And for particularly stubborn old eggs, using water between the egg membrane and the egg white also works wonders. Using eggs that are 7 days or older is definitely a critical factor. All I can say is that this method consistently works for me but some eggs are more stubborn than others. As you can see from the comments below, people have had various degrees of success. I’d love to know how this method worked for you and how you’re going to use you hard cooked eggs. Recipes for Using Your Beautiful Hard Cooked Eggs If more help is needed, peel the egg under running water so that the water runs between the shell membrane and the egg white.Use the thin membrane to peel back the tiny pieces of shell. Peel the egg starting at the wide end where the air sac is.You should begin to feel the shell separating from the egg white. Don’t press super hard – you don’t want to squish the egg, you just want to make a thousand tiny cracks all around the egg. Gently but firmly roll the egg on a counter using the palm of your hand.Take out an egg and gently crack the shell all around it – you don’t want to crack it so hard that the shell tears into the egg white. Put the eggs back in the ice water for another 1 to 3 minutes so that the water can penetrate in between the shell and the egg white. Just enough to let a little water seep in.
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