Peeling hard-cooked eggs

[Mare749]

When I hard-cook eggs, I usually do a dozen at a time, using 6 for deviled eggs, and the other six for sandwiches. Why is it so easy to peel the eggs before they are refrigerated? It's so frustrating trying to peel them a day or two later.

So...the other day an idea came to me...why not put the refrigerated eggs in a bowl of hot water for a few minutes to take the chill off? Wow, what a difference that made! The shells came right off. I can't believe that this never crossed my mind before now.

Just wanted to share...

[Gourmet_Mom]

That's a good tip, Maryann. I'm curious, though. Why not peel them all before refrigerating?

[cjs]

good tip.

[farnfam]

Remember Billy's tip to spray eggs with Pam type spray before boiling? I've been using it ever since and it always works.

[luvnit]

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Remember Billy's tip to spray eggs with Pam type spray before boiling? I've been using it ever since and it always works.

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Billy's tip was great! I forgot about that. Thanks for the reminder!

[Mare749]

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That's a good tip, Maryann. I'm curious, though. Why not peel them all before refrigerating?

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This may be a myth, but I always thought that eggs keep longer in the shell.

[DFen911]

Myth

[cjs]

Yes, a myth. Most restaurants (at least where I worked) had large buckets of shelled eggs.

[Mare749]

Well, I'm glad to know that! Thank you!

[iBcookin]

Yeah, but we have purchased the eggs that way (peeled), and I thought they were in a brine that preserved them for an additional length of time.