Hard boiled eggs.. help!

[Lia]

Hi... ok.. I have made hard boiled eggs.. all my adult life.. and finally want to ask... am I boiling them too long...when they stick to the shell????? what is the time for boiling? thanks.. Lia

[chinadoll]

There was an entire egg thread only a week or so ago. Here's what I remember---

Fresh eggs stick more than eggs that have been in the fridge a few days so use older ones for boiling. Peel them under running water for easiest peeling.

To boil perfect eggs, put them in the pan in cold water. If you stick a pin through the end they won't crack open on you in the pan. Bring the pan to a boil, covered.

When they reach a rolling solid boil, turn off the heat, cover and let sit until they cool to room temp or only slightly warm. Perfect eggs every time. Tender yolks, none of the gray-green around the outside of the yolk.

[FwL]

Originally Posted by Lia

am I boiling them too long...when they stick to the shell?????

I dunno... how long are you boiling them?

[neutronnorman]

Made me Jones for eggs...

[Dorrie]

I use a timer that goes right in the water with the eggs. When it turns black..the eggs are hardboiled and I get them into cold water right away. I saw the timers in our Dollarama the other day. (I am in Canada) It works great!!

[Mstrubl]

I drain them and immediately put ice water on them to stop them for cooking any longer. If the water gets warm dump it and put more ice wate on them.

[msanjelpie]

I put them in boiling water... boil for 14 minutes... dump out the boiling water and put the pan under running cold water until the eggs are cool to the touch... as the water is running, I take off the shells, rinse the eggs in the running water and place them in the bowl...

[Zarabelle]

Originally Posted by msanjelpie

I put them in boiling water... boil for 14 minutes... dump out the boiling water and put the pan under running cold water until the eggs are cool to the touch... as the water is running, I take off the shells, rinse the eggs in the running water and place them in the bowl...

I use this method too only I boil for 10 minutes. When you get them in to the cold water straight away, it stops the cooking process so you get lovely yellow yolks (no greying) and they taste delicious. I peel them whilst they are in the cold water and it's usually quite easy.

[Elizellen]

Something I learned from the recent thread on the subject is that if you crack the shells while they are cooling in water it allows the gas to escape that makes that grey bit appear!

[qbu]

This is how I boil eggs (except I don't stick a pin through the end) and no problems with peeling them.

Originally Posted by chinadoll

There was an entire egg thread only a week or so ago. Here's what I remember---

Fresh eggs stick more than eggs that have been in the fridge a few days so use older ones for boiling. Peel them under running water for easiest peeling.

To boil perfect eggs, put them in the pan in cold water. If you stick a pin through the end they won't crack open on you in the pan. Bring the pan to a boil, covered.

When they reach a rolling solid boil, turn off the heat, cover and let sit until they cool to room temp or only slightly warm. Perfect eggs every time. Tender yolks, none of the gray-green around the outside of the yolk.