Egg Boiling People

[McGurk]

30 eggs in a big 'ol pickle jar. Tried one last night and they are as good as ever!

[huntnfish]

I boiled up a dozen eggs this weekend and did the hole poking thing. It definitely works good! They peeled perfect. I even had my 3 year old daughter peeling them with me and every one she did was perfect also.

[pushbutton]

Tried pickling for the first time, put some jalapeños in this one, but the jar lost its seal and did not get it to the fridge for about 12 hours after....is it shot? Used about 2 cups vinegar, 1/2 cup water, 1/4 cup sugar, and not a lot of salt. Also made some chocolate covered rice crispy dog po-op to play a trick on "mom" later

[McGurk]

You are fine. Give them a week from initial canning and eat up!

[Walleyehooker]

Bars leave them out at room temperature without a problem right next to the pickled turkey gizzards.

[pushbutton]

Thanks guys....thats what I was thinking. In the past would not have given it a second thought, but since Jr. came along, sadly, kind of turned into that helicopter parent....seriously could care less for my gut, but worry about his. Love this egg boiling tip, and like mentioned by Huntnfish, a really fun thing to do with the kids since they even have a hard time messing it up. We made a dozen deviled eggs today and makes me so proud when seeing him putting more hot sauce on it

[GIANT1]

just made another batch of pickled eggs with chedder cheese flavored lil smokies in them too !! cant wait to try em

[LMITOUT]

I can't say that I've boiled a lot of eggs in my life but I don't recall ever having an issue peeling them when I did. I was curious about this idea of poking a hole in the egg to make it easier to peel and was kinda hungry for some deviled eggs so I figured I'd do a test to see how it worked.

The carton of eggs is dated: March 22.

Poked three eggs with a pin on the wide end of the egg. Hole was easily visible.

Placed the three test eggs and five unmolested eggs into a pot of boiling water.

Reduced heat to a soft boil/simmer and covered with a loose lid (not a tight seal on the pot).

Set timer for 15 minutes.

When the 15 minutes had expired the water was drained from the pot and all eight eggs were placed in a bowl of cold tap water where they sat for approximately 2-3 minutes. Water was exchanged for fresh, cold water mid-way through the settling time.

I examined the eggs and found the three that had the hole. Two had already cracked substantially around the surface of the entire egg. One had not. The shells of the other five did not have a crack.

The eggs were randomly picked from the cold water and I peeled each one, first looking to see if it was one of the test eggs. I did not experience any difficulty peeling any of the eight eggs and I'm certain that if I gave them to a person who was not aware there were holes poked in three of them they wouldn't know any different. They practically undressed themselves.

Time to enjoy some deviled eggs.

[eyeguy 54]

you need to do 500 limit... then you will

be thankful for the little tack .

[LMITOUT]

Nah, I'd rather not poke 500 eggs with a tack if it is unnecessary. I'll continue doing similar tests to see if anything changes, but as of now I'm comfortable in saying...

[eyeguy 54]

lol, in my kitchen it is now a requirement to poke them. not a myth. sometimes one or two out of a dozen is a rebel and tough to peel. If you have never had a rebel egg you are one special guy. No rebels with the tack.

[BuckSutherland]

lol, in my kitchen it is now a requirement to poke them. not a myth. sometimes one or two out of a dozen is a rebel and tough to peel. If you have never had a rebel egg you are one special guy. No rebels with the tack.

Agreed. Took me a whole 12 seconds per dozen to pokem.

Just fired up the stove. Gonna make 2 dozen more pickled eggs. Its brine experimentation day today.

[huntnfish]

I've never had an egg where I can peel them and only have 2 pieces of shell. I'm a believer and so is my wife after watching me. Just did another dozen that were just bought at the store. She makes deviled eggs pretty often in the summer. She'll be poking them from now on.

[eyeguy 54]

heeheehee

[LMITOUT]

Test #2.

Four eggs...two poked/two not poked.

Same method of cooking as previously reported.

No difference in ease of peeling.

[hockeybc69]

what is the method of cooking?

[acroman]

Limit is right poking the eggs is a myth. The trick is exactly how limit out did them. Heat water to boiling remover from heat SLOWLY and eggs simmer for 15 min. drain, add cold water (once twice) let cool slightly in water drain and peel. Perfect eggs no green around the yokes and Tender!

[eyeguy 54]

for you that think it is a myth please stop poking the eggs with a tack. You are just wasting your valuable time. Let the rest of us poke our eggs and peel them with ease. lol

[LMITOUT]

what is the method of cooking?

See above in my previous post, Test #1.

[92GSteve]

Who woulda thunk poking a hole in an egg would lead to this kind of controversy? I will side with eyeguy on this one. Poked 17 eggs total, 12 of them were less than 2 days removed from the hen house. Some were green, some were brown, and even a couple speckled. The other 5 eggs were a couple weeks old from the grocery store. The 5 "aged" eggs peeled like butter. What really surprised me is that all 12 of the fresh eggs peeled clean. Usually about 1/3 of those fresh eggs get tossed into the egg salad pile and 2/3 are good enough for the pickled jar. The tack trick works.

[eyeguy 54]

LMITOUT is just a troublemaker on a mission to make egg peeling tough for the masses. After smoking eggs for 25 years I am glad I ran across this method so that 100% of the eggs I boil and want to smoke get smoked and look marvelous.

[acroman]

I think limit out is just being realistic. Poking a hole in the egg so you can peel it? really? Not saying it does not work but simple rules of temp and time and save yourself the trouble. Cooking is about method not wives tails.

[LMITOUT]

Exactly.

Poking a hole in the egg is doing nothing but compensating for improper cooking, IMO. Cook the eggs right and you won't have to worry about all the other nonsense and still end up with the same result.

[huntnfish]

I did not change anything in my boiling process except for the poking of the hole. I have never been able to peel eggs like this so it works for me. I will take the extra 45 seconds to poke the holes from now on every time I want hard boiled eggs.

[eyeguy 54]

getting funnier by the minute. I saw it online and tried it and it worked great. We are not all great at perfect egg boiling techniques like those who have been trained in this art form. I have always slow boiled 8 minutes or so, then let sit close to the same. Rinse a couple times with cold water and peel. I will not change. I am toooo old to learn a new way to boil eggs. So therefore a poked egg will continue to be the perfect way for me. HA !

mmmmmmmm !