Hard Boiled Egg Question

[G-Mom]

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That science makes total sense, Juli...

[jcapulet]

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Thanks, 2Big, I know I can still eat my eggs if they are in the fridge for one to two months. I just know to set them in a bowl of water to see if they float. If they float (for those who don't know what the heck I am talking about), then they are either spoiled or stale.

Let's see more chickens....

Ooo and there are sheep.. and ducks... Got those too!

I never knew that about the floating eggs! Good thing to know!

[2big4mysize]

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I'm glad you asked this question G-Mom...It gives me opportunity to ask..
has anyone ever used that eggstractor? Does it really work...I almost bought one for this reason...

I saw them tested on one of those consumer testing shows and the darn things failed more then they worked.

[not2late]

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I buy free range eggs whenever I can....there's a little farm that sells the eggs, but I have to go about 15 miles out of my way. Sooooooo....whenever I'm in that direction, I give them a call to see if they have any eggs and I buy them.

I like how the yolk is a real deep golden-orange color!

[stickin2it]

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Juli,

I do the same thing but I put ice in there too w/ the cold water... have never had a problem peeling an egg if I do it right after that... now if I put them in the fridge and peel them later, then once in a while a little egg will come with it.

G-mom, how many do you have?

[cathyjobob]

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I saw them tested on one of those consumer testing shows and the darn things failed more then they worked.

LOL, probably why they only cost $5 at big lots!

[G-Mom]

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G-mom, how many do you have?

I have lost count, but I think we have about 15 hens, and sadly, about 6 roosters (I HATE all the crowing!). We got the roosters when we thought we were buying sexed pullets (we thought they were girls).

We do have a nice variety, though. We have Rhode Island Reds, Barred Plymouth Rocks, California Whites, Black hens, regular browns, a turken rooster and auracanas (they lay blue eggs!)

[Lyssie]

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The key to having easy-to-peel eggs is running them under cold water. As you know, heat expands things, cold contracts them. I put mine in a colander/strainer as soon as my timer goes off, and I run them under cold water for about 5 min. By dousing them in the cold water immediately, the egg pulls away from the shell. This works with ANY egg, regardless if it's fresh, aged, or store bought.

That's what I do too and it's always worked for me! Or I leave them in the pan and run the cold water in there for about 4 min.

[ttdriver]

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G-Mom you are making me miss my Nebraska roots!!

(except tonight when its 40 degrees there and 75 here!)

Betty

[G-Mom]

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G-Mom you are making me miss my Nebraska roots!!

(except tonight when its 40 degrees there and 75 here!)

Betty

[Desertthorn]

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Actually I just bought Cook's Country and they had a piece about how to cook the perfect eggs.
COOK: Place 6 eggs in a medium saucepan, cover with 1 inch of water and bring to a boil over high heat. Remove pan from heat, cover and let sit for 10 minutes
CRACK: Drain the water from pan and carefully shake pan back and forth, cracking eggshells against eachothe and the side of the pan.
COOL: Transfer cracked eggs to ice-water bath to stop the cooking. Let sit for 5 minutes; retrieve and peel.
There you go, from the experts at Americans Test Kitchen Actually the icewater makes sense cause it would cool and shrink...

[Pie4me]

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I have a cute egg shaped dome egg cooker that boils my eggs to perfection.

It beeps when they are ready-I drop them in a bowl of ice cold water and in

minutes they are ready to peel!

I am with G-Mom...you don't know what you are missing until you have eaten

an egg your own chickens have laid! I too have several laying hens--and they all have names and personalities!



Pie4me

[G-Mom]

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I am with G-Mom...you don't know what you are missing until you have eaten

an egg your own chickens have laid! I too have several laying hens--and they all have names and personalities!

Yay! Another chicken owner! I LOVE having chickens, they are great. Most of our chickens have names. We have three brown chickens that we can't tell apart, so they don't really have names, and we haven't named all the others. I also forgot that we have a Buff Orpington hen and rooster. They are a lovely shade of dark yellow. The girl is "Buffy" and the rooster is "Ollie."

Our cross rooster (he is brown and black) is named King Tut and he is head rooster, after me of course. The only barred Plymouth Rock we have named is Tanky, a rooster that got that name from our son because he was so big as a baby. I named the Rhode Island Red rooster Sparkle because he is very shiny. Other names are Jack, Tanna, Spot, Joyce, Anine (a gorgeous Auracana rooster) etc.

We also have lots of ducks and turkeys. The turkeys names are White Goodman (named after a Dodgeball character), Blanca and Gobbler. Some ducks names are Marvin, Larry and Julie, Latte and BlueJack. I could go and on....

[G-Mom]

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Thanks for this!! Very appreciated.

Actually I just bought Cook's Country and they had a piece about how to cook the perfect eggs.
COOK: Place 6 eggs in a medium saucepan, cover with 1 inch of water and bring to a boil over high heat. Remove pan from heat, cover and let sit for 10 minutes
CRACK: Drain the water from pan and carefully shake pan back and forth, cracking eggshells against eachothe and the side of the pan.
COOL: Transfer cracked eggs to ice-water bath to stop the cooking. Let sit for 5 minutes; retrieve and peel.
There you go, from the experts at Americans Test Kitchen Actually the icewater makes sense cause it would cool and shrink...

[mwalsh95]

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I have noticed when I put salt and olive oil (or any oil available) in the water it helps. When I don't do this I always have a problem peeling the eggs - go figure. I agree with the cold water bath afterwards.