I guess enough for me to be willing to take the 5 minutes to boil my own

Seems that's double the price. Of already inflated egg prices. You must be rich.

have we considered the possibility that the OP might be bad at peeling eggs?

Rich enough to eat boiled eggs, not rich enough to hire someone to boil them for me

tandy miller said:

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Rich enough to eat boiled eggs, not rich enough to hire someone to boil them for me

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True purgatory

UmustBKidding said:

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Add a few tablespoons of vinegar to water while boiling. Some also peel while running cold water over them. My solution is f boiled eggs.

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This. But also:

Make a little in hole in the top of an egg. Or don't use newly purchased eggs.

Cover week or 2 old eggs by an inch with cold water. Add vinegar and a tsp of salt. Bring to boil. Cover and remove from heat. Wait 13 minutes. Dump eggs into a colander and run cold water over them for 5 minutes. Stick in refrigerator overnight and peel under running water the next day.

And yes, free range (not cage free) eggs are worth it. Egg yolk should be bright orange, not yellow.

Slicer97 said:

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Cover week or 2 old eggs by an inch with cold water. Add vinegar and a tsp of salt. Bring to boil. Cover and remove from heat. Wait 13 minutes. Dump eggs into a colander and run cold water over them for 5 minutes. Stick in refrigerator overnight and peel under running water the next day.

And yes, free range (not cage free) eggs are worth it. Egg yolk should be bright orange, not yellow.

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In others words, truly deviled eggs.

UTExan said:

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You bring the water to a boil first, then lower eggs in, go for 11-13 minutes at simmer, then place in ice water bath.
https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a79067/easy-to-peel-eggs/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_pw_md_dsa_prog_org_us_a79067&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAABxutSo5MkGz7vS0cPtqJErNuu9oG&gclid=CjwKCAiAh6y9BhBREiwApBLHC1wHy08mRG0nalv0RRrrLUWt_C1oyOrkeb7n8m5tV8bWFCl6IGraERoC5OYQAvD_BwE

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This is right. put it in cold water and slightly crack the shell. Cold water goes inside and causes contraction and more clean cracking.

Tecolote said:

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Slicer97 said:

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Cover week or 2 old eggs by an inch with cold water. Add vinegar and a tsp of salt. Bring to boil. Cover and remove from heat. Wait 13 minutes. Dump eggs into a colander and run cold water over them for 5 minutes. Stick in refrigerator overnight and peel under running water the next day.

And yes, free range (not cage free) eggs are worth it. Egg yolk should be bright orange, not yellow.

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This sounds like Fido wrote it.

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That was kinda the idea.

Slicer97 said:

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Tecolote said:

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Slicer97 said:

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Cover week or 2 old eggs by an inch with cold water. Add vinegar and a tsp of salt. Bring to boil. Cover and remove from heat. Wait 13 minutes. Dump eggs into a colander and run cold water over them for 5 minutes. Stick in refrigerator overnight and peel under running water the next day.

And yes, free range (not cage free) eggs are worth it. Egg yolk should be bright orange, not yellow.

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This sounds like Fido wrote it.

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That was kinda the idea.

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Well, you did a damn fine impersonation!

Bad chickens

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Dump eggs into a colander and run cold water over them for 5 minutes.

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Do people really do this? 5 minutes is a long time to just waste water down the drain.

Couldn't you just put them in an ice bath?

AggieArchitect04 said:

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Quote:

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Dump eggs into a colander and run cold water over them for 5 minutes.

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Do people really do this? 5 minutes is a long time to just waste water down the drain.

Couldn't you just put them in an ice bath?

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Using an ice bath would mean you would have to send your butler to 7-11 for another bag of ice, and those things are just not done.

Burdizzo said:

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AggieArchitect04 said:

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Quote:

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Dump eggs into a colander and run cold water over them for 5 minutes.

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Do people really do this? 5 minutes is a long time to just waste water down the drain.

Couldn't you just put them in an ice bath?

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Using an ice bath would mean you would have to send your butler to 7-11 for another bag of ice, and those things are just not done.

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Weird way to live. My estate isn't anywhere close to a 7-11.

I my get weekly glacial ice shipments flown in from the arctic. My house staff usually take turns breaking down the large blocks into smaller chunks.

Sometimes I have them melt it down, and then heat it up so I can bathe in it. Just because.

The simple way:

Boil water
Gently place eggs in water (I use a ladle)
8 minutes in the slow boil
Turn off heat and pour the water away
Let the eggs sit for a few minutes in the empty pan
Peel
Perfection

No need for ice and all the running water and added ingredients.

I'm not recanting on the aged egg method I initially described, but I made a batch using Benji Al-Faidegg's youtube method from the video with eggs so fresh I pretty much catchers-mitted them out of a chicken's butt.

Those came out incredibly easy to peel too. Good to know.

i frequently get absolutely livid and lose my **** when peeling eggs

King of the Dairy Queen said:

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i frequently get absolutely livid and lose my **** when peeling eggs

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I think a lot share that sentiment. Word on the street is that Legalize It was having trouble peeling eggs when he snapped and choked his wife