Hacker Foods: Hard Boiled Eggs

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Getting it done right is the easy part. Any foodhackers have a technique to get the shell off easily?

This method makes getting the shell off easy as well.

Edit: It's stated in the article that this method makes getting the shell off really easy. Just to be clear, I chose this method primarily for that reason, but it also requires a minimum amount of babysitting and mental RAM.

Dunk the eggs into cold water after they're done and still hot. I'm not exactly sure what the physics is, but this separated the shell from the egg white for me sufficiently.

This. I've also heard a little bit of baking soda in the water helps separate the egg from it's shell but I haven't much luck with it.

I cook at least a dozen eggs a week with this thing

http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-64802-Microwave-Boiler/dp/...

Getting the timing right with your microwave is key, but there is no clean up and they cook perfect every time.

Agreed with the cold water.

I boil em up. Drain the water. Use a spoon to lift one and run it under cold tap for a few seconds, then give it a good little whack to get it started and then just go for it.

If I hesitate it all goes wrong. Just have to believe that egg shell is coming off :) Run fingers all round it before it gets too hot to hold again.

Tim Ferris of 4hr body and 4hr work week fame has a nifty trick to doing this:

http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/07/02/how-to-peel-...

Some good information for the geek at home.

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