egbert Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 My reason for asking is that we have just bought one and it suggests that you have to pierce the eggs before you cook them. I have never pierced eggs to cook them before when using boiling water, but this uses steam and I suppose that the temperature will be higher. I would be very interested to hear about anyone elses experiences, especially regarding the piercing (or not) of eggs. Please could someone move this to "eggs" as I have posted in the wrong place! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimnpaula Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Can't help on the egg cooker thing, but I do pierce the shells before boiling to let the air out to stop the shell cracking. I suppose this only matters if the egg is old enough to have developed an air sac... I haven't tried boiling a really fresh egg yet. (Delia Smith says that it's quite hard to peel a new egg that's been hard boiled.This is because the membranes haven't slackened as the porous shell has not let in air yet.) Hope some of that helps P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jan246 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 I have a little chick-shaped thing for boiling eggs- not sure if thats what you mean? I do always pierce the shell (it comes with a water measurer that has a little pin on it). The eggs still do sometimes crack a little or "bleed" a bit of white but I think it helps. I have to say I just LOVE my little egg boiler as every boiled egg is PERFECTLY RUNNY for dunking my soldiers! Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 (Delia Smith says that it's quite hard to peel a new egg that's been hard boiled.This is because the membranes haven't slackened as the porous shell has not let in air yet.) Only suitable for boiled eggs you want cold, but if you dunk them in water and ice when you finish boiling them it makes them really easy to peel even when very very fresh. I do this now when I am making egg mayo sarnies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 (Delia Smith says that it's quite hard to peel a new egg that's been hard boiled.This is because the membranes haven't slackened as the porous shell has not let in air yet.) Only suitable for boiled eggs you want cold, but if you dunk them in water and ice when you finish boiling them it makes them really easy to peel even when very very fresh. I do this now when I am making egg mayo sarnies My egg at lunchtime was only about an hour old as my DD put it in the wrong row in the tray & I didn't check .....it was a total pig to peel even when cold, though I didn't use ice.....hers were easypeasy as they were 2-3 days old Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 Thanks for the replies. I cooked the eggs without piercing them in the end with no problems, although I do need to experiment further with the volume of water I use in the egg cooker, as twice I have had hard boiled eggs when I wanted them soft! I am using the eggs before they are a week old, so I think if they're that fresh they shouldn't need piercing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
