right off.

[Darlene]

Whenever I see someone having problems it's because they let them sit. If you know you are making deviled eggs lets say, just do it at one sitting, don't let the eggs hang out & then do..makes for a peeling nightmare. Also heard ...do not use fresh eggs for peeling.

I put mine in a pan, not overcrowded. Bring to boil,cover, turn off heat & let sit on burner 20 min. Peel.

[AheeK]

Buy your eggs at least a week (two weeks is better) before you need them. Older eggs peel easy, newer eggs are a nightmare to peel.

[wanderlusting]

Thanks for the tips!

[wanderinggrandma]

I was told this by a friend who owns and cooks at her own diner. Start eggs in cold water that you have added salt to. Couple of heaping tablespoons. Sucks the calcium out of the shells and makes them easy to peel the shell off.

I ran this theory by my daughter the chemist and she said yep it should do it.
It does work really well.

[cheriede]

These are pretty neat tricks. I have never heard of some of these tips.

[BeyondFrugal]

If you have to boil and peel fresh eggs, first let them warm up the room temp. After cooking them put them in ice water. Be abusive with them, knock them around. That usually does the trick for me.

-Elaine

[MarshHen]

I was told this by a friend who owns and cooks at her own diner. Start eggs in cold water that you have added salt to. Couple of heaping tablespoons. Sucks the calcium out of the shells and makes them easy to peel the shell off.

I ran this theory by my daughter the chemist and she said yep it should do it.
It does work really well.

Yep, works every time! I peel mine right off the stove under running warm water. Let them sit and cool in a bowl on the counter before chopping for salads or cutting in half for deviled eggs.

Very fresh eggs are still a pain to peel though, even when using the salt. Still best to wait at least 2 days before boiling and peeling them, especially if you want pretty deviled eggs.

[MarshHen]

Oh, silly me didn't say that I peel my hard boiled eggs before storing in the fridge.

[Edna_E]

I recently learned the "don't crowd them" part the hard way, so I served "Ugly Eggs" at a church function. Apparently it didn't bother people much, because they came back for more and all the eggs dissapeared. Made my face red, though, because I'm known for being a "good cook" -hahahaha.

[MarshHen]

Yep, presentation is everything, or so I was taught. LOL, I get all upset if I can't find my paprika to sprinkle on top of my tater salad and deviled eggs.

[pkellyc]

It's true, the fresher the egg the harder to peel. For deviled eggs I use my oldest eggs in the fridge.

[Libby]

I peel them after I've cooked and cooled them. Usually I crack them and pluge them back into the pot of cool water and the shells slide right off.