I’ve been failing at this for quite a long time now, surprisingly.  So I thought I would share with you my new found technique and maybe in turn you might be so kind as to share with us your secrets to boiling the perfect egg, and peeling without dissecting the whole thing only to end up still on the shell and in the trash .  A few weeks ago I proposed the question to our twitter followers to see what their take on boiling the perfect egg was and if there was a such thing.  Ultimately we had some great responses.

@raising chefs – Bring it on tweeters. This is a “no egg left behind” zone! What’s your take on the “perfect boiled egg”? 2:46 PM Dec 18th, 2009 from Seesmic

@raising chefs – Beep Egg http://bit.ly/7gMvYA I want that! 2:57 PM Dec 17th, 2009 from yoono

@thinkingparents works for me – boil water w/salt. use spoon 2 gently lower eggs in,10 minutes boil,let cool in H2O,then empty H2O,add cold H2O

@thinkingparents sometimes help us if we peel the shell under cold running water.

The kids and I also surfed the net for answers and came across some interesting tips and tricks. Boiling an egg shouldn’t require a but there are several tricks you can use. Before this new found knowledge every time I would make deviled eggs I would peel away most of the egg right along with the shell.  It would be horrible, and worst if I was asked to bring deviled eggs to a family outing or friends house. They would be so ugly I’d quickly think of something else to bring and formulate a little white lie just to cover up the fact that I, the wannabe home chef can’t fix a perfectly cooked egg.  Well, the cooking part, I have no problem with, it’s the lack of peeling skills.  Is there an “egg peeling 101′ course I could take? I wonder.

What’s been working for us most recently was to boil the eggs for approximately 15 minute to a full boil. Remove from heat, draining hot water and while cold water from the tap is running peel away the shell.  This has worked best for me. Let us know what works for you…it may be a silly topic but I truly needed a new way.  Now I won’t have to lie about what happen with me bringing the deviled eggs!

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