USE SALT!!!! I used to do 400 hardboiled eggs every morning when I cooked at a nursing home and the easiest way is to just add A LOT of salt to the water. The salt doesn't go through the shell so it won't affect the taste of the egg but after cooking the shell literally falls off.....you're welcome. If the shell is sticking a little bit add more salt next time. If you're doing large batches after cooking in water with A LOT of salt you just dump them into a strainer (you want the shells to crack so don't be gentle) and spray them with water, the shells rinse right off.
@@HelloHello-hk4sx I never really measured so I can't say for sure but unless you're doing a lot of eggs I don't think you need 2 cups. I would start on the low end, maybe 1/2 cup per dozen and adjust from there. If the shells stick use more salt next time and if they come off try less until you find the right balance, so your not over doing the salt and wasting it.
@@mst3kanita I cooked for about 600 residents but a lot wanted hb eggs every morning. Their favorite breakfast was hard boiled eggs, lunch was egg salad/chicken salad and dinner was liver and onions. We had a lot of variety and a lot of really good food but everyday I would get a ton of request for those things. Cooking liver and onions is absolutely disgusting
I have a hard time peeling the eggs. The problem I have is I lose chunks of the egg white when I peel them. I was told it's because I use fresh eggs and I should let them sit awhile first. Well, I want to be able to cook and eat my eggs when I get more at the grocery store! LOL
They sell pre boiled, pre-peeled eggs at most grocery stores. They are packaged in duos and they are great for lunches and they last for months in the fridge.
That's right Pamela. Buy 2 dozen and keep one to age a bit for boiling, and the other to use right away. But the key to easy peeling is to roll the egg around on the counter with your palm until the shell pieces are as small as possible.
I crack the shell by rolling it on the counter. Then I peel it while holding it under rolling water. Works really well on eggs that i peel a day or two after cooking them
I lightly tap the egg all around, myself. Every time I try to roll it, I squish is, no matter how lightly I try. It either doesn't break, or it squishes...I have no finesse. XD
I’m a fairly new cook. I’ve tried a few methods but the one that works for me is to peel them by hand as soon as they are cool enough to handle. I’ve had the most success doing it that way.
As soon as they are ready make sure to have the sink running put em in a bowl run water over them then take one out quickly pound about half the egg on the counter then with your hands put egg back under running water and peel. 💯 percent perfect every time
Hey James, I'm from Puerto Rico and I just wanted to say I love your videos. Also when we were hit by the hurricane a year ago, I saw your video about the Atomic Beam light and for the 7 months I didn't have electricity that was what I used around the house so in a way thank you for that. You are the best!!!
I know this comment is 3 years old, but I just wanted to say I hope things are better for you now. When the hurricane hit, my husbands aviation unit took their chinook helicopters down there to help get things back up, like power lines. He had nothing but wonderful things to say about PR. Sadly, I am also from the area where the PRANG C-130 crashed. It was just a couple miles from my house. We haven’t and will never forget that tragedy. We have two memorials set up to honor the 9 men that passed. I hope things continue to get better there for y’all.
I don’t know if you will get a notification for my comment to you 5 years later here (it looks like you might not have for the person who last wrote you 2 years ago - _OR_ you just didn’t feel like replying haha), but we shall see… I just had a small question for you: Why were you out of electricity for 7 months? I’m just curious because I was friends with someone who lived in Puerto Rico back then when the hurricane hit, and they weren’t out of electricity for _THAT_ long.
The way my grandmother taught me was with a flat palm roll it ONCE across the counter with medium pressure. The idea isnt to get a mosaic pattern. But just to crack it enough so it comes off in just a few large pieces. Try it
The eggstractor is magic! 😳 The 1st time you tried it, the yoke came out 1st. The 2nd time you tried it, the cabinet door opened! The 5th time you tried it, only the yoke came out! Either you're a magician, bro or......😱
The problem with these convenience products is that they don't factor in cleaning time and kitchen space. For just peeling a few eggs, definitely just use your hands
I thought fresh eggs were easier. Maybe that's been my problem. I like to make homemade pickled eggs, sometimes it looks like the battlefield they had! Is there an age I should wait for, like after I buy them?
@@nate_d376 Fresh eggs are full of whites. As they age, the amount of fluid decreases (egg shells are actually porous.) So, when you cook them, the shell isn't as tight.
Use a spoon turned so it follows the curve of the egg to slip between the shell and the white. Holding it under a moderate stream of water from the tap also helps to remove the shell. Fresh eggs tend to stick to the shell more firmly than ones that have been in the fridge for a week or so.
Happy 2nd Anniversary on RUclips! I am looking forward to what you have in store to review this next year. I found this video enjoyable to watch with you and your son together. He has your smile which is contagious, I just help but smile too. I hope you and your family have a wonderful day!
The Eggstractor had me laughing. Best way I've found of peeling hard-boiled eggs is to crack the shell a few times all round, then roll the egg on a hard surface with the palm of your hand. Keep egg under running water when taking the shell off and the shell should then come off easily and usually in one piece :)
I've found if you put your eggs in cold water as soon as they are done. The white pulls away from the shell better. I roll them on the counter cracking the shells)and then peel them under a stream of cold running water. If you can't peel them right away, refrigerate them and peel them when they are completely cold.
Another channel suggested that it's science... start the eggs by lowering them into boiling water, then into ice water when done. Said the membrane attaches to the shell and not the egg white as opposed to putting in a cold pan of water and then heating it up. I tried and that worked, I also used a Nescafe Instant Coffee jar, put 3 eggs in with about 1/2 C water and shook 6 times. The shells came right off. But I ALWAYS peel under the water faucet. Thanks for this video!!!
The Negg thing looks like it would only be as good as bashing the egg on a bench until the shell is super cracked. I've not used any of them so I can't be sure. Good range of tests this episode.
I use the jar hack all the time. For this method, you're quite right. You only use a "large splash" of water in the jar, and no you don't have to shake the hell out of it. I usually just bounce the egg against the jar a few times. enough to ensure the shell is cracked and the water has been forced under the shell.
the negg is awesome i love it, once they are done cooking i put cold water and start using the negg right away, and in the few times ive used it because i just got it i have had 5 eggs completely peel while shaking in the negg. you dont have to shake as violently as they are just a simple back and forth motion and its great
A good tip for peeling eggs is to really shock it in ice water directly after you boiled them and leave them for at least 30 seconds. That will make the thin membrane holding on to the shell release and make it much less likely that the egg-white sticks to the shell when removing it. if you leave them off after cooking that will not happen. so you need to do it quickly.
You guys and eggs. Lol. Maybe you need to have a chicken farm to keep up. Love your videos, and always happy to see a new one out by you, though I’m not getting notifications like I’m supposed to.
These "time savers" always crack me up...(get it? lol) Just crack the top and the bottom on the counter and then roll it under your hand which will crack the shell all over. The shell will usually just slide off easy-peasy....but then, what they DON'T tell you is that the age of the egg usually determines how easy they are to peel. Older eggs peel easily because the membrane on the inside gets larger with age. Fresh eggs are notoriously hard to peel....no matter HOW you do it! Great video...I so needed the laugh. At least these "devices" give you a fantastic arm workout...right? lol
A video I never knew i needed. I think just hand peeling is fine. All seemed like alot of extra work for no reason. I don't even ice bath them just run a little cold water until I can pick it up
I don't think it was the number of shakes with the Negg, but the force of the shaking. I've used the jar method for both peeling eggs and peeling garlic (no water for the garlic btw, just a dry bulb). It works, but takes a bit of oomph. That's a scientific term. lol In a like manner, that light tap tap tap of the big end of the Eggstractor probably could have been a one-tap, slightly more forceful tap. In the jar, far less water and more vigorous shakes. Since my content is partially made up of kitchen tips, maybe I'll drop a video using the jar method soon.
The older the egg the easier it is to peel, The reason is the membrane separates more as the egg ages. Also one of the easier methods is crack them, then place under running water and use a spoon. Press the spoon just under the membrane and then turn the egg around removing the shell easily.
Interesting! I haven’t heard of the spoon method before… I think you should clarify that it should be cold water though, obviously. Coldwater, from what I understand, helps separate the membrane as well (and this should be done right after the egg is finished boiling). It’s kind of interesting in that the older an egg is, the better it is for eating it as boiled, while the fresher it is, the better it is for eating poached. :)
The Eggstractor is a take on a way to do it by hand. Tap the egg on both ends.. Peel a little back on the ends. Put it in your hand and blow on the back of the egg.. holding your other hand out in front to catch it. A little practice and you can blow the egg out off the Shell. Not really a great way if your serving it to guests.. not very hygienic.. but for yourself. It works. I suspect your eggs are harder to peel than store bought.. they look like farm fresh eggs.. and the shell seemed to stick to the egg more. If you try the Eggstractor again.. when you tap the rounded end.. try and get it cracked all around the curved part..not just the point... I bet it works better.
Lol... who'd have thunk watching an egg peeler review could be so fun! Yeah...I rinse mine in cold water in pan after done boiling...tap along the sides of the pan while dipping in a little water I leave on the bottom of the pan (about an inch)... the trick is to get the water under that sometimes spandex tight membrane... once that's accomplished the peel comes right off... not always easy and the eggs do need to be somewhat warm. I've never peeled a cold hb egg... lol. Smiles and blessings...
I've always been told that if you overcook your boiled egg, the outside of the yoke turns dark, but it was perfect when you put it in the fridge, and the next day it was dark. Hard to say whether it was age or temp that caused the darkening. I think the eggs have to be freshly-cooked for the gadgets and hack to work effectively.
After trying the Negg, eggstracktor, different cooking methods and all the hacks seen on youtube, I came to the conclusion there is no decent way to peel a hard boiled egg. Then I found the perfect solution... the electric pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot). I use the GoWise USA pressure cooker and use the egg setting for 3 minutes and natural release for 10 minutes, ice bath for ten minutes and the eggs practically fall out of their shells... It's like a miracle!!! My prayer has been answered.
Hey, I have came up with my own hack. What I do is take a small plastic box like those small Ziploc containers. I add the egg directly into the container without cooling it because I like my eggs served hot. I also add the reserve water from the pot, about three to four spoons. Then I shake it vigorously and the skin peels off in the container. Try it.
I wonder how fresh your eggs were BEFORE cooking. Martha Stewart says they should be at least a week old. This creates a larger space in the wide end, allowing for easier peeling. Also, Americas Test Kitchen says 15 minutes in the ice bath is best for peeling. I loved this review!
I've used a Tupperware bowl and lid. It peeled 5 out of 6 eggs at a time. Add about a quarter to half cup of COLD water, put in the eggs, snap lid on tightly and shake it with 2 hands. Peeled great.
1. Puncture the large end with something like a push pin before cooking. 2 Add a few Tablespoons. of vinegar in the boil water. 3 Cool the egg rapidly for a few minutes. 4 Shake gently up and down & side by side to crack all around in an approximately 1 pint jar (I use a mason jar) without water. 5. Peel egg under running water.
You don't need to use a jar, a small juice glass works great if you hold your hand over the opening. You don't need much water and once you perfect the technique, you can peel eggs very quickly.
This. I don't even put water in mine. I just tap the air cell end on the counter, drop it in the jar, and shake it a few times before lifting the shell off.
I like to use a tablespoon or even a teaspoon. Gently crack the small pointed end of the egg, then crack and peel the big round end of the egg, rinse under cold water, then stick the spoon into the opening you made around the edge of the egg so that it is in between the eggshell and egg, carefully move your spoon around the edge until the shell comes off nicely. The more oval shaped the spoon the better it is to match the curved shape of the egg. The water helps lubricate the egg inside from the shell before you use the spoon to make it peel away easier.
Thank you so much for this video, now the only way I peel eggs is with my mason jar!!! Saves SO MUCH TIME! We eat hard boiled eggs for breakfast and make egg salad and I hated peeling eggs, now it's not a chore and the little ones like to shake the jar! You can reuse a glass jar from pickles or something just wash it. Also if you have a pressure cooker they seem to peel quicker anyway.
Hey, I really enjoyed your demo, best of all I have seen, you convinced me my old jar method is good. I just have to work in the amount of water. Thanks
I use a little jar to mix my scrambled eggs in the morning. They usually get "all shook up" and then I can just cook them. And the eggstractor is good for funny noises, if you like that kind of thing in the morning. That being said, I'll stick to the counter top crack and peel method. and it helps if they are a little damp, too.
I love how all the stuff in your house has proper names. And that you use the names for them all. "I'll just toss this steak into The Range Mate Pro and remove it when done with the Clever Tongs. The pasta is almost done cooking in the Red Copper Better Pasta Pot. So now I'm tired so I will crash out on my Purple Mattress." The only things in my house with names are my Kitchen Aid and the Cuisinart, which is a Kitchen Aid version, but I still habitually call it a Cuisinart. My tongs are just tongs and my pots and pans are just pots and pans. My life is boring :-(
My method to peel an egg is first to boil it really hard then let it cool just enough to hold it in you hand then hit the egg once against any hard surface to crack the shell . Then place the egg on hard surface like a the counter or cutting board then place your palm on the egg and roll it back and forth with little pressure until all the egg shell is cracked like a smashed glass window then peel it. It worked for me every time. Thanks for your videos.
The secret is to crack them by shaking them around the pan right after you cook them and they are still hot, then run them under cold water. Cracking while hot keeps the albumen from re-attaching to the shell as it cools.
the yokes turned green in cold hard boiled eggs, indicative of being overcooked or not being cooled enough to stop the cooking. Thanks for the comparison.
As you know from my comments on other videos, I always look forward to your videos. I think you should feature Brandon more often in trying out gadgets with you. I think this video really proves that different people might have more or less success with the gadgets, and Brandon is also a worthy, handsome young man to feature on-camera.
The EGGSTRACTOR OUT OF THE BOX requires a perfect Vacuum seal around the egg to work properly. I just got mine and definitely there were some issues. Here is what I did to Reduce the problem dramatically. 1. Make sure the bottom of the eggshell is cracked so the egg can exit. 2. Make sure there is a nice ROUND hole at the top using the spike and turning the egg properly. 3. Place the egg into the hole. 4. CRITICAL - Add plenty of water around the egg and the contact plate of the pump 5. When you pressdown the increase in air pressure will go into the hole on top .. 6. If the hole is not nice and round, the pressure entering will not be even 7. When you press down the egg simply drops out. Enhancements: Coat the top plate and around the sides of the hole with DOW 688 silicone. This will form a perfect seal with an egg. Coat the bottom of the pump around the pump with another thin layer of dow 688 silicone.. The device is now a different beast.. it pops eggs easily Automation: this is 2021 and plenty of HAND HELD car airpumps for $20. I made the same holes and I simply took a car portable airpump and placed the airpump output over the hole on top. The output of the airpump is a cable for the car tyre . I SLID a silicone tubing over it so that the tubingg will form an airtight seal. A perfectly peeled egg flies out the bottom. EGGS: Use Eggs that are NEW. Eggs that are over 2 weeks old will have their yolks sink to one side due to gravity and it will make a poor quality egg
Funniest Freakin I"ve watched! Please repeat the whole test with eggs of different ages. I am of the opinion that peeling eggs is more a matter of the age of the egg than the tool. Also, please try to just rolling the egg until its all cracked then peel the egg under a bit of running water.
I find getting the water to a boil first then slowly dropping the eggs in will make the peeling process much easier. Then I hit the big end on the table and usually peeling from there is the easiest, usually falls right off even days after.
2 easy way to peel eggs. 1st - Older eggs peel easier because the shell is porous and liquid will slowly evaporate out, thus making older eggs easier to peel because of the air/egg ratio. 2nd. The copper chef egg cooker you use makes it easier in general to peel eggs since you have to poke a hole in them before you cook. Some of he liquid evaporates out, I hand peel line all the time easily with it.
I've always tapped the egg against the sink and then start it on the larger end and once you get hold of that membrane the whole thing comes off pretty easy.
The Jar method only needs a tiny bit of water. It's just to give the egg a bit of fluidity, think oil in a car engine viscosity. But it also needs gentle friction. AFTER you shake, try rolling the egg in between your hands, like money money or On the counter a few rolls back and forth before you begin to peel, this should release the egg and the inner membrane between the egg and the shell, and then it should just peel off in a swipe. Try this for the next installment of part 2...
I always found it easiest to to have a mixing bowl of cool water. Tap them a few times around the shell to crack it, and then peel them under water. The first time the shell lifts a little bit, water gets under it and the rest of the shell basically falls away. It does not use more water in the long run as you are cooling them quickly in the water bath to begin with.
1: Add a large amount of salt to the water before you boil the eggs. (This helps break down the shell and membrane, making it a lot easier to peel). 2: Cook eggs. 3: Cool the eggs down in an ice bath. 4: Gently roll the egg back and forth on hard surface a couple of times with the palm of your hand. 5: Peel egg. Very simple and works every time. No need for gimmicks.
Chefs method for peeling eggs; Drop egg on your cutting board or solid countertop from a few inches up, that'll crack the hard boiled egg. Place the middle of your hand over the egg and slowly press down on it with a little pressure and roll the egg forwards until it hits the bottom of your palm. That'll crack it all the way around, then easily peel off the shell.
I let them cool thoroughly in COLD water in a saucepan, dump out the water, bang the eggs around in the saucepan to crush the shells, rinse them once more in cold water, and peel. If they still don't peel easily, let them sit in cold water a while longer. I have no idea why this is so hard.
When using the eggstractor reverse the egg position, make the hole in large end and crack the small end, and place the large end up. This is the method the animation from the company indicated it was to be done!
With the eggstracter try cracking and peeling the top and bottom of the egg then rolling the egg on it's side cracking the shell. Put it in the device and with moderate pressure push down. Using that technique I have been able to cup the egg in my hand and by putting my thumb and forfinger up to my mouth and blowing have had success forcing the complete egg from its shell.
That's about how the eggstractor worked for me, too. As someone who doesn't like to quit, I went through a dozen eggs and couldn't get it to work, I think I didn't have them cooled enou5, however. I'll have to try one more time.
What you should have also done is done the old-timey method of using a spoon what you do is you use a spoon to crack the bottom in where there's going to be that are pocket. After you've cracked Old Shell or roll it on a table which is so much easier than that first tool you use. You then just peel the bottom and pretty much spoon out the egg. This method is so much easier you do not have to worry about loading the egg into each particular product. Spoons are readily available and you can have many people going at it at once.
Put eggs in a pan with cool water, place on medium/high heat, bring to boil for 3-4 minutes, place in ice bath 1-2 minutes, crack on counter and peel. Old school works every time. Thanks for saving me some $.
Yeah it's all about the temp of the egg just prior to peeling. All those ways would work, along with cracking by hand and peeling under cold water. If the egg cools down to much the liner(skin membrane) will re-adhere to the shell again, causing it to take part of the egg with the shell when you peel it. So, if you use your egg cooker (have one and love it) take the hot egg and run in under cool water for a few seconds to get it cool enough to handle, then tab it on the counter enough to crack the shell all over. Then run it again under cold water, which then should peel very ez.
This method Works 90-plus percent of the time. Steam your eggs. Shock them in ice water. When the eggs are cold dump the water shake them in the pot so they're all cracked. Pour cold water over the eggs and let them soak for 10 20 or 30 minutes. I don't know where I learned this method but it works great!
Tips to hard boil and peel eggs: Use "old" eggs. Fresh eggs are usually harder to peel. Steam them. I've steamed all my "hard boiled" eggs or ever now. It's an Alton Brown trick. Works a treat. Steam some older eggs and they'll almost peel themselves.
USE SALT!!!!
I used to do 400 hardboiled eggs every morning when I cooked at a nursing home and the easiest way is to just add A LOT of salt to the water. The salt doesn't go through the shell so it won't affect the taste of the egg but after cooking the shell literally falls off.....you're welcome.
If the shell is sticking a little bit add more salt next time.
If you're doing large batches after cooking in water with A LOT of salt you just dump them into a strainer (you want the shells to crack so don't be gentle) and spray them with water, the shells rinse right off.
How much salt, like 2 cups?
@@HelloHello-hk4sx I never really measured so I can't say for sure but unless you're doing a lot of eggs I don't think you need 2 cups. I would start on the low end, maybe 1/2 cup per dozen and adjust from there. If the shells stick use more salt next time and if they come off try less until you find the right balance, so your not over doing the salt and wasting it.
Today I learned that nursing home residents love hard boiled eggs.
@@mst3kanita I cooked for about 600 residents but a lot wanted hb eggs every morning. Their favorite breakfast was hard boiled eggs, lunch was egg salad/chicken salad and dinner was liver and onions. We had a lot of variety and a lot of really good food but everyday I would get a ton of request for those things. Cooking liver and onions is absolutely disgusting
@@HelloHello-hk4sx a pinch of salt per egg should be enough
The 4th method is just use your fingers, it’s great value for money too.
I never understood why there are so many gadgets for this. What's so hard about peeling hard-boiled eggs?
I have a hard time peeling the eggs. The problem I have is I lose chunks of the egg white when I peel them. I was told it's because I use fresh eggs and I should let them sit awhile first. Well, I want to be able to cook and eat my eggs when I get more at the grocery store! LOL
They sell pre boiled, pre-peeled eggs at most grocery stores. They are packaged in duos and they are great for lunches and they last for months in the fridge.
That's right Pamela. Buy 2 dozen and keep one to age a bit for boiling, and the other to use right away. But the key to easy peeling is to roll the egg around on the counter with your palm until the shell pieces are as small as possible.
haha!
I crack the shell by rolling it on the counter. Then I peel it while holding it under rolling water. Works really well on eggs that i peel a day or two after cooking them
I do the same, except only after 10 minutes of cooling time, and start by peeling from the big end first where the air pocket is.
same. who needs all these gadgets when you have hands? waste of money!
Tap it with a spoon to crack all the shell then slide the spoon under the shell and go around.
dat how I do.
Same. I let the shells fall in a pasta strainer for super easy clean up!
Whatever happened to just rolling an egg on the counter with light pressure and washing the shell off under running water?
This is how I do it. Works better than these methods and the cooldown time isn't nearly as long. Just put in cool water until you can handle them.
I lightly tap the egg all around, myself. Every time I try to roll it, I squish is, no matter how lightly I try. It either doesn't break, or it squishes...I have no finesse. XD
Too easy
I’m a fairly new cook. I’ve tried a few methods but the one that works for me is to peel them by hand as soon as they are cool enough to handle. I’ve had the most success doing it that way.
i twist with both hands going opposite ways ! it rips it apart in two whole peices
have you tried teh roll and pop? roll it on the counter and remove the shell with your thumb
BCtruck, rebuild, repair,repurpose Hello a fairly new cook
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For me the best is rolling them on the side on the counter. Usually can get a good number of the shells to come off in two pieces.
As soon as they are ready make sure to have the sink running put em in a bowl run water over them then take one out quickly pound about half the egg on the counter then with your hands put egg back under running water and peel. 💯 percent perfect every time
Every time you shake the egg, the auto subtitles come up as "applause" :)
Hahahaha (:
Ever since I started making my eggs in a pressure cooker I can peel an egg with ease lol
Seriously, I was blown away at how easy they peel fresh out of the instant pot. Best way to make hard boiled eggs for sure.
@@ddriese I agree!
Your so talented
@@garrettg66 *you're
😳 what I did not know u can boil in pressure cooker
Hey James, I'm from Puerto Rico and I just wanted to say I love your videos. Also when we were hit by the hurricane a year ago, I saw your video about the Atomic Beam light and for the 7 months I didn't have electricity that was what I used around the house so in a way thank you for that. You are the best!!!
I know this comment is 3 years old, but I just wanted to say I hope things are better for you now. When the hurricane hit, my husbands aviation unit took their chinook helicopters down there to help get things back up, like power lines. He had nothing but wonderful things to say about PR. Sadly, I am also from the area where the PRANG C-130 crashed. It was just a couple miles from my house. We haven’t and will never forget that tragedy. We have two memorials set up to honor the 9 men that passed. I hope things continue to get better there for y’all.
I don’t know if you will get a notification for my comment to you 5 years later here (it looks like you might not have for the person who last wrote you 2 years ago - _OR_ you just didn’t feel like replying haha), but we shall see…
I just had a small question for you: Why were you out of electricity for 7 months? I’m just curious because I was friends with someone who lived in Puerto Rico back then when the hurricane hit, and they weren’t out of electricity for _THAT_ long.
The way my grandmother taught me was with a flat palm roll it ONCE across the counter with medium pressure.
The idea isnt to get a mosaic pattern. But just to crack it enough so it comes off in just a few large pieces. Try it
Who needs all the King’s horsemen or all the King’s men, Brandon put Humpty back together again!
The eggstractor is magic! 😳 The 1st time you tried it, the yoke came out 1st. The 2nd time you tried it, the cabinet door opened! The 5th time you tried it, only the yoke came out! Either you're a magician, bro or......😱
The problem with these convenience products is that they don't factor in cleaning time and kitchen space. For just peeling a few eggs, definitely just use your hands
You're using very fresh eggs. Those are always harder to peel.
Yea Debra I always heard that too that fresh eggs are hard to peel.
I thought fresh eggs were easier. Maybe that's been my problem. I like to make homemade pickled eggs, sometimes it looks like the battlefield they had! Is there an age I should wait for, like after I buy them?
@@nate_d376 Fresh eggs are full of whites. As they age, the amount of fluid decreases (egg shells are actually porous.) So, when you cook them, the shell isn't as tight.
@@nate_d376 a week should be enough.
Debra Baker, thanks. I'll definitely let them sit for a week before cooking them! 👍
Use a spoon turned so it follows the curve of the egg to slip between the shell and the white. Holding it under a moderate stream of water from the tap also helps to remove the shell. Fresh eggs tend to stick to the shell more firmly than ones that have been in the fridge for a week or so.
The eggstractor is one of the most hilarious things I’ve ever seen LOL.
Happy 2nd Anniversary on RUclips! I am looking forward to what you have in store to review this next year.
I found this video enjoyable to watch with you and your son together. He has your smile which is contagious, I just help but smile too.
I hope you and your family have a wonderful day!
Congratulations on 2yrs!!! I love watching your videos. They really are very helpful. Thanks for another great review!
The Eggstractor had me laughing. Best way I've found of peeling hard-boiled eggs is to crack the shell a few times all round, then roll the egg on a hard surface with the palm of your hand. Keep egg under running water when taking the shell off and the shell should then come off easily and usually in one piece :)
I have never seen eggstractor work so perfectly.😮
Edit: maybe I commented little bit earlier.
I've found if you put your eggs in cold water as soon as they are done. The white pulls away from the shell better. I roll them on the counter cracking the shells)and then peel them under a stream of cold running water. If you can't peel them right away, refrigerate them and peel them when they are completely cold.
I've always had decent luck with a jar - still fairly hot eggs, and two or three eggs in a larger jar.
Thanks
The Egg pooper thing was a riot. Thank you for the laughs, guys
Another channel suggested that it's science... start the eggs by lowering them into boiling water, then into ice water when done. Said the membrane attaches to the shell and not the egg white as opposed to putting in a cold pan of water and then heating it up. I tried and that worked, I also used a Nescafe Instant Coffee jar, put 3 eggs in with about 1/2 C water and shook 6 times. The shells came right off. But I ALWAYS peel under the water faucet. Thanks for this video!!!
The Negg thing looks like it would only be as good as bashing the egg on a bench until the shell is super cracked. I've not used any of them so I can't be sure. Good range of tests this episode.
Soak eggs in cold water, drain saucepan, bang eggs around til shells are cracked, peel.
ferociousgumby .....See, that is how I was taught to do it.
I use the jar hack all the time. For this method, you're quite right. You only use a "large splash" of water in the jar, and no you don't have to shake the hell out of it. I usually just bounce the egg against the jar a few times. enough to ensure the shell is cracked and the water has been forced under the shell.
I don’t even like hard boiled eggs, but I had to watch because your reviews are always so entertaining. LOL
I found this video so eggpeeling that it made me eggcited to watch this video! Bravo James good work!
the negg is awesome i love it, once they are done cooking i put cold water and start using the negg right away, and in the few times ive used it because i just got it i have had 5 eggs completely peel while shaking in the negg. you dont have to shake as violently as they are just a simple back and forth motion and its great
A good tip for peeling eggs is to really shock it in ice water directly after you boiled them and leave them for at least 30 seconds. That will make the thin membrane holding on to the shell release and make it much less likely that the egg-white sticks to the shell when removing it. if you leave them off after cooking that will not happen. so you need to do it quickly.
You guys and eggs. Lol. Maybe you need to have a chicken farm to keep up. Love your videos, and always happy to see a new one out by you, though I’m not getting notifications like I’m supposed to.
the face when shaking, priceless
Even though the eggstracter doesn't perfectly work i love it for the entertainment value alone
The best way ive found is doing it while theyre hot under cold water
You cant believe how much money you have saved me doing these reviews. Thank you!
So if its alot, i kindly accept a small amount ;-)
Now that was funny! I loved your and Brandon's reviews! And watching those eggs explode was awesome! Thanks for the review! Your the best!
These "time savers" always crack me up...(get it? lol) Just crack the top and the bottom on the counter and then roll it under your hand which will crack the shell all over. The shell will usually just slide off easy-peasy....but then, what they DON'T tell you is that the age of the egg usually determines how easy they are to peel. Older eggs peel easily because the membrane on the inside gets larger with age. Fresh eggs are notoriously hard to peel....no matter HOW you do it! Great video...I so needed the laugh. At least these "devices" give you a fantastic arm workout...right? lol
What a Freakin' cool channel my dude! From the days before Desperation Tube, congrats!
A video I never knew i needed. I think just hand peeling is fine. All seemed like alot of extra work for no reason. I don't even ice bath them just run a little cold water until I can pick it up
Great review as same as usual 💙
So interesting there is so many items for just peel eggs 🥚
Nice father and son!
Love to watch your video 🔥
I love to watch your avatar. ;-)
Very impressed you got the Eggstractor to work! I didn’t have any luck. I loved seeing the cameraman help you out. Congratulations on 2 years! 🎉
I don't think it was the number of shakes with the Negg, but the force of the shaking. I've used the jar method for both peeling eggs and peeling garlic (no water for the garlic btw, just a dry bulb). It works, but takes a bit of oomph. That's a scientific term. lol In a like manner, that light tap tap tap of the big end of the Eggstractor probably could have been a one-tap, slightly more forceful tap. In the jar, far less water and more vigorous shakes. Since my content is partially made up of kitchen tips, maybe I'll drop a video using the jar method soon.
The older the egg the easier it is to peel, The reason is the membrane separates more as the egg ages.
Also one of the easier methods is crack them, then place under running water and use a spoon. Press the spoon just under the membrane and then turn the egg around removing the shell easily.
Interesting! I haven’t heard of the spoon method before… I think you should clarify that it should be cold water though, obviously. Coldwater, from what I understand, helps separate the membrane as well (and this should be done right after the egg is finished boiling).
It’s kind of interesting in that the older an egg is, the better it is for eating it as boiled, while the fresher it is, the better it is for eating poached. :)
The Eggstractor is a take on a way to do it by hand. Tap the egg on both ends.. Peel a little back on the ends. Put it in your hand and blow on the back of the egg.. holding your other hand out in front to catch it.
A little practice and you can blow the egg out off the Shell. Not really a great way if your serving it to guests.. not very hygienic.. but for yourself. It works.
I suspect your eggs are harder to peel than store bought.. they look like farm fresh eggs.. and the shell seemed to stick to the egg more.
If you try the Eggstractor again.. when you tap the rounded end.. try and get it cracked all around the curved part..not just the point... I bet it works better.
Lol... who'd have thunk watching an egg peeler review could be so fun! Yeah...I rinse mine in cold water in pan after done boiling...tap along the sides of the pan while dipping in a little water I leave on the bottom of the pan (about an inch)... the trick is to get the water under that sometimes spandex tight membrane... once that's accomplished the peel comes right off... not always easy and the eggs do need to be somewhat warm. I've never peeled a cold hb egg... lol. Smiles and blessings...
Happy 2yr anniversary! The Collins family loves your videos!
This one had me laughing so hard. Thank you I so needed that.
I have yet to see the eggstractor work and ive watched quite a bit of videos but yours was the best i have seen.
I've always been told that if you overcook your boiled egg, the outside of the yoke turns dark, but it was perfect when you put it in the fridge, and the next day it was dark. Hard to say whether it was age or temp that caused the darkening. I think the eggs have to be freshly-cooked for the gadgets and hack to work effectively.
After trying the Negg, eggstracktor, different cooking methods and all the hacks seen on youtube, I came to the conclusion there is no decent way
to peel a hard boiled egg. Then I found the perfect solution... the electric pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot). I use the GoWise USA pressure
cooker and use the egg setting for 3 minutes and natural release for 10 minutes, ice bath for ten minutes and the eggs practically fall out of their
shells... It's like a miracle!!! My prayer has been answered.
Hey,
I have came up with my own hack. What I do is take a small plastic box like those small Ziploc containers. I add the egg directly into the container without cooling it because I like my eggs served hot. I also add the reserve water from the pot, about three to four spoons. Then I shake it vigorously and the skin peels off in the container. Try it.
I just realized I am sitting here watching two guys peel hard boiled eggs-and enjoying it.
Idk why but when the cameraman did it and just the yolk popped out I was cracking up, no egg pun intended 😅
I don't like eggs but the comment about the "Egg battlefield" and the "casualties" made me laugh so hard. Thank you James and Brandon.
I wonder how fresh your eggs were BEFORE cooking. Martha Stewart says they should be at least a week old. This creates a larger space in the wide end, allowing for easier peeling. Also, Americas Test Kitchen says 15 minutes in the ice bath is best for peeling. I loved this review!
The bit with the cabinet door being open after you got the Eggstractor to work had me laughing.
I always use a spoon and slide it under the shell as I peel, it helps.
I've used a Tupperware bowl and lid. It peeled 5 out of 6 eggs at a time. Add about a quarter to half cup of COLD water, put in the eggs, snap lid on tightly and shake it with 2 hands. Peeled great.
I do hard boiled eggs in my InstantPot. 6 minutes on high and they're perfectly cooked and you can peel them with a hard stare.
1. Puncture the large end with something like a push pin before cooking.
2 Add a few Tablespoons. of vinegar in the boil water.
3 Cool the egg rapidly for a few minutes.
4 Shake gently up and down & side by side to crack all around in an approximately 1 pint jar (I use a mason jar) without water.
5. Peel egg under running water.
You don't need to use a jar, a small juice glass works great if you hold your hand over the opening. You don't need much water and once you perfect the technique, you can peel eggs very quickly.
This. I don't even put water in mine. I just tap the air cell end on the counter, drop it in the jar, and shake it a few times before lifting the shell off.
Looks like you guys had fun making this video I was laughing through most of it
I like to use a tablespoon or even a teaspoon. Gently crack the small pointed end of the egg, then crack and peel the big round end of the egg, rinse under cold water, then stick the spoon into the opening you made around the edge of the egg so that it is in between the eggshell and egg, carefully move your spoon around the edge until the shell comes off nicely. The more oval shaped the spoon the better it is to match the curved shape of the egg. The water helps lubricate the egg inside from the shell before you use the spoon to make it peel away easier.
My wife says use older eggs not fresh eggs are much harder to de shell.. Great job James, been watching you since the beginning congrats!
Thank you so much for this video, now the only way I peel eggs is with my mason jar!!! Saves SO MUCH TIME! We eat hard boiled eggs for breakfast and make egg salad and I hated peeling eggs, now it's not a chore and the little ones like to shake the jar! You can reuse a glass jar from pickles or something just wash it. Also if you have a pressure cooker they seem to peel quicker anyway.
Hey, I really enjoyed your demo, best of all I have seen, you convinced me my old jar method is good. I just have to work in the amount of water. Thanks
Congratulations on your two year anniversary. 💖🎊🎉💞💕 And congratulations on 200,000 subscribers too.🎉💞💕💖
For your sanity they need to stop making egg related products!
I won't back down against the avalanche of egg products! haha.
I use a little jar to mix my scrambled eggs in the morning. They usually get "all shook up" and then I can just cook them. And the eggstractor is good for funny noises, if you like that kind of thing in the morning. That being said, I'll stick to the counter top crack and peel method. and it helps if they are a little damp, too.
I love how all the stuff in your house has proper names. And that you use the names for them all. "I'll just toss this steak into The Range Mate Pro and remove it when done with the Clever Tongs. The pasta is almost done cooking in the Red Copper Better Pasta Pot. So now I'm tired so I will crash out on my Purple Mattress." The only things in my house with names are my Kitchen Aid and the Cuisinart, which is a Kitchen Aid version, but I still habitually call it a Cuisinart. My tongs are just tongs and my pots and pans are just pots and pans. My life is boring :-(
My method to peel an egg is first to boil it really hard then let it cool just enough to hold it in you hand then hit the egg once against any hard surface to crack the shell . Then place the egg on hard surface like a the counter or cutting board then place your palm on the egg and roll it back and forth with little pressure until all the egg shell is cracked like a smashed glass window then peel it. It worked for me every time. Thanks for your videos.
Congratulations on 2 years keep up the good work
The secret is to crack them by shaking them around the pan right after you cook them and they are still hot, then run them under cold water. Cracking while hot keeps the albumen from re-attaching to the shell as it cools.
the yokes turned green in cold hard boiled eggs, indicative of being overcooked or not being cooled enough to stop the cooking. Thanks for the comparison.
As you know from my comments on other videos, I always look forward to your videos. I think you should feature Brandon more often in trying out gadgets with you. I think this video really proves that different people might have more or less success with the gadgets, and Brandon is also a worthy, handsome young man to feature on-camera.
The EGGSTRACTOR OUT OF THE BOX requires a perfect Vacuum seal around the egg to work properly.
I just got mine and definitely there were some issues.
Here is what I did to Reduce the problem dramatically.
1. Make sure the bottom of the eggshell is cracked so the egg can exit.
2. Make sure there is a nice ROUND hole at the top using the spike and turning the egg properly.
3. Place the egg into the hole.
4. CRITICAL - Add plenty of water around the egg and the contact plate of the pump
5. When you pressdown the increase in air pressure will go into the hole on top ..
6. If the hole is not nice and round, the pressure entering will not be even
7. When you press down the egg simply drops out.
Enhancements: Coat the top plate and around the sides of the hole with
DOW 688 silicone. This will form a perfect seal with an egg.
Coat the bottom of the pump around the pump with another thin layer of
dow 688 silicone.. The device is now a different beast.. it pops eggs easily
Automation: this is 2021 and plenty of HAND HELD car airpumps for $20.
I made the same holes and I simply took a car portable airpump and placed the
airpump output over the hole on top.
The output of the airpump is a cable for the car tyre . I SLID a silicone
tubing over it so that the tubingg will form an airtight seal.
A perfectly peeled egg flies out the bottom.
EGGS: Use Eggs that are NEW. Eggs that are over 2 weeks old will have
their yolks sink to one side due to gravity and it will make a poor
quality egg
Funniest Freakin I"ve watched! Please repeat the whole test with eggs of different ages. I am of the opinion that peeling eggs is more a matter of the age of the egg than the tool. Also, please try to just rolling the egg until its all cracked then peel the egg under a bit of running water.
He needs read your review, now I don't have to write it, hehehe
I roll my eggs, too. I then take a spoon, turn it over and slide it underneath the shell. Works like a charm and I didn't need any gadgets.
I find getting the water to a boil first then slowly dropping the eggs in will make the peeling process much easier.
Then I hit the big end on the table and usually peeling from there is the easiest, usually falls right off even days after.
2 easy way to peel eggs. 1st - Older eggs peel easier because the shell is porous and liquid will slowly evaporate out, thus making older eggs easier to peel because of the air/egg ratio. 2nd. The copper chef egg cooker you use makes it easier in general to peel eggs since you have to poke a hole in them before you cook. Some of he liquid evaporates out, I hand peel line all the time easily with it.
I dont know why I died laughing when the egg yolk popped out
Watching at 7 a.m. and got my laugh on for the day. On a positive note, very informative.
I've always tapped the egg against the sink and then start it on the larger end and once you get hold of that membrane the whole thing comes off pretty easy.
7:12 i was laughing when the cabnet opened lol
This was an eggcellent video
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An eggsquisite reply, to be sure!
An eggstravagent video for sure!!
Get the shell outta here!
an eggcellent*. Use proper grammar mate.
The Jar method only needs a tiny bit of water. It's just to give the egg a bit of fluidity, think oil in a car engine viscosity. But it also needs gentle friction. AFTER you shake, try rolling the egg in between your hands, like money money or On the counter a few rolls back and forth before you begin to peel, this should release the egg and the inner membrane between the egg and the shell, and then it should just peel off in a swipe. Try this for the next installment of part 2...
I always found it easiest to to have a mixing bowl of cool water. Tap them a few times around the shell to crack it, and then peel them under water. The first time the shell lifts a little bit, water gets under it and the rest of the shell basically falls away. It does not use more water in the long run as you are cooling them quickly in the water bath to begin with.
You know this videos are great, when you get so much fun waching a ten minute video about eggs... great video!! Saludos desde México 👍
1: Add a large amount of salt to the water before you boil the eggs. (This helps break down the shell and membrane, making it a lot easier to peel).
2: Cook eggs.
3: Cool the eggs down in an ice bath.
4: Gently roll the egg back and forth on hard surface a couple of times with the palm of your hand.
5: Peel egg.
Very simple and works every time. No need for gimmicks.
Chefs method for peeling eggs; Drop egg on your cutting board or solid countertop from a few inches up, that'll crack the hard boiled egg. Place the middle of your hand over the egg and slowly press down on it with a little pressure and roll the egg forwards until it hits the bottom of your palm. That'll crack it all the way around, then easily peel off the shell.
You guys are fun to watch. I don't know your name, but you have a kind spirit. Not a come on, I'm happily married.
I let them cool thoroughly in COLD water in a saucepan, dump out the water, bang the eggs around in the saucepan to crush the shells, rinse them once more in cold water, and peel. If they still don't peel easily, let them sit in cold water a while longer. I have no idea why this is so hard.
I find using the jar method if you pre-crack them and then shaking vigorously in water it works best.
When using the eggstractor reverse the egg position, make the hole in large end and crack the small end, and place the large end up. This is the method the animation from the company indicated it was to be done!
With the eggstracter try cracking and peeling the top and bottom of the egg then rolling the egg on it's side cracking the shell. Put it in the device and with moderate pressure push down. Using that technique I have been able to cup the egg in my hand and by putting my thumb and forfinger up to my mouth and blowing have had success forcing the complete egg from its shell.
That's about how the eggstractor worked for me, too. As someone who doesn't like to quit, I went through a dozen eggs and couldn't get it to work, I think I didn't have them cooled enou5, however. I'll have to try one more time.
What you should have also done is done the old-timey method of using a spoon what you do is you use a spoon to crack the bottom in where there's going to be that are pocket. After you've cracked Old Shell or roll it on a table which is so much easier than that first tool you use. You then just peel the bottom and pretty much spoon out the egg. This method is so much easier you do not have to worry about loading the egg into each particular product. Spoons are readily available and you can have many people going at it at once.
Put eggs in a pan with cool water, place on medium/high heat, bring to boil for 3-4 minutes, place in ice bath 1-2 minutes, crack on counter and peel. Old school works every time. Thanks for saving me some $.
I can't say exactly why, but every time we make our hard boiled eggs in our pressure cooker, they peel amazingly easy.
Yeah it's all about the temp of the egg just prior to peeling. All those ways would work, along with cracking by hand and peeling under cold water. If the egg cools down to much the liner(skin membrane) will re-adhere to the shell again, causing it to take part of the egg with the shell when you peel it. So, if you use your egg cooker (have one and love it) take the hot egg and run in under cool water for a few seconds to get it cool enough to handle, then tab it on the counter enough to crack the shell all over. Then run it again under cold water, which then should peel very ez.
This method Works 90-plus percent of the time. Steam your eggs. Shock them in ice water. When the eggs are cold dump the water shake them in the pot so they're all cracked. Pour cold water over the eggs and let them soak for 10 20 or 30 minutes. I don't know where I learned this method but it works great!
Tips to hard boil and peel eggs:
Use "old" eggs. Fresh eggs are usually harder to peel.
Steam them. I've steamed all my "hard boiled" eggs or ever now. It's an Alton Brown trick. Works a treat.
Steam some older eggs and they'll almost peel themselves.