This is how you peel a hard-boiled egg in seconds (MicahMedia YouTube page)
To some of you it might sound strange, but hard-boiled eggs definitely have a recipe.
In order to make the perfect hard-boiled egg, the one that is easy to peel and also made to just the right size, a certain method must be followed.
In fact, trial and error efforts have proven that there is one effective method for making hard-boiled eggs - and two methods for peeling them.
At 177milkstreet.com they put this method to the test and came to conclusions.
They claim that the best way to prepare hard-boiled eggs is by steaming and not boiling.
They also tested an egg peeling trick they came across online - where they placed a hard-boiled egg in a glass with a little water, covered the glass and shook it vigorously until the shell slid off the egg easily.
We put the method to the test. We shook boiled eggs. We shook steamed eggs. What you need to do: Use a coffee mug or Old Fashioned glass (also known as a Low Bowl), cover it with any round surface that can prevent splashing. The eggs should be steamed first - not boiled. Shake them in the glass while still warm. You'll succeed more than half the times you try this ".
This is how the shaking method works:
The website claims that steaming the eggs - their preferred method of preparation anyway - caused the eggs to peel noticeably better than boiled eggs: "The shells of the steamed eggs slipped immediately while the shells of the boiled eggs simply cracked," it says.
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The second method of peeling hard-boiled eggs doesn't go well with shaking them in a glass - but works well, according to the experts.
The method is to place the hard-boiled eggs after they have been prepared in a bowl of cold water and ice and soak them there for about 5 minutes.
The cold water causes the hot shell to move away from the membrane between the shell and the boiled egg white, making it easier to peel the eggs.
The website states: "Hot eggs are difficult to peel. Eggs that have been cooled slowly in the refrigerator will not do the job. Eggs that have been 'shocked' in ice water immediately provided us with the fastest shell to remove."
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As we mentioned, the shaking method only works with hot eggs - and not with eggs that have been frozen.
They should be peeled normally by hand.
"To prepare perfect hard-boiled eggs, steam them for 12 minutes (add the eggs only after the water boils) and then vigorously shake the glass while they are still hot (or resist the viral trend and place them in ice water using the traditional method)," the website concluded.
This is how the freezing method works:
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In My Year Cooking with Chris Kimball, they actually supported the "ice bath" method and published an exact recipe for 6 large eggs:
1. Pour water into a medium pot (2.5 cm high). Place on high heat and bring to a boil (about 5 minutes) 2.
Carefully place the eggs in the pot of boiling water. Cover and lower the heat to medium-low. Keep them at a simmer for 15 minutes.
3. Before the eggs are ready, put 2 cups of ice cubes and 2 cups of tap water in a medium bowl.
4. When The eggs are ready, use tongs or a slotted spoon to transfer the eggs to the "ice bath". Soak them for 5-10 minutes before peeling.
Enjoy!
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