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Default why don't my hard boiled eggs peel?

JLove98905 wrote:
>
> My hard boiled eggs came out just right - not overcooked, not undercooked. But
> for some reason they won't peel. Part of the white comes off with the peel,
> leaving me with a torn-up egg (
>
> I boiled 10 min, then put them in a bowl of cold water to cool. They sat in
> that cold water for about 1 hour before i took them out and tried eating one.
>
> What did i do wrong?
>
> -Jen


Crack the shells all over before putting in the cold water.
Another reason for eggs not to peel well after boiling is that they are
too fresh, but that doesn't apply to supermarket eggs anyway