One thing that can be so unsightly about a hard boiled egg is a grey film that is around the yolk. This happens because the egg has been cooked incorrectly – boiled for too long.
I have shared this Quick Tip a couple years back, but I felt in honor of Easter and the many peeps that will be hard boiling lots of eggs the next couple days, I would share this tip again today.
Enter Today’s Quick Tip Friday.
Place the eggs in a large saucepan, cover with water, and add one tablespoon of distilled vinegar. The vinegar will make the eggs easier to peel. Turn heat to high, and bring to a boil, uncovered..
Once the water has come to a rolling boil, turn heat off, and place a cover on the saucepan. Do not move and let sit for 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes, drain water. If you want to eat the eggs right away, cool in ice bath for a minute or so, then peel. Otherwise, the hard boiled eggs can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 8 days.
No more grey film. Eggsactly!!
Enjoy today’s Quick Tip Friday!
Cindy Meyer says
Should eggs be room temperature or right out of refrigerator?
Brooke Fedigan says
Hi Cindy, straight from the refrigerator is the best way. Thanks for asking!!
Best,
B
S. Orris says
We put a little salt in the water to prevent the shell from cracking. Works every time.
LAVERNE GIVENS says
Hi Brooke thanks for the tip. Sometimes its a struggle taking the shell off the egg, so are there any tips you can provide to make it easier.
Brooke Fedigan says
Peeling the egg under cold water makes she’ll removal must easier. Thank you for asking!
Berni says
Try adding baking soda to your water before boiling your eggs and peeling them will be easy…
Brooke Fedigan says
This is a great tip! Thank you for sharing!
Diana says
We too have done this for years it really works! Even with eggs straight from the yard!
Lorrie says
Also adding some baking soda to the water helps too
Dawn Case says
I crack the egg all over good but gently, then slip a spoon in and under the membrane. I can then just gently slide it down and around the egg and remove most the shell at one time. It takes some practice but once you get the hang of it you will never peel an egg the same way again.
P.s. It helps if you start at the end with the air bubble and you want to turn the spoon over where it is facing down before you slip it under the shell.
FLORENCE says
This is very similar to how my mama taught me to boil eggs! I love ’em boiled, deviled, and just about any other kind of way.
Marge says
You did not say whether you were cooking with gas or electric. Instructions are turn off burner and do not move the eggs. Unfortunately I have electric and was not smart enough to realize they should have been taken off the burner. They are somewhat overdone, but still edible. Next time they will be perfect! Thanks
Whitney says
I learned this method from an Anthony Bourdain cookbook, and I’ve used it two or three times, but they only sit for 9 minutes covered and then move them to the ice bath. I love the results: they’ve been so easy to peel every time (except after refrigeration, then they weren’t so easy), and they are so tender!
Barbara Mason says
Do you store them in the fridge with the shell on or off, to keep them for the 8 days,
Brooke Fedigan says
I store them in the fridge withy he shell on. Happy Hard Boiling!!
Kim says
I recently learned of a new trick to peeling eggs. After you cook them but them in a container with a lid that will close tight. Add some water and about 1 /2 tsp of vegetable oil. Put the liday on the container and give it a quick shake….open the container and the shells practically slide off.
Helen Marshall says
I just tried this trick yesterday and it worked great! I did have two eggs that messed up, but that was out of 12! Also, I had not heard about the oil being added so I will do that next time and maybe all the eggs will be perfect. It was so fast! It’s the only way to peel an egg.
Tamarra Jenkins says
I live at high altitude and 15 minutes is not long enough. Yolks are still gooey.
Jody says
In high altitude I let set 20 minutes , if not the yolk is not done.
Brooke Fedigan says
Good to know! Thank you for the tip!!
Sandra says
Jumbo eggs require a little longer to sit after boiling..
Inez says
Add a teaspoon or so of bicarbonate of soda to the water you’re boiling them in, plunge them into cold tap water when their 6/7 minutes’ boiling is done, and the shells peel off perfectly! One can even store them in their in the fridge and peel them some days later with no problems.
Brooke Fedigan says
I love this tip! Thank you for sharing!
Donna says
Put a tablespoon if baking soda
Donna says
Put a tablespoon if baking soda in water to boil…it pratically makes the shell fall off