Hen Watch Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 You must use OLD eggs. Not fresh ones for hard boiling or you will get the problem you have described. Saint Delia says eggs should be 5 days old for hard boiling. http://www.deliaonline.com/cookery-school/how-to/how-to-boil-an-egg,3,AR.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Yes I have fournd the fresher they are the harder it is to peel hard-boiled eggs. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve. Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Over-doing poached eggs in the microwave (using a microwave poacher) saves the bother of boiling them Which I found out accidentally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milly Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Over-doing poached eggs in the microwave (using a microwave poacher) saves the bother of boiling them Talking of microwaves, a colleague of mine tried cooking an egg in its shell in the microwave. Not surprisinlgy, it exploded. I thought of putting a warning notice on the next box of eggs he got, but I think the message sank in quite quickly! Milly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
