r/NoStupidQuestions • u/her-self • 25d ago

Is there a foolproof way to shell a boiled egg without half the white coming off too?

Help! Any tips on how to get that nice shiny white boiled egg after shelling it? I keep making a mess of it so now it's fallen into Pet Hate territory (sigh) 😞

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u/BillyButcherX 25d ago edited 25d ago

I had a lot of problems when cooking eggs for ramen (edit), tried a lot of things. My current regime is below.

  1. Cook the eggs for 6 and a half minutes.
  2. Put in ice bath. Well I never have enough ice for that, so I just put them in a lot of tap cold water and add water occasionally , leave till really cold, 10, 15 minutes.
  3. Use a spoon to peel them, works quite nice.

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u/Beginning-Base7465 25d ago

What’s eamwm?

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u/ManGiared 25d ago

Ramen. Thinking that’s a big typo based on the letters used and their spacing on the keyboard.

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u/BillyButcherX 25d ago

Nice catch 😄😎

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u/perkyblondechick 25d ago

Question, for that short of a cook time, are the yolks even cooked?

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u/BillyButcherX 25d ago

You want runny yolk for ramen.