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Not putting the egg in cold water after boiling it and then blaming the egg really smells like a skill issue.
Haven’t seen this mentioned, best way to prevent this is to fry the egg, make an omelette or even scrambled eggs 👀
I feel like that scene in Forest Gump with the shrimp
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I don’t entirely disagree with you, but I’ve boiled eggs. I’ve peeled boiled eggs. I’ve never once given boiled eggs an ice bath - I didn’t even know that was a thing until I saw a roommate doing it in my early thirties (though to be fair I didn’t have my first boiled egg until my mid twenties).
I’ve definitely peeled eggs poorly, as shown in the OP, but I’ve also peeled them nearly perfectly with no ice bath. I don’t know if it helps, but it’s not necessary.
The ice bath will give you consistency so it’s not such a dice roll. It also helps stop the egg cooking, in case your going for a jammy or soft-boiled egg. And you can peel sooner because it’s not so hot.
“The way I impatiently didn’t follow instructions”*
6 minutes in a pressure cooker and the eggs will be perfectly cooked and peel like a banana.
I’m not going to mansplain peeling an egg
U running an ice bath after boiling?
Hey. You. Yeah, you.☝️See that up there? That whole “ice bath” nonsense? That’s it. That’s the trick. Ice bath after boiling. Off you go.
That’s not enough. It’s also important that the water is boiling when one initially drops the eggs in, instead of them putting the eggs into cold water and bringing to boil.
Also: older eggs. The newer an egg is the more the shell will try and stick after hard-boiling.
I’ve used the drop in cold water, heat to boiling, then turn heat off. Leave eggs in hot water, set a timer for 12 minutes and once complete, transfer to ice bath in fridge.
I just peel it under running cold water. Fast and easy.
I used to do a 12 minute egg with an immediate ice bath. Works well. Egg peels easily. Yolk isn’t overcooked.
Recently switched to the 10-5-5 method. 10 minutes of cook, 5 minutes in the pan but removed from heat, 5 minutes in an ice bath. I’d argue the results are slightly better.
Always soak your eggs before boiling. This forces any air to escape which reduces the likelihood of your eggs cracking once in the hot water.
this happens usually with very fresh eggs, leave them for a couple of days.
(German popular “science”, note the quotation marks, magazine) GEO: https://www.geo.de/wissen/endlich-verstehen-darum-lassen-sich-frische-eier-schlechter-pellen-30173258.html
I had an egg this morning that I had to get by basically chasing the chicken away from the nest. It had the same problem. Even after an ice bath
I think you misunderstood. Fresh eggs have that problem more. If you boil an older egg, the shell doesn’t stick as much.
I think they were agreeing. Offering evidence in support.
this happens usually with very fresh eggs
Exactly, I came to mention that too. So he/she should enjoy the egg being fresh.
Should have scared it with cold water, right after boiling.
I hate when this happens, I eat 8 eggs every day and this without fail happens to one of them. No clue why, and often while they’re still hot when I’m peeling so my fingers start to burn
You need to up your shock game.
It’s either new/fresh, or old, eggs, that are hardest to peel.
The ice-bath after boiling is right, too, as it shrinks the egg within the shell, so peeling it is easier, as it’s already pulled-away…
You either got a too-new or too-old egg, & the white bonded to the shell-lining membrane.
The only method I know-of for defeating such impervious opponents, is simply to use a spoon inside the egg, to slice-away the egg from the inside of the shell.
Nothing else works, with those ones…
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And I downvote.
Good: downvote everything I’ve said, that you ever see, to make the world better for all.
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Why do you downvote the namaste emoji?
That user is annoying. They write long winded rambles and then always write that at the end.
I hate to say it, but I’m with you :/
I appreciate the validation. Not that this matters all that much in and of itself but the Internet can be an isolating place. Most people respond to tell you how very wrong you are. So I appreciate it.
Most people respond to tell you how very wrong you are
Oh, how very wrong you are.
Okay but that comment isn’t a long-winded ramble and you didn’t mention that in your previous comment, only the emoji. Weird antisocial behavior on your part.
I tagged you “weirdo” long ago because you’ve gone out of your way to start shit with me before. So just know I won’t see anymore of your replies, you can’t start anything else with me. You will be bitching into the void.
What a jerk. Good riddance I guess.
Having peeled a loy of eggs i worked out a method that is nearly full proof.
After boiling the eggs, pour off the water, fill the pot with cold water, pour, fill again. Start peeling when the eggs are slightly warm. Often, the shell will come off very easy in large sections.
I always do that, but if the eggs are fresh, they will still tend to stick to the shell.
It also helps prevent dark rings.
Mildly infuriating? I would toss the whole egg half way through.
Why would you do it that way?
Can I introduce you to a so called Eierschalensollbruchstellenverursacher?
Shame on you!
THE FUCK DID YOU JUST CALL ME?
My German is not very good, but I think “bruchstellen” basically means “yo mama!”
Yeah you heard him you shesjsbsqhsdizbzhfdjdbzbdbwkla !
Why are you writing in Polish?
Every time I write gibberish it always goes back to Polish
Egg knock.
Never used the tool but you just reminded me of my childhood, eating runny yolk out of a boiled egg for breakfast.
Bless you
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Boiled eggs are posh?
Boiled eggs aren’t, egg cups are
No they’re not. My family had them and we come from a welsh mining family. I just think they are (or used to be) more widely used in Europe.
No they are not, they come free with kids easter eggs wtf. Uncommon does not equate to luxury
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Your writing is the problem, the attitude doesn’t help but the writing is definitely an issue.
I wonder if I’ll ever see someone criticize another person’s reading comprehension where it doesn’t translate to “the only way someone could possibly dislike the angry nuance-less thing I’ve ranted about is if they are too stupid to read because obviously I’m always smart and right and good but no one else is”
Not sure I’ve seen it yet. Which makes sense, if someone truly did have trouble reading, it would be a pretty huge dick move to be mean to them about it.
Sometimes I criticize the reading comprehension of tankies/trolls when they ignore the entirety of my nuanced argument and revert to an onslaught of strawmen, red herrings, ad hominems, and sealioning, because there’s no way to engage in good faith with someone deadset on engaging in bad faith.
That’s clearly not the case here, but it does happen…
I mean that might happen, but I think normally people just refuse to read if the tone or overall point isn’t to their liking. I know I do that. If someone starts off being a jerk I don’t read their 10 paragraph diatribe. Doesn’t feel productive.
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Thank you for identifying yourself as being 100% like this. Ya know sometimes people don’t read what you’ve written because you write it in an awful disgusting tone and this is one of those times. Blocked
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Just let people have their hyper specific tools
Have you seen the price of eggs?
Yeah, we dont have as major an issue with that as the states
You can literally get 36 of them for $5. 14 cents an egg is not expensive.
Your american flag tramp stamp is showing
You don’t eat the boiled eggs like that. You eat semi-boiled, or 3-minute-eggs like this. They have liquid yolks. And it is very useful to use the shell as a cup. And it is super delicious and is just a different type of egg. Can only recommend it.
My grandfather used to have the little egg cup and tiny spoon, and we have never been a rich family, no matter how far back you go.
You sound so angry over the egg cracking tool. Thank you for the chuckles.
The trick is to put the egg directly from fridge into boiling water (not warm or about to be boiled water, it should be already boiling) and boil for about 6.30-7.30mins (depending on size and preference). Then wash it a bit under cold water. This increases the chances your shell might crack (maybe 1 in 10? if you submerge it slowly with a spoon) but magically works %95 of the time. I suppose the shell expands faster than the thin membrane when egg goes directly from cold to hot and thus seperates from it making peeling easier.
