I will never BOIL eggs again.....

[pneuby]

You've all seen the short vids, or long, about various cooking/food hacks.
Well, farg me this one actually WORKED. :dance:

STEAM the eggs in your double boiler. Done in 15mins. Effortless to peel,
with no stickage or waste. :clap:

I tried my first one while still warm to the touch,
and my 2nd while cold from the refrigerator. No problem!

I did not ....yet...test how they would do under 'shock' cooling,
straight from the pan into ice-water. If you do, post and let us know.

 

[Suck My Glock]

Dude, welcome to the 21st century.


I bought a little purpose made egg steamer about 10 years ago at a yard sale for $5. I've been a happy camper ever since. The thing has a little sensor that knows when the small amount of water used has boiled off and then triggers an alarm to let you know they're done. I can just put the eggs in the device and go watch TV till the buzzer breaks my concentration and I go turn it off and retrieve the eggs.

I find it still helps to give them an ice water bath before putting them in the fridge. I do so that the core temp of the egg has dropped enough so what little moisture is still under and inside the shell doesn't evaporate off from the retained heat in the egg. That retained moisture is what allows the eggs to peel so nicely.

 

[tripletap]

we eat eggs from our chickens- fresh eggs are *** to peel- we do the boil w/ 1 mole of salt - no problems- ice bath werks too

 

[Doc]

we eat eggs from our chickens- fresh eggs are *** to peel- we do the boil w/ 1 mole of salt - no problems- ice bath werks too

1 mole of salt!

I love that you used this unit. It made me chuckle and think of Chem151

 

[BigTub]

My wife FINALLY has had success with her Instapot and ice bath. Now the process is much longer than just boiling and way more complicated, but she is happy with it. That's what counts! I just stay out of the way!

 

[tripletap]

we eat eggs from our chickens- fresh eggs are *** to peel- we do the boil w/ 1 mole of salt - no problems- ice bath werks too

1 mole of salt!

I love that you used this unit. It made me chuckle and think of Chem151

im a chemist/operator by trade-
cant seem to turn it off haha

 

[baja]

A little off topic but it is about cooking eggs.

Here's a quick way to fix scrambled eggs.

Crack open a couple of eggs in a cereal or so sized bowl.

Use your fork to scramble up the raw eggs, salt and/or pepper to taste.

Put the bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds.

Stir any starting to cook egg along the rim into the middle.

Cook for another 40 seconds.

Boom, fluffy scrambled eggs, top with salsa or Tabasco or basil pesto or whatever you like.
Enjoy.

 

[DannoXYZ]

I use one of these. Fully automatic steamer. Push button and soft or hard-boiled eggs ready in about 11-minutes. Then dump into bowl of ice-water and that’s it!

Amazon - Elite Gourmet EGC115B egg cooker

 

[pneuby]

Fargin' A, a purpose-built egg steamer...

 

[kenpoprofessor]

I've found nothing better than the Pressure cooker I've had for a couple of years now. I can take 18 eggs or more if I wanted, and have them done so well. The shells peel off with ease, and I've never been able to do that with any I've used until then. Set it to 6 minutes, and off into ice water, easy peasy.

Have a great, gun carryin', Kenpo day

Clyde

 

[Doc]

Older eggs boil easier. Something about the gas’s inside as they age. New eggs are the worse to peel

 

[Winmagbill]

I didn’t know this was a secret or that peeling eggs was an issue. My Grandmother was steaming eggs since at least 1930s. That’s how my mom was shown and how I was taught. Used to cook them for the family restaurant so that’s a lot of eggs! Never used anything fancy like you guys just a steamer insert in a large pot. Get the water boiling and add eggs at room temperature-ish. Twelve minutes then turn off the gas. Refrigerator when they cool off a bit. I’ve used ice baths recently but didn’t notice any real difference. Never heard about fresh vs old eggs. I likem with Chinese hot mustard!

 

[Ballistic Therapy]

I grew up on a farm.
We were always told that an egg should be at least two weeks old before boiling.
The reason was that the shell would peel off better after the egg has aged a little.
It didn't have anything to do with taste.
I have never even heard of steaming eggs , and I have been around awhile.

 

[Doc]

I grew up on a farm.
We were always told that an egg should be at least two weeks old before boiling.
The reason was that the shell would peel off better after the egg has aged a little.
It didn't have anything to do with taste.
I have never even heard of steaming eggs , and I have been around awhile.

I didn’t grow up on a farm but we had chickens.

Here’s a source from a modern foodie. Now we won’t be rounded up for spreading dis-egg-formation from the fact checker overlords.

“There is a little bit of science at work as eggs age and travel from coop to your refrigerator which makes them a better candidate for hard-boiled eggs than their fresher counterparts. Carbon dioxide loss raises eggs' pH level, which causes the white to adhere less to the eggshell, according to Wired. As eggs age, they also lose moisture, which creates an air pocket as the egg contracts away from the membrane. Both these processes mean your eggshells are going to come off cleaner and easier after cooking.”

Read More: https://www.tastingtable.com/1025504/why-you-should-use-older-eggs-when-making-hard-boiled-eggs/

 

[338lapua]

You can also put them on a smoker for smoked eggs.

https://www.jerkyholic.com/smoked-eggs/

 

[xerts1191]

 

[Suck My Glock]

When you can't keep an eye out for coyotes at all times, but want free range chickens,....