Peel off the Entire Shell of a Hard Boiled Egg Within Seconds
On a recent Neatorama post about deviled eggs, a reader mentioned in the comments that he was never able to master getting the eggs peeled so that the white was still relatively in one piece. He's certainly not alone. Sometimes even employing the best advice about soaking them in cold water or making sure they aren't too fresh from the store doesn't quite work for every egg.
This video makes peeling an egg in an instant look like a snap, and while I haven't tested the method, many commenters on the YouTube video page are reporting back after using the trick and saying it worked for them. It's worth a try. I believe I'll give this a shot tomorrow. I'll leave a comment here as to whether it worked for me.
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I think the missing piece is it can depend on how you cook the eggs too. The method I've used for the last couple years is the cold water method: putting eggs in cold water and heating to near boiling, etc. The yolks come out perfect, but the white sticks to the shell slightly. Some people suggest using a warm water method will make the shell come off better, although others swear the cold water method works better in that regard too.
How you hard boil an egg seems to be a deeply personal and religious affair, with plenty of proselytizing. In the meantime, I limit myself to about an egg a day, so trying out a different methods involves a bit of delay.