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Denny Wheeler
 
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Default Why do hard boiled eggs sometimes peel funny?

On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 16:06:30 -0800, serene >
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>1) Use eggs that are at least a week old. Fresh eggs don't peel well.


That was gonna be my contribution. I once tried boiling eggs I'd
gathered 10 minutes earlier--the freshest you can get are the ones
you fight the hen for--and those REALLY didn't peel.
(of course, I was like 12yo then)

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