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How to Make Hard-Cooked Eggs So Easy to Peel That the Shells Practically Fall Off

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How to Make Hard-Cooked Eggs So Easy to Peel That the Shells Practically Fall Off

2,682,940 views October 25, 2018 1:52

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In brief

You’ll master a foolproof method for peeling hard-boiled eggs effortlessly, using steam instead of cold water. This technique works for anyone who struggles with eggs sticking to their shells and wants a clean, smooth result every time.

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Why does steam work better than boiling in water?

Steam rapidly sets the outer egg white proteins, causing them to shrink and separate from the membrane.

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Boiled eggs that start in cold water are hard to peel because the proteins in the egg white set slowly, which gives them time to fuse to the surrounding membrane. When you try to remove the shell, parts of the white cling to the membrane, and the surface of the egg is unattractively pockmarked. Instead of a cold-water start, we place cold eggs directly into hot steam, which rapidly denatures the outermost egg white proteins, causing them to form a solid gel that shrinks and pulls away from the membrane. The shell slips off easily to reveal smooth, unblemished hard-cooked eggs.

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America's Test Kitchen published this 1:52 video tutorial on October 25, 2018. It has been watched 2,682,940 times on YouTube.

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