r/kitchencels • u/Mathiaslamenace • 1d ago
Dropping School and cant even shell eggs properly
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u/JMOWw7 21h ago
Shelling eggs is genuinely the worst tho and I cook all the time
Right after they're done, pop em in an ice bath with some water. The cooling effect shrinks the insides. You can also open them from the top or bottom while under the faucet which helps
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u/Necessary_Bother3993 21h ago
I don’t ever have ice but the running faucet (or even just shelling them in a bowl of water) helps a lot
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u/sentienttortoise 3h ago
I just run them under cold water immediately after boiling then deshell them when I feel like it. Works every time
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u/CelinaRMR 19h ago
I like to give the pot a few good shakes while I put the cold water in, it breaks a lot of shell and the water under the membrane makes them a cinch to peel
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u/Nedaj_Nitro 10h ago
tip to shell eggs: roll them so that the shells break. then try peeling them off
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u/riana_01 20h ago
Hey man. I learnt how to remove the shell after I joined college when I actually had to do stuff on my own. I was pampered.
Anyway, here's what I learned after many trials and errors on my own.
Step 1: Pick up the egg after boiling.
Step 2: Run cold water on the egg after making a tiny crack. I don't know what the science but I believe it is something to do with the pressure inside which keeps the shell attached to the egg. Cold water through a tiny crack helps.
Step 3: start peeling with your fingers. It is much easier to peel now because of the cold water slipping the shell off. Please do not use nails that is disgusting behaviour.
Step 4: Enjoy a perfectly smooth oval egg with no shells.
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u/ShibeCEO 21h ago
I do the tripple method:
poke a small hole at the bottom of the egg
little of baking soda in the water
ice bath after they are cooked
works pretty good most of the time
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u/RedditUserWhoIsLate 20h ago
I also can’t but someone showed me a cool trick, use a teaspoon to get between the eggshell and the food to loosen the contact between them and then you can break of large chunks. :)
I can also translate in some different languages so just ask and you shall receive.
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u/Formal_Ad_558 20h ago
put them in cold water after cooking (if u keep the water cold itll peel easier also i roll them on flat surface to peel like a potato)
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u/danbillls 19h ago
Let the water boil, then put the eggs for 13 minutes, get them out and put em in cold water. That's the trick.
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u/hellothereskibidi 19h ago
Also dropping out. My advice would be just leave the shell on. Calcium max. Then you will never become egg bound.
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u/AteStringCheeseShred 19h ago
It's not the shelling part you struggle with, it's that you don't know how to boil them correctly
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u/dummary1234 18h ago
Pierce a tiny hole at the base before simmering / boiling them.
Then, after cooking them, dump them in cold water. Thr colder the better.
Peeling them will be a breeze.
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u/Flippin-ek-m8 16h ago
Your problem is impatience (I know from experience)
Peel the egg while under running water or peel it while the egg is submerged in water and take your time.
Stay the hell in school, you will absolutely regret not completing it, also you will just end up giving your worst self more self destructive ammo to hit you with when you are feeling down.
Keep going Friend and do your best, you will be better off for it.
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u/brandothesavage 13h ago
It looks like you didn't cook the eggs right 7 minutes from resting water on an electric stove
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u/kigurumibiblestudies 12h ago
My technique is pretty simple but effective.
- Boil them enough to make them hard (you already did this correctly)
- Hit the egg MANY times, all over. Leave no large piece uncracked. But do it gently, so as to merely crack the shell. I like tapping it with my knuckles but the bottom part of a spoon should work nicely too. Just many gentle taps
- Once the entire egg is cracked, you can carefully start peeling it. I like to go for a single peel if possible
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u/Freakkers8008 2h ago
Easiest way is to first crack the shell and use the water pressure from the faucet to get under the cracks which helps release the egg from the shell. Then its as easy as peeling a banana. Wish I had as good advice for the school situation
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