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How to “Peel” Hard-Boiled Eggs Without Peeling

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  • jaybuster, on 07/02/2008, -3/+38What happened to no peeling?
    • neFariou5, on 07/03/2008, -1/+5I just use both hands and roll the egg between them, slightly pressing to create a cracked shell skin, than can be peeled off all in one.
      • burjzyntski, on 07/04/2008, -0/+5i use a spoon.
        make a crack in the shell big enough for the spoon to fit in, and then just move it around, following the contour of the hard egg white. easiest, cleanest way.
    • Stirk, on 07/04/2008, -1/+3Google Cache: http://209.85.141.104/search?q=cache:AVvMEZRlvJQJ: ...
  • hakkola, on 07/02/2008, -10/+4Thanks, Steve-o.

    That is actually pretty cool, I'll have to try this.
  • CoffeeJoost, on 07/02/2008, -10/+2Add a little baking soda! Nice!
  • WatchDoit, on 07/02/2008, -14/+5I really like Tim Ferris. He is a very smart guy and an entrepreneur I want to be like! I recommend reading his book Four Hour Work Week. He shows you how to get thing done quickly and minimize busy work.
    • Zincyams, on 07/03/2008, -0/+8Can you say "shameless advertising"?
  • danomagnum, on 07/02/2008, -10/+5Wicked.
  • Elsewhere42, on 07/02/2008, -7/+8Do you put the baking soda in before you cook the eggs or after when they are in the ice water?
  • matthewf01, on 07/02/2008, -5/+94REALLY wish the whole "hack" terminology would STOP before I hack someone... to death?
    • CTK14A, on 07/03/2008, -0/+15'Murder Hacks: Three Easy Steps to Save YOU Precious Time'
      • idavidtang, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1Step 1: Choose a hacking tool best fit for your style of hacking. Rule of thumb is bigger the tool, greater the damage.
    • zephc, on 07/04/2008, -1/+4You stay classy San Diego. I'm ... Ron Burgundy?
    • TheRealToma, on 07/04/2008, -2/+10The only reason I looked at these comments was to digg this comment. Its not a ***** hack. Its like calling a doctor a "Human hacker" or something retarded like that. *ANGER*
    • positron, on 07/04/2008, -5/+3The term hacking doesn't only apply to programming, scripting, networking and such. That was a convention of common usage, just like the new expanded usage that you are complaining about. In simple terms, hacking is the art of using the wrong tools for the right job.
      • foofiejnooner, on 07/04/2008, -0/+3but that was the right tools for the right job
      • 12340987, on 07/04/2008, -1/+1although I think I agree with you i'm still burying you because I hate the term as it is being used
  • RDubinLive, on 07/03/2008, -6/+4Does it work for soft boiled eggs, too?
  • Johnnell, on 07/03/2008, -4/+48aka: how to get spit on your eggs
    • doctechnical, on 07/03/2008, -3/+29I'll be very impressed if you can eat an egg without getting any spit on it.
      • Synyk, on 07/04/2008, -10/+2I do NOT understand why he is getting dugg up and you buried. Oh wait I do. People are dumb.
    • neonlazer, on 07/04/2008, -9/+1I think he means if your peeling eggs for a party or something...you will get spit on it and no one wants to eat it LOL
    • shondell, on 07/04/2008, -0/+21I spit on your mom's eggs
  • Zincyams, on 07/03/2008, -2/+3I feel like making eggs now. Just so I can make that wicked sound he does when he blows on it.
  • db0255, on 07/03/2008, -0/+30Why does "and then just blow" work for every how-to video?
  • Haoie, on 07/03/2008, -1/+2Also, I believe adding a little salt to the water prevents the contents of an egg being boiled from leaking [if it's cracked] before its fully done.
  • drewsheldon01, on 07/03/2008, -10/+2***** lag suck hard
    • FishHammer, on 07/04/2008, -1/+4the complete incoherence of your statement beckoned me to digg it
  • sebnewall, on 07/03/2008, -3/+3mirror?
  • OC73, on 07/03/2008, -2/+17You take a hard boiled egg and put it in cold water for 5 minutes and the shell practically falls off with one tap. No need for baking soda or any other gimmicks.
    • Niightwitch, on 07/04/2008, -0/+4I take umbrage at your use of the word "gimmick".
  • swears, on 07/03/2008, -2/+13Is that sanitary?

    Should I still be ordering eggs at restaurants?
    • jpop, on 07/04/2008, -0/+12Well, if you really knew what went on in the kitchens in a lot of restaurants, you probably wouldn't be ordering anything (including eggs).
    • rpgguy1o1, on 07/04/2008, -0/+3how often are you really getting hard boiled eggs at a restaurant?
  • bxblox, on 07/03/2008, -2/+11ERROR ESTABLISHING DATABASE CONNECTION
    • sovereign3, on 07/04/2008, -0/+5That always helps me crack my hard-boiled eggs.
  • patricktu, on 07/04/2008, -5/+12Why don't we leave it to the professional?
    http://www.metacafe.com/watch/591186/open_a_hard_b ...
    • onClipEvent, on 07/04/2008, -0/+3(cracking both ends + peeling shell off one end + blow, leaving shells and spit behind) > 3 seconds.
    • nickt41, on 07/04/2008, -2/+0Donkeylips?
  • Clark, on 07/03/2008, -8/+2ERROR ESTABLISHING DATABASE CONNECTION
  • ICANSTANDIT, on 07/04/2008, -3/+1I'm sure that went over big at the family reunion!

    "Hey, boy! Just hand me one and I'll peel it myself. Go blow a coconut!"
  • ThinkRad, on 07/04/2008, -2/+15Why does every technique, procedure, skill, trick, shortcut etc etc etc ad nauseum have to be a "hack ?" That's really effing stupid. Unless it involves computers or networks, it's not a hack. This is real life. Stop subjecting us to your douche-baggery, please.
    • xNIBx, on 07/04/2008, -0/+5Why do you use the word "effing" and not the word "*****"?
  • Jacksong, on 07/04/2008, -2/+14Without the blog..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN2gYHJNT3Y&eurl=ht ...
  • schizogony, on 07/04/2008, -3/+13Cooking "hacks"?


    No, just no.
  • hellahyphy, on 07/04/2008, -4/+2haha. why?
  • shondell, on 07/04/2008, -3/+6THAT WAS ***** AWESOME!
  • Bmarofsky, on 07/04/2008, -10/+5Are people really that lazy that they have to find an easy way to peel an egg?
    /shakes head and moves away from the PC
  • MMaster23, on 07/04/2008, -2/+2wow .. I'm getting me some new eggs tomorrow
  • jpn3, on 07/04/2008, -1/+1If you use older rather than very fresh eggs, they will peel very easily.
  • memetik, on 07/04/2008, -3/+2How to blow a sausage without literally blowing. Starts by getting it hot until firm... At least this is actually accurate.

    Lame, dugg down because he had to peel it. WTF, it said no peeling.
  • mctom987, on 07/04/2008, -2/+2That blows.
  • Elderon, on 07/04/2008, -1/+3except he did peel it. he peeled off the top and the bottom.
  • DIGGADEEP, on 07/04/2008, -3/+1http://www.instructables.com/id/1UP-Mushroom-Mushr ...

    add "/?ALLSTEPS" to the end of any instructable to get the allsteps on one page without having to login!
  • AMDnVidiaATi, on 07/04/2008, -7/+1Holy crap this guy is a freakin' moron; he had to do some RESEARCH to figure that out?! I knew how to do that like a million ***** ass years ago.

    What a douche bag.
  • thunderforce, on 07/04/2008, -0/+5so..... BREAKING THE ENDS is not PEELING ...
    I got it.
  • FrankTheTank17, on 07/04/2008, -1/+4Dugg for the "yay" at the end of the video.
  • Papajohn56, on 07/04/2008, -1/+5It's called a cooking "tip" or advice, not a ***** hack. Buried for a ***** submitter. ***** you msaleem
  • LuxFX, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2It might not be as fun, but my method is just as easy. Take the hard boiled egg, put it on a paper towel. With the palm of your hand, put just enough force on it so that it starts to crack. Then roll back and forth two or three times, keeping that pressure on, like you're rolling a clay snake. The shell will fracture to pieces but will still hold together by the inner membrane. You grab it some where and pull, and it all comes off at once.
    • jpop, on 07/04/2008, -0/+3I've gotten cracks through the egg when I do that. I think a lot of it depends on how fresh the egg is. The fresher, the harder to peel.
    • memetik, on 07/04/2008, -1/+1"...keeping that pressure on, like you're rolling [your] snake...You grab it some where and pull, and it all comes..."

      god damn. Never heard of that technique.
    • jasonalangraves, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2Dugg for your suave use of the phrases "clay snake" and "inner membrane".
  • senatorpjt, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1I can't load the video (site is down) but I assume this is the "trick" of breaking off the top and bottom of the egg and blowing to pop the egg out. It is a lot more difficult (and painful) than it looks, although it's still fun at a party. The best way to do it is to take the eggs out of the hot water, directly place them into icewater for 15 min and peel them underwater.
  • xiphrex, on 07/04/2008, -4/+2Doesnt the baking soda change the taste of it at all?

    My way also works - take the boiled egg then throw it against a wall as fast and as hard as you can. Then go get some kebaaaab!
  • Makave22, on 07/04/2008, -2/+2That dude rock thanks for telling how to do it!
  • republicker, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2If you dont overcook it it slides off practically by itself after a couple minutes in cold water.
  • parax, on 07/04/2008, -1/+3Wait, eggs are on the good food list again? Dammit, I want an alert system similar to the terror alert list printed on boxes so we can track where each food is at. I think we still have milk at code orange, while bread, rice, and other carbohydrates are red, but thanks to the anti-carb craze, we've got bacon and butter at green!
  • theduckchaser, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2I love that sound! fweeyop
  • rkiga, on 07/04/2008, -0/+5yes, because that method will save me so much time...

    anyway, here's some at least equally helpful tips:

    how to peel a potato: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjz3NV8l0zI
    how to get ketchup out of a stuck restaurant bottle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6faDt5trSE
    how to open a bottle with another bottle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqf4UOpThpU
    how to quick park a car: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2thiHahGDc4
    how to soothe a baby: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADcajG3yjJg
    (wtf, does this work? too bad i'm asking on digg, i guess we'll never find out unless one of you steals a baby)
    • jpop, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1I was thinking he'd stick the baby under the faucet myself... :)

      Out of the batch of sprintless stuff, the sherbert looked interesting, the bottle thing looked handy if you want to show off to a friend (although it's going to suck if you only have one bottle). The shoelace thing took a bit of practice but was nifty too.
  • bananasluggy, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2After watching this vid, you too can now go blow eggs. :)
  • fudged71, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2what about the molecular gastonome who can unboil an egg? http://observer.guardian.co.uk/foodmonthly/futureo ...
  • tpawloski, on 07/04/2008, -1/+2Cause peeling an egg is so hard.
  • fissionvsfusion, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2I wish I had known this when my boss forced me to make egg salad sandwiches for 60 people. Those are 6 hours of my life I'll never get back.
  • Ridethexbus, on 07/04/2008, -1/+0Seems like a cool trick, but i'd probably try it once, and go back to peeling.
  • dilbert, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1How to “Peel” Me Without Peeling: Blow Me!
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