I have just come across this tip, well actually I had heard of this trick for quite a while but never really thought much of it. That is till I finally got sick of having peeled eggs that look like they had come back from playing with a wood chipper… chunks missing, bits of shell that refuse toseparatefrom the body, justmangledmesses of boiled eggs.
So what’s the magic trick to getting a perfectly peeled hard boiled egg? Baking soda… it’s life changing!
For me I always keep my eggs in the fridge and generally don’t think of taking them out to warm up till I actually need them, so this ‘recipe’ is for eggs straight from the fridge into boiling water – I like to live life on the edge! I can’t recall any egg casualties from doing it this way.
Ingredients
eggs, pierced
boiling water
1 heaped tsp baking soda
Method
Cooking time 10 minutes
Bring a saucepan of water to a boil then add the baking soda. make sure there is enough water to completely cover the eggs.
Carefully add the eggs to the water and set a kitchen timer to 10 mins.
Remove the eggs immediately once cooked and place in a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking process.
Now the amazing part, peel the eggs… simple, clean and easy.
Perfect hard boiled eggs and easy shell removal with baking soda
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An amazing tip for boiling eggs that won't leave them looking like they went through a wood chipper!
Ingredients
- 4 eggs, pierced
- boiling water
- 1 heaped tsp baking soda
Method
- Bring a saucepan of water to a boil then add the baking soda. make sure there is enough water to completely cover the eggs.
- Carefully add the eggs to the water and set a kitchen timer to 10 mins.
- Remove the eggs immediately once cooked and place in a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking process.
- Now the amazing part, peel the eggs… simple, clean and easy
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What is meant by eggs that are “pierced”?
Hi Jim, By pierced I mean using a pin to place a small hole at the top of the egg. This stops the cold egg from cracking once it hits the boiling water. If you don’t have a pin on hand, then, using a slotted spoon let the eggs warm up for a few seconds at the top of the water before gently placing them on the bottom of the saucepan… Blondie 🙂
the cold eggs cracked in the hot boiling water. bummer
