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Peeling Hard Cooked Eggs


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#1 Shel_B

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Posted 05 January 2012 - 08:03 PM





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#2 heidih

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Posted 05 January 2012 - 08:28 PM

This technique has been on the internet for years. I have blown out raw eggs before and it hurt my ears so I have never been inclined to try. Have you?
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#3 runwestierun

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Posted 05 January 2012 - 08:52 PM

I have done this but only after boiling the eggs in water with a bit of baking soda.

#4 dcarch

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Posted 05 January 2012 - 10:05 PM

I don't like the additional spit on my eggs.

No thanks.

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#5 Shel_B

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Posted 06 January 2012 - 06:15 AM

This technique has been on the internet for years. I have blown out raw eggs before and it hurt my ears so I have never been inclined to try. Have you?


I tried it after seeing the videos. It worked for me, but it took a few tries to get the technique right.

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#6 rotuts

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Posted 06 January 2012 - 06:48 AM

would this work with a SV egg that had a soft center, but was re-cilled and the outer albumin cooked at a higher temp for 30 sec or so.

This was a technique ( the cool, re-sv in hot water for 30 sec or so forgot exactly) on the sv egg thread a while back

It was then difficult to shell.

I guess you have to do it gently.

#7 Emily_R

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Posted 06 January 2012 - 07:09 AM

I'm with dcarch - I'd do this for an egg I'd eat myself (though even then, would feel a little squeamish), but can't imagine doing it for an egg I'd serve someone else!

#8 SylviaLovegren

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Posted 06 January 2012 - 01:38 PM

Does this work for eggs where the shell sticks like crazy?

#9 nannipigg

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Posted 17 January 2012 - 08:16 AM

oooh that's quite clever! but would only do that to my egg not another persons!