Ok so almost every time I boil my eggs in the morning I go through the same shit. When I'm trying to open the shells, I always have a few that stick to the outside of the white, and by the time I get the shell off I've taken like half of the white with it. Does this mean I'm cooking it too long / not long enough? Or does this shit happen to everyone??
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GRRR EGG WHITES!!!
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Shock the eggs during cooling. No, not by taking your shirt off and showing your gyno boobs. :D As soon as they're done cooking, put them in a bowl of ice water. The chemistry here is that the membrane cools and shrinks, making it less adhesive to the shell.
Leaving the eggs in hot water to slowly cool tends to cause differential degrees of expansion of the proteins in the egg (especially the membrane) and the calcified shell (which doesn't expand), with the end result of a membrane tightly stuck to the shell.
In plain english, fast cooling after cooking = non sticky, easy peeling eggs. A bit of vinegar in the water may also help soften the calcium in the shell, making it easier to crack.
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Originally posted by THE BOUNCER View Posthey grinder, notice how 3 women responded to the a "kitchen" type question. like they say, "women belong in the kitchen!" :D i better run now. lol.
Well I cook naked, lol. So maybe you wouldn't run, haha!
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No seriously, I love to cook, especially bad greasy stuff and bake too. I love baking more. :P
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thats it, thats the trickOriginally posted by WonderWoman View Posthaha sounds like my drama in my kitchen. i find that if I take them off the stove and run them under cold water right away and then crack em, they work - but I have given up on boiling them. I just make an omelet and hit it. :)
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