05-13-2025, 09:47 PM
(05-13-2025, 08:54 PM)UltraBudgie Wrote: Aargh I thought this refinement of adding salt after bringing to boil would work, so tried it with 8 eggs I boiled the day before yesterday and it worked great on the first few! But I just got one out of the fridge and tried peeling it and nope it did that thing where 1/4" of egg peeled off with the shell. Maybe the egg companies mix eggs of different ages in the cartons? Or does keeping them in the fridge before peeling matter? Let's keep discussing this until we get it right lol I'm sure we can crack it!
I actually noticed what you mentioned sometimes myself. I never figured out why that happens sometimes. Easy to peel before putting in the fridge, but a day or two in the fridge and some do get harder to peel here to.
I have not experimented with that, we usually boil eggs and then only a few wind up in the fridge for making chef salads. some are no problem when refrigerated, but some are. But better luck when peeling after immersed in cold water till the egg cools enough to stop the reactions before putting in the fridge. I also have better luck with letting them cool in the air in a bowl before going into the fridge, but what that does is to lessen the smell given off by the eggs filling the fridge and then interacting with foods.
