by Lois Breneman - Heart to Heart - August, 2014
For years I have tried various tips for hard cooking fresh eggs to make deviled eggs so they wouldn't look like they had gone through a battle, with much of the egg white peeling away along with the shell. As a result of numerous failed attempts, many of my hoped-for deviled eggs left me with no choice but to turn them into egg salad!
None of these previously tried solutions really produced good results. I have added baking soda to the water, pricked the eggs with a pin at the wider end, and plunged them into ice water before peeling. Well, just today I tried a new way (new to me), and it worked like a charm!
For years I have tried various tips for hard cooking fresh eggs to make deviled eggs so they wouldn't look like they had gone through a battle, with much of the egg white peeling away along with the shell. As a result of numerous failed attempts, many of my hoped-for deviled eggs left me with no choice but to turn them into egg salad!
None of these previously tried solutions really produced good results. I have added baking soda to the water, pricked the eggs with a pin at the wider end, and plunged them into ice water before peeling. Well, just today I tried a new way (new to me), and it worked like a charm!
The Real Solution:
If you have a steamer, you're all set!
1. Run water into the bottom of a cooking pot - one that a steamer fits well.
2. Place the eggs in a steamer, so that the eggs are not submerged in the water, but use enough water so it won't all boil away.
3. Bring the water to a boil and simmer in the steamer for 20 minutes. Set a timer.
4. Remove the colander (or steamer basket) from the pot after 20 minutes, and plunge the eggs in ice water to stop the cooking process.
Thankfully I found my farm fresh eggs peeled to a super smooth finish using this method!
If you have a steamer, you're all set!
1. Run water into the bottom of a cooking pot - one that a steamer fits well.
2. Place the eggs in a steamer, so that the eggs are not submerged in the water, but use enough water so it won't all boil away.
3. Bring the water to a boil and simmer in the steamer for 20 minutes. Set a timer.
4. Remove the colander (or steamer basket) from the pot after 20 minutes, and plunge the eggs in ice water to stop the cooking process.
Thankfully I found my farm fresh eggs peeled to a super smooth finish using this method!
