Monday, February 13, 2012

How To Peel An Egg

 This morning one of my facebook friends asked did anyone have a trick for peeling eggs.  There were 31 comments: how long to boil it, how old the egg is, cool it in ice water, peel it under running water, roll it around the counter etc.  There was only one other one besides me who knew the trick.  Her name was Oma which I think means Grandmother.
All you need is a spoon.



I learned this only recently from my daughter in law who learned it from her Grandma.   I am amazed that I have been boiling eggs for 50 years and never knew this.
So if you have struggled with the shell sticking to the egg or the egg having little  indentations all over it, like mini moon craters, your troubles are OVER!!!


Tap the egg lightly with a spoon to  crack some of the shell.


Slip a spoon under the shell.




 Work the spoon around the surface of the egg.  The shell comes off smoothly and evenly every time!

 See how easily it comes off?
Voila! No little bits of shell stuck to the egg, a nice smooth egg!
Easy shmeasy!!

I like to sprinkle some salt on it and eat it whole.

Hope this little lesson was helpful :)

Rhondi xo


23 comments:

  1. Thank you Rhondi, I'll try that next time!

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  2. Looks easy enough - I'll have to try that!

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  3. I can't wait to try this. Thank you for sharing , Rhondi.

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  4. Well that is new to me! I have always run it under water while peeling. This looks so easy!

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  5. That was very helpful! I'm going to try it!
    Thanks for sharing!!
    Miss Bloomers

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  6. I'm going to give this a try. I have a lot of trouble with our fresh-laid eggs, and assumed it was because of their newness. Can't wait to see!

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  7. Thanks for the tip. I'll try this. ~ Sarah

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  8. Wow, that sure looks alot easier then the process I go thru. Thanks for sharing!

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  9. I've been peeling eggs forever and have always had trouble. I have to try this. Thanks for the tip Rhondi. Looks easy enough.
    Sam

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  10. I will give it a try!

    - The Tablescaper

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  11. I wish I was at home so I could try this right now. Thanks for sharing this tip.

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  12. Thanks! I'm going to try this next time. I'm at the point to where I never want to boil an egg again, so I hope this works every time! LOL

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  13. Never heard of this method. I always run it under water.

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  14. Oh, my - that's incredible! I'm off to the kitchen to boil some eggs!
    ~Adrienne~

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  15. I've never heard of this and can't wait to try it...we will be having hard boiled eggs for breakfast in the morning. :)))
    hugs, bj

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  16. I just went and grabbed a boiled egg out of the fridge and dang if it didn't work!!! Cool!!!

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  17. I've enjoyed your blog for a long time! Thanks so much for the tip. I tried it and it does work great! Best wishes, Beth K.

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  18. It was very helpful. I can't wait to try it.

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  19. I plan to try this hint. I have used the running water and cooling off in water tricks but always have a few eggs who are shy about shedding their shells.

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  21. Was it ever! Making deviled eggs for Easter Sunday! WILL BE DOING THIS!

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  22. Rhondi, I had to come back and tell you thank you, thank you, thank you. I used your technique for the eggs I boiled to prepare deviled eggs for our Easter dinner, and it works fabulously!!!

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Rhondi