[HN Gopher] How to boil great eggs 80% of the time
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       How to boil great eggs 80% of the time
        
       Author : indiantinker
       Score  : 4 points
       Date   : 2025-03-11 07:45 UTC (3 days ago)
        
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       | FrankWilhoit wrote:
       | I struggled with peeling hard-boiled eggs literally all my life
       | until I finally realized what the problem had been right along.
       | If eggs are stored below a certain temperature, which I estimate
       | at 38F though I have only used consumer-grade thermometers, they
       | will not peel. And this applies both before and after cooking.
       | Since I learned this, and adjusted my cold storage accordingly, I
       | have had no problems, except occasionally when a batch sold
       | through a particular retailer apparently got too cold somewhere
       | along the supply chain. The word "freeze" is not appropriate but
       | the egg albumen does undergo some kind of irreversible change
       | below the threshold temperature -- and suppliers are evidently
       | aware of this, as it is very unusual for eggs to be damaged in
       | transit by excessive cold. But if you keep your fridge at or
       | below 38F, you're asking for trouble.
        
         | baal80spam wrote:
         | I live in EU so I don't keep eggs in the refrigerator, and let
         | me tell you that I have problems peeling my eggs half the time.
         | It's not about where or how you store them.
        
       | rglover wrote:
       | Incredibly relevant tweet [1] about implementing the ideas in
       | this paper [2] on "periodic cooking of eggs."
       | 
       | [1] https://x.com/oldestasian/status/1897450264451293664.
       | 
       | [2] https://www.nature.com/articles/s44172-024-00334-w
        
       | vessenes wrote:
       | In my opinion Kenji Lopez-Alt wrote the definitive set of
       | instructions for this: https://www.seriouseats.com/the-secrets-
       | to-peeling-hard-boil...
       | 
       | I won't summarize it here, but it's worth a read if you like to
       | feel very in control of your egg cooking outcomes.
        
       | psxdude wrote:
       | I just boil some water and use the steamer basket to cook them
       | for 12 minutes then put them directly into cold icy water.
       | Perfectly hard-boiled and easy to peel.
        
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