Please tell me how you do this. I can never make this work. Every week, I boil 18 eggs for my breakfast during the week. But I always end up trying to peel, chipping off tiny pieces of shell.
Immediately after boil, I put them in an ice bath. I have tried the plastic container with water to shake it up, that doesn't work. I tried peeling under the water, nope. It's that damn membrane between the shell and the egg. If it separates from the egg, then it is easy. But 9 times out of ten, the membrane adheres to the egg and I have to chip away one little tiny piece at a time.
My Grandmother was a wonderful cook, so I will pass on to you how she taught me. Its old school but it works... This method has never failed me in the 40 + years I have been cooking. I miss the wealth of knowledge that she had in the kitchen, ... if I wanted to tried something new or had a question she was there .... I miss her so much....
First off your eggs more than likely are to fresh, if you buy them and try to boil and peel the same or next day its almost impossible to peel them. I always let them sit in the fridge around 3 to 4 days.
Use a pot that is large enough for all the eggs to fit in and will allow for the water to touch all sides. You don't want them packed together to tightly
Salt the water --- Liberally
Add the eggs -
into cool tap water making sure that the water more than covers the eggs,
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Then place on the stove
Start heating the water, bring to a boil ( a moderate rolling boil) ---
here's the really important part starting timing the eggs once the water with the eggs starts boiling.
For 1 to a dozen eggs, 15 minutes boiling time ---- 12 to 18 eggs, 18 to 20 minutes -----18 to 24 eggs , 20 to 25 minutes -----
Take off the burner
Let them sit in the pot in the hot water for at least 15 to 30 minutes cooling
Then run cool tap water over them, leave them sitting in the cool tap water, while you are peeling them..
When you crack them really break the shell so you break the membrane inside - not just a tap, but don't smash them either
In a slow stream of water (cool) peel the eggs directly under.
I have been boiling eggs like this for the past 40+ years and its worked.
I hope that this helps.