One of the questions I’m asked most often is “how do you peel a fresh egg?” There are all kinds of methods that I’ve heard how to do this, and some of them work, some of them don’t. What’s worked for me most of the time is this:
Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Heat the water to a boil then reduce the heat to obtain a very slow rolling boil. Let the eggs boil for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes place the eggs in water that has ice cubes in it (aka ice water). Let the eggs sit in the ice water until thoroughly chilled, about 15 to 20 minutes.
When you start to peel an egg, gently crack the shell all over. There is an air pocket in an egg, and it’s at the bottom in the big end of the egg. I’ve found that if you start peeling at this large end that you’re more likely to get the membrane with the shell, which makes it much easier to get all the shell off.
Another trick is to use eggs that are several weeks old, which means that there is less moisture in the egg and the membrane is more likely to come off with the shell.
I like to boil at least a half dozen eggs at a time to add to salads and make deviled eggs, egg salad, and so forth.
I hope you have access to fresh eggs and I also hope this tidbit of information helps!
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