Re: How to peel a boiled egg

Citizen Smith <[email protected]> wrote:

> vickiebee wrote:
> > 
> >   ("A" boiled egg, silly, not "an". ;/ Editing error.)
> > 
> > Someone told me to let them simmer for 12 minutes, plunge them into ice
> > water and wait 15 minutes, then crack the larger end open first.
> > 
> > It didn't work. Baking soda didn't work, nor vinegar. v
> 
> This is how I do it. Pierce the blunt egg of the egg into the air sac with
> a pin. This helps prevent the eggs from cracking while they cook. I use a
> tiny watchmaker type screwdriver for this. Bring the water to the boil and
> then put the eggs in the water. Bring back to the boil and then simmer for
> 13 minutes, then plunge the eggs into cold water. Lightly crack the eggs
> all over and leave in water for a few minutes and then start peeling from
> the blunt end.
>

I'll try that.  When I boil eggs I generally put the eggs directly 
from the fridge into cold water and then bring it to a fast boil.  
Start timing when the big steam bubbles first reach the surface 
(not when just the little air bubbles rise) and then simmer.

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