{"id":3607,"date":"2019-04-04T12:52:44","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T17:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bowlofdelicious.com\/?p=3607"},"modified":"2023-12-04T09:26:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T14:26:58","slug":"how-to-make-perfect-easy-to-peel-boiled-eggs-every-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bowlofdelicious.com\/how-to-make-perfect-easy-to-peel-boiled-eggs-every-time\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make Easy Peel, Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs EVERY TIME!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I NEED to tell you about this super 100% fool-proof way to make easy peel boiled eggs that you HAVEN’T heard of. Adding olive oil to the water ensures perfect boiled eggs EVERY SINGLE TIME! Because the eggshells are porous, the oil seeps into the shell and creates a barrier. The eggshell just slides right off every time!! It’s nothing short of a miracle.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Let me guess: you’ve probably tried already a million ways to hard boil the perfect, easy to peel egg only to be disappointed and frustrated, standing over the trash for what seems like hours trying to peel that accursed egg and ending up with a lumpy, ripped up mess instead. We’ve all been there.<\/p>\n

Here’s what you’ve probably tried in the past.<\/p>\n

You’ve tried adding the eggs to cold water, bringing them to a boil for a certain amount of time, and letting them sit covered.<\/p>\n

Or, you’ve tried adding baking soda to the water when you are boiling.<\/p>\n

You’ve used an ice bath to “shock” the eggs back into the shell.<\/p>\n

And maybe you’ve even tried this nifty as-seen-on-TV “Eggstractor”<\/a> to peel your eggs. Old eggs, new eggs, brown eggs, white eggs…<\/p>\n

Nothing seems to work.<\/p>\n

Except THIS Perfect Hard Boiled Egg Recipe!!!<\/p>\n

The SECRET to making PERFECT Easy Peel eggs!<\/h2>\n

The simple secret to making easy to peel eggs is adding a special ingredient to the water when you are boiling them. Are you ready? This is going to sound weird, but I promise it works…<\/p>\n

ADD OLIVE OIL TO THE WATER!<\/strong> Or canola oil, vegetable oil, or any other kind of oil.<\/p>\n

Just add a tablespoon or so to the water and you’ll get easy-to-peel eggs EVERY time!<\/p>\n

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Why does using oil to make easy peel eggs work?<\/h2>\n

Here’s the thing about eggs: their shells are porous. They have tiny holes about one-thousandth of an inch apart (it’s how oxygen gets in for the chick while it grows!)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The porous nature of the eggshells is what causes this method to work: the oil seeps inside the shell right in-between the egg white and the shell\/membrane, causing a slippery barrier that makes peeling the egg VERY easy.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

How exactly to make easy to peel, perfect hard boiled eggs using oil:<\/h2>\n
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  1. First, boil water (enough to completely submerge the eggs) <\/em>with a tablespoon of olive (or other)<\/em> oil.<\/li>\n
  2. Once the water is boiling, reduce the water to a gently boil. If it’s too vigorous, the eggshells may break.<\/li>\n
  3. Gently add the eggs one at a time using a spoon to the water.<\/li>\n
  4. Set your timer to 13 minutes. This is the magic number for hard boiled eggs that aren’t overcooked (you won’t get a gray line around the yolk) <\/em>but are 100% solid.<\/li>\n
  5. While the eggs are boiling, prepare an ice bath with plenty of ice and water- enough water to cover the eggs and enough ice (about one tray’s worth) <\/em>that it will stay cold for a long time.<\/li>\n
  6. At the end of the allotted time, spoon the eggs directly out of the boiling water and transfer to the ice bath. I’m actually not sure of this is necessary in terms of the eggs being easy to peel, since it never helped with other boiling methods I’ve tried before. Some people swear by it for this reason, but I like it because it cools the eggs down to where you can handle them almost immediately, rather than waiting.<\/li>\n
  7. After about 5 minutes in the ice bath, remove from the water and either store in the fridge, or peel.<\/li>\n
  8. When you are ready to peel, roll the egg on the counter to crack the shell and start the process, and peel under running cold water. The water helps rinse off any lingering tiny pieces of shell and makes it a bit easier to peel.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"How<\/p>\n

    FAQs about boiling eggs<\/h2>\n