I always seem to have trouble peeling those "store-fresh" eggs. They always want to tear. I found out, by accident, how to have them peel nicely. I now roll them, like always, and then if they don't want to cooperate, I then slip the end of a small spoon under the shell and proceed to peel them without any problem. Joan

Joan added a hint of her own about peeling eggs: > I now roll them, like always, and then if they don't want to cooperate, I > then slip the end of a small spoon under the shell and proceed to peel > them > without any problem. Dear Joan, Hmmmm, now that sounds a bit intriguing and it sounds like it would really work. I'll try to remember that tip also. vee

Fresh eggs don't peel well when hard boiled because they don't have a very large air sac at the big end. Eggs are NOT impervious, as time goes on more air migrates into the egg, important if there's a growing chick inside that will need the air before he pecks his way out. When an egg is boiled a bit of this air migrates around the whole egg to make it easier to peel. That's my theory anyway, but I do know that older eggs are much easier to peel. I buy eggs from our neighbor but if I am boiling them I go to the store unless I know far enough ahead to buy them and let them age a bit. Ruth At 8:29 PM -0400 4/5/05, GenJoSue@aol.com wrote: >I always seem to have trouble peeling those "store-fresh" eggs. They always >want to tear. > >I found out, by accident, how to have them peel nicely. > > I now roll them, like always, and then if they don't want to cooperate, I >then slip the end of a small spoon under the shell and proceed to peel them >without any problem. > >Joan -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT