please change my life - tell me how to peel boiled eggs

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I just can't do it .Little bits get stuck on the egg ,half the egg comes away withe shell ..

I boil ,run cold water on them ,roll egg on hard surface and the massacre commences .
I like to eat them warm ,not freezing cold .

I'm really tempted! Are they good?

As soon as you take the eggs out the boiling water, plunge them into cold water.

Then remove, and tap all over with a teaspoon. Now use the handle of the teaspoon to peel.

Easy!

I was going to suggest the roll method but see that isn't working for you.

Husband drives me dotty. He just picks bits off. "pick pick pick". Takes forever!!!

I literally love peeling boiled eggs - even though I don't really like eating them haha Once boiled, put them in cold water and leave for at least half an hour until cold. This makes the peeling easier. Bash it very slightly on the side, until you find a starting point (not too hard) and peel with the pads of your fingers, never the nails.

Fresh eggs are a bugger to peel. The older they are, the easier they are to peel. Plunge straight into cold water makes it easier too.

Most hated task!

I really wished the 'Have it Oeuf' egg peeler from Bridget Jones Diary really existed. 😆

I tap them on the side of the sink and peel under running water. Easy.

I find peeling hard boiled eggs oddly satisfying.

I don't want cold eggs though! I want them warm with a soft yolk!

I’ve found that really fresh eggs are much harder to peel than those a few days older.

Lifechanging!🤣
Seriously good.
No pans of boiling water and so much cheaper.
Plus the eggs peel properly

With an egg steamer you pierce a hole in the fat end.
As they steam it shrinks away from the egg.

Amazing! It’s such a good idea to have that level of detail.

It doesn't really matter how you cook them, for neat peeling you need eggs that aren't too fresh, and you need to cool them quickly and thoroughly before peeling.

Yarnasaurus beat me to it, the fresher the egg the harder to peel!
Op I have chooks so boiled are eggs are a regular occurrence. I boil them, cool quickly and then tap them all the way round so the shell is well crumpled. Pop them back in the pan with cold water for a few mins, and then the shell tends to slide off easily. But very fresh eggs are harder to peel (tend to use freshly laid eggs for recipes that require raw or semi-cooked eggs.

We use the instant pot- super easy peeling every time

Very fresh eggs don't peel.

They do if you use an egg boiler/ steamer.
I have my own hens and it makes no difference how fresh they are.

I may get flamed here... isn't life too short for this ?

No
its the little things that make a difference

Teaspoon trick here. My exMIL showed me I couldn't believe what a game changer it was.

Also showed me how to make shortcrust pastry in 2 minutes flat.

Love my MIL. Her son (my ex) not so much.

I used to struggle but it’s so easy if you do it in water after cracking them all over. The water gets under the shell and it slips off.

This is correct. I was getting really frustrated that my eggs weren't peeling easily, so I experimented with lots of different methods.

This is my tried and tested method:

1. Boil the water first, then lower the eggs in VERY slowly to prevent cracking, especially if they've come straight from the fridge. (I found it didn't make a difference to the peeling whether they were refrigerated or not.)
2. Once cooked, plunge them into cold water (with ice if possible) for a few minutes.
3. Enjoy the satisfaction of peeling a nice smooth egg!

In this instance you just cut the top off and scoop out don't you?

I have to say I've always found older eggs the worst to peel and fresh eggs so much easier!

I chuck the boiled eggs straight into a bowl of cold water, roll them gently to crack the shell all over, then peel them underwater. They are still warm when you lift them out.