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Struggling to Peel Boiled Eggs? Try This 13-Minute Steam Trick
- •Steaming eggs instead of boiling them in water for 12 to 13 minutes makes the shells much easier to remove.
- •Immediately transferring the hot eggs into an ice-cold water bath stops the cooking process and shrinks the egg slightly for effortless peeling.
- •Start peeling from the wider end of the egg where the small air pocket is located to easily reach the inner membrane.
- •Peeling the eggs under running water helps the water slip between the shell and the white, removing sticky shells smoothly.
- •Using eggs that are a few days old rather than extremely fresh ones reduces the tendency of the egg white to stick to the shell.
Key Questions Answered
To steam eggs, bring about 1 inch of water to a boil in a pot, place a steamer basket on top, and add cold eggs straight from the fridge. Cover the pot tightly with a lid and let the eggs cook in the steam for about 12 to 13 minutes, depending on their size. After steaming, immediately transfer the eggs into ice-cold water to stop the cooking process.
Keeping cooked eggs in cold water for about 15 minutes stops their cooking process and cools them down quickly. This thermal transition makes the eggs much easier to peel.
Start peeling from the wider end of the egg where a small air pocket is located, then gently peel the rest. Alternatively, you can peel the egg under a gentle stream of running water to help slip the shell off, or use eggs that are a few days old since their changed pH reduces sticking.
