There is a membrane between the shell and the white of the egg, the key seems to be whether that membrane is wet or dry. So whatever technique puts some moisture at that interface seems to make the eggs peel easily.
I’m not sure why fresh eggs are reportedly harder to peel, if anything you’d think eggs would dry out as they age. I seem to remember reading that commercial eggs have a sealant applied to the shell to seal the pores, that might make a difference if you are getting eggs from the farm or you have your own chickens. Not sure what Chuck’s salt and vinegar do to the sealant, probably the boiling water strips that anyway. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2016 12:38 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Boiled eggs That part of the process was not my problem. My problem was shells sticking to the egg like they were glued on. I could crack them up in a glass or roll them or do anything but if the egg adhered to the shell, I was picking off little shards of shell and frequently ruining the egg in the process. From: Chuck Hogg Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2016 8:55 PM To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Boiled eggs I do this trick, it works perfectly...you can even do about a dozen eggs in tupperware with the same methodology in less than 30 seconds. Regards, Chuck On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 12:16 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <fai...@snappytelecom.net <mailto:fai...@snappytelecom.net> > wrote: I guess you have not seen this technique ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkWISKfgqZ0 Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 <tel:305%20663%205518%20x%20232> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 <tel:%28305%29663-5518> Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net <mailto:supp...@snappytelecom.net> _____ From: "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> > To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 6:54:16 PM Subject: [AFMUG] OT Boiled eggs Just peeled about 2 dzn eggs. Seemed like when I was a kid we put vinegar in the water to help the shells slough off. But trying the same trick today seems like the shells are super glued to the egg. Anybody got a good method?
