Food site Epicurious describes this peeling hack as “epic.”
How does it work?
You cook the eggs as usual, return them to the pot with a few inches of cold water, and then move the pot in a circular motion to swirl the eggs and water around, forcing the eggs to collide with one another like bumper cars.
The resulting cracks on the shells should make them easy to peel.
The verdict: This method was a mess.
Make sure you use a pot with tall sides or work over the sink, or you’ll splash water everywhere.
It took an awful lot of vigorous swirling to get the eggshells to crack, and when they finally did, the peels didn’t come off as easily as promised, leaving my eggs looking messy.
Silver lining: This was a great arm workout. (If hard-boiled eggs aren’t your thing, try the poaching method. Check out the right way to poach an egg.)
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