Why won't some eggs peel!

[angeeb]

You know the ones....you can't break through that membrane and your egg ends up half the size because the shell clings on for dear life!

 

[Caren]

You know the ones....you can't break through that membrane and your egg ends up half the size because the shell clings on for dear life!

bahahahahaha :8855: :8855: sooo annoying!! xxx

 

[Bellydancer57]

Sad but true. LOL

 

[Miss Tickle]

I know eggsactly what you mean, 'tis one of lifes great challenges- most eggsasparating.

 

[afandou1999]

I know eggsactly what you mean, 'tis one of lifes great challenges- most eggsasparating.

That reply was eggcelent.................hehe

 

[Huracaneal]

its because there not fresh try it with really fresh one and see the difference

 

[angeeb]

its because there not fresh try it with really fresh one and see the difference

Ah now I know that theory isn't right because I used to keep chickens

 

[Raynebubble]

i had an eggsemptially stubborn shell on my egg at lunch time today... so annoying and im not eggsagerating

 

[mayamoo]

Lol I hate it I want my lovely mashed egg at lunch and end up with half the quantity!! Xx

 

[Raynebubble]

i find the egg does peel better when the egg has cooled down a bit lol xx

 

[safc_chick]

I had noticed this sometimes but thought it was thru overcooking them? X

 

[FuturePerfect]

When I was at college I spent some of my HND course at Gleneagles Hotel as a commis chef. One of my jobs was peeling eggs for the packed lunches, and for the accompaniment to the cavier platters.

We used to steam 12 trays of 2½ dozen per tray at a time.

Peel them under water and it's much easier to separate shell and egg without damaging them.

 

[wizzbang]

Cook them, pour the water off, crack each one with a spoon a couple of times to break the shell and then put them in cold water for a few ticks. Unless of course you want them boiling hot.
Getting water under the membrane usually works well, but it can still happen.
I love mashed eggs on toast with loads of salt on. Only one tiny slice of brown seedy toast without butter otherwise I would feel bloated.
Yummy.
Lynne x

 

[Big an Bouncy]

Drain hot water and run under cold tap,leave for a while then peel.The egg shrinks from the shell making it easy to peel.Common sense really!

 

[lamornamiss]

My dad always rolls the egg between his hands

Until he was on holiday pressed a little bit hard and discovered the egg was still raw :yuk:

Funny.... it was about the same time he stopped breaking them on his head to amuse the kids :hmm:

 

[carberello]

I read something about this years ago and if I remember right its something to do with either if the egg was placed in boiling water , or the water was boiled with the egg in from cold.




or something like that lol

 

[Uncle D]

Eggstremly common prob chick.. If u try eggs 7 or 8 lays old u'll find the shell drops off eggactly the way u want hen..
They dont call me Cold Hand Luke for. yoke.. In fact; they dont call me Cool Hand Luke at all.. coz Im uncleD.. xx
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[grabonzo]

Fresh eggs for poaching old eggs for boiling. 10 days old best.

 

[Bellydancer57]

Eggtraordinary set of posts. Eggxactly what I eggspect from my pals on the forum.

 

[equinox99]

All of these puns are eggruciating