deviled eggs?

LargeMargeSentMe

I tried making deviled eggs with our fresh-from-the-farm eggs, but they wouldn't peel well at all because they were so fresh.  I know the ones in the store have sometimes been in storage for 3+ months before they put them out.  Does anyone have any tips for making eggs easy to peel without letting them age for 3 months in my fridge?

GRKaters

Two weeks is more than enough to "age" fresh eggs in the fridge. I've gotten my best hardboiled peelers that way. I just pick a dozen to be the boilers, and push it to the back of the fridge, buying fresh ones as needed so I don't use the ones I've set aside to boil. We get our eggs from the local co-op or farmers' market.

 

 

GRKaters

LargeMargeSentMe:

I tried making deviled eggs with our fresh-from-the-farm eggs, but they wouldn't peel well at all because they were so fresh.  I know the ones in the store have sometimes been in storage for 3+ months before they put them out.  Does anyone have any tips for making eggs easy to peel without letting them age for 3 months in my fridge?

Oh, and peeling them under cool running water (lightly running, not full blast) with a spoon between the egg and membrane works great for the tough-to-peel suckers.

 

CDMay2006

GRKaters:

LargeMargeSentMe:

I tried making deviled eggs with our fresh-from-the-farm eggs, but they wouldn't peel well at all because they were so fresh.  I know the ones in the store have sometimes been in storage for 3+ months before they put them out.  Does anyone have any tips for making eggs easy to peel without letting them age for 3 months in my fridge? 

Oh, and peeling them under cool running water (lightly running, not full blast) with a spoon between the egg and membrane works great for the tough-to-peel suckers.

I always use the spoon trick and it works great, with or without the water.  I also started cracking the shell less (i was going overboard, it turns out) and that helped.

Mrs.MauiBride24

I think I've also read adding vinegar to the water makes them easier to peel as well.

Izzybeth3

Yeah, aging them a little (a week or 2 definitely helps) as does salt and/or vinegar in the water.

preglicious

huh! We used to boil eggs from our home grown chickens too but never had that peeling problem! How long are you boiling them? It takes 13 min to cook the egg but I always let it boil till I see cracks on the shell and never had problem. p.s LOVE devilled eggs!

xnickerx

I plunge the eggs into ice water until they are cold to touch, slap once on the counter to get it going, and peel about a quarter, dunk back in ice water, then finish peeling. I use less water than the cold-from-the-tap method that way.