After boiling, for about 5 minutes, put eggs into cold water for a couple of minutes, remove egg from water and press egg under the palm of your hand on the kitchen bench, not too hard, just enough so that when you roll the egg you can hear a crackling sound,you will find that the shell will come off very easily and in fairly large pieces. For a taste treat spread about one teaspoon of Anchovy paste on each the cut surfaces of the egg, “Yummy ! “

And older eggs peel more easily than very fresh ones.

buffy said:

And older eggs peel more easily than very fresh ones.

And cooked ones peel the easiest with less mess.

bob(from black rock) said:

buffy said:

And older eggs peel more easily than very fresh ones.

And cooked ones peel the easiest with less mess.

Putting them in the fridge after cooling under running water, works as well as any.

roughbarked said:

bob(from black rock) said:

buffy said:

And older eggs peel more easily than very fresh ones.

And cooked ones peel the easiest with less mess.

Putting them in the fridge after cooling under running water, works as well as any.

Roughy, thanks for that, I will add that to the MDS.

Soaking hard boiled eggs in vinegar for a while will soften the shell to flexibility, and you can peel it off in large flexible strips. Concentrated hydrochloric acid will dissolve the shell completely, and you won’t have to peel it.

*Note that both these methods will change the taste of the egg flesh.

btm said:

Soaking hard boiled eggs in vinegar for a while will soften the shell to flexibility, and you can peel it off in large flexible strips. Concentrated hydrochloric acid will dissolve the shell completely, and you won’t have to peel it.

*Note that both these methods will change the taste of the egg flesh.

Add some bicarb to the boiling water. Won’t change the taste but the shell will peel easily.

btm said:

Soaking hard boiled eggs in vinegar for a while will soften the shell to flexibility, and you can peel it off in large flexible strips. Concentrated hydrochloric acid will dissolve the shell completely, and you won’t have to peel it.

*Note that both these methods will change the taste of the egg flesh.

Especially if you don’t wash off all of the HCl before eating?

bob(from black rock) said:

roughbarked said:

bob(from black rock) said:

And cooked ones peel the easiest with less mess.

Putting them in the fridge after cooling under running water, works as well as any.

Roughy, thanks for that, I will add that to the MDS.

By cooling I do mean, have water running, leave them in it for a bit, then pick them uop and hold them in hand for a sec. If they warm up, put them back under the water until they stop heating you hand.
Then put them in the fridge until you are ready to peel them.

bob(from black rock) said:

After boiling, for about 5 minutes, put eggs into cold water for a couple of minutes, remove egg from water and press egg under the palm of your hand on the kitchen bench, not too hard, just enough so that when you roll the egg you can hear a crackling sound,you will find that the shell will come off very easily and in fairly large pieces. For a taste treat spread about one teaspoon of Anchovy paste on each the cut surfaces of the egg, “Yummy ! “

More kitchen tips:

mollwollfumble said:

bob(from black rock) said:

After boiling, for about 5 minutes, put eggs into cold water for a couple of minutes, remove egg from water and press egg under the palm of your hand on the kitchen bench, not too hard, just enough so that when you roll the egg you can hear a crackling sound,you will find that the shell will come off very easily and in fairly large pieces. For a taste treat spread about one teaspoon of Anchovy paste on each the cut surfaces of the egg, “Yummy ! “

More kitchen tips:

Does anyone else put alfoil on top of the gas top? When it gets dirty just screw it up and throw it away and replace. Metal underneath stays white and pristine.

mollwollfumble said:

bob(from black rock) said:

After boiling, for about 5 minutes, put eggs into cold water for a couple of minutes, remove egg from water and press egg under the palm of your hand on each …

More kitchen tips:

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If it is too hot to hold, don’t.

AwesomeO said:

Does anyone else put alfoil on top of the gas top? When it gets dirty just screw it up and throw it away and replace. Metal underneath stays white and pristine.

A penny spent is a pound saved.

AwesomeO said:

Does anyone else put alfoil on top of the gas top? When it gets dirty just screw it up and throw it away and replace. Metal underneath stays white and pristine.

Oh no!

Heard about that practice for the first time earlier today from my sister. People she knows who did it destroyed three cooktops in one year – heat + dissimilar metals is a very bad combination.

AwesomeO said:

Does anyone else put alfoil on top of the gas top? When it gets dirty just screw it up and throw it away and replace. Metal underneath stays white and pristine.

Oh no!

Heard about that practice for the first time earlier today from my sister. People she knows who did it destroyed three cooktops in one year – heat + dissimilar metals is a very bad combination.

Apart from that, alfoil goes very porous when heated, won’t stop anything.

mollwollfumble said:

AwesomeO said:

Does anyone else put alfoil on top of the gas top? When it gets dirty just screw it up and throw it away and replace. Metal underneath stays white and pristine.

Oh no!

Heard about that practice for the first time earlier today from my sister. People she knows who did it destroyed three cooktops in one year – heat + dissimilar metals is a very bad combination.

How so? I have always done it without any problems at all. Has to be 15 years all up of various gas cooktops. I am talking about the White enamel ones. Remove the burner rings, lay over alfoil silver side up, rip out a little hole, replace the burner ring, replace the metal grate.

mollwollfumble said:

AwesomeO said:

Does anyone else put alfoil on top of the gas top? When it gets dirty just screw it up and throw it away and replace. Metal underneath stays white and pristine.

Oh no!

Heard about that practice for the first time earlier today from my sister. People she knows who did it destroyed three cooktops in one year – heat + dissimilar metals is a very bad combination.

economics at work.

mollwollfumble said:

AwesomeO said:

Does anyone else put alfoil on top of the gas top? When it gets dirty just screw it up and throw it away and replace. Metal underneath stays white and pristine.

Oh no!

Heard about that practice for the first time earlier today from my sister. People she knows who did it destroyed three cooktops in one year – heat + dissimilar metals is a very bad combination.

Apart from that, alfoil goes very porous when heated, won’t stop anything.

That sounds like a challenge, tomorrow is as good a time as any to replace my alfoil. I will post before and after pictures.

AwesomeO said:

mollwollfumble said:

AwesomeO said:

Does anyone else put alfoil on top of the gas top? When it gets dirty just screw it up and throw it away and replace. Metal underneath stays white and pristine.

Oh no!

Heard about that practice for the first time earlier today from my sister. People she knows who did it destroyed three cooktops in one year – heat + dissimilar metals is a very bad combination.

How so? I have always done it without any problems at all. Has to be 15 years all up of various gas cooktops. I am talking about the White enamel ones. Remove the burner rings, lay over alfoil silver side up, rip out a little hole, replace the burner ring, replace the metal grate.

Ah, the hole.. ;)

Sometimes one can be lucky about learning what size hole.

AwesomeO said:

mollwollfumble said:

AwesomeO said:

Does anyone else put alfoil on top of the gas top? When it gets dirty just screw it up and throw it away and replace. Metal underneath stays white and pristine.

Oh no!

Heard about that practice for the first time earlier today from my sister. People she knows who did it destroyed three cooktops in one year – heat + dissimilar metals is a very bad combination.

Apart from that, alfoil goes very porous when heated, won’t stop anything.

That sounds like a challenge, tomorrow is as good a time as any to replace my alfoil. I will post before and after pictures.

Foil hats only ever work, the once.

AwesomeO said:

mollwollfumble said:

AwesomeO said:

Does anyone else put alfoil on top of the gas top? When it gets dirty just screw it up and throw it away and replace. Metal underneath stays white and pristine.

Oh no!

Heard about that practice for the first time earlier today from my sister. People she knows who did it destroyed three cooktops in one year – heat + dissimilar metals is a very bad combination.

Apart from that, alfoil goes very porous when heated, won’t stop anything.

That sounds like a challenge, tomorrow is as good a time as any to replace my alfoil. I will post before and after pictures.

withit under the rings, the majority of the heat would go up away from the foil

stumpy_seahorse said:

AwesomeO said:

mollwollfumble said:

Oh no!

Heard about that practice for the first time earlier today from my sister. People she knows who did it destroyed three cooktops in one year – heat + dissimilar metals is a very bad combination.

Apart from that, alfoil goes very porous when heated, won’t stop anything.

That sounds like a challenge, tomorrow is as good a time as any to replace my alfoil. I will post before and after pictures.

withit under the rings, the majority of the heat would go up away from the foil

The foil still wears out.

stumpy_seahorse said:

AwesomeO said:

mollwollfumble said:

Oh no!

Heard about that practice for the first time earlier today from my sister. People she knows who did it destroyed three cooktops in one year – heat + dissimilar metals is a very bad combination.

Apart from that, alfoil goes very porous when heated, won’t stop anything.

That sounds like a challenge, tomorrow is as good a time as any to replace my alfoil. I will post before and after pictures.

withit under the rings, the majority of the heat would go up away from the foil

Yes, it goes under the rings.

roughbarked said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

AwesomeO said:

That sounds like a challenge, tomorrow is as good a time as any to replace my alfoil. I will post before and after pictures.

withit under the rings, the majority of the heat would go up away from the foil

The foil still wears out.

It doesn’t wear out, but you replace it when it gets a bit spattered and untidy. Or at least I do. Monthly job.

AwesomeO said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

AwesomeO said:

That sounds like a challenge, tomorrow is as good a time as any to replace my alfoil. I will post before and after pictures.

withit under the rings, the majority of the heat would go up away from the foil

Yes, it goes under the rings.

But what does it sit on?

AwesomeO said:

roughbarked said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

withit under the rings, the majority of the heat would go up away from the foil

The foil still wears out.

It doesn’t wear out, but you replace it when it gets a bit spattered and untidy. Or at least I do. Monthly job.

It is all wear and tear.

AwesomeO said:

roughbarked said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

withit under the rings, the majority of the heat would go up away from the foil

The foil still wears out.

It doesn’t wear out, but you replace it when it gets a bit spattered and untidy. Or at least I do. Monthly job.

yeah, don’t see why it would, it’s just a disposable drips tray, you wouldn’t get fatigue or anything

roughbarked said:

AwesomeO said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

withit under the rings, the majority of the heat would go up away from the foil

Yes, it goes under the rings.

But what does it sit on?

The enamel cook top. Rings are the things that the gas jet comes out of and burns. On top of that is the grate on which you sit pots. Enamel top, foil, rings, grate.

stumpy_seahorse said:

AwesomeO said:

roughbarked said:

The foil still wears out.

It doesn’t wear out, but you replace it when it gets a bit spattered and untidy. Or at least I do. Monthly job.

yeah, don’t see why it would, it’s just a disposable drips tray, you wouldn’t get fatigue or anything

Depends on when you try to clean it up and what it is sticking to despite the fact that it is too oily to pick up.

AwesomeO said:

roughbarked said:

AwesomeO said:

Yes, it goes under the rings.

But what does it sit on?

The enamel cook top. Rings are the things that the gas jet comes out of and burns. On top of that is the grate on which you sit pots. Enamel top, foil, rings, grate.

Gas jet flames are way above the foil.. It is only a drip tray really.

roughbarked said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

AwesomeO said:

It doesn’t wear out, but you replace it when it gets a bit spattered and untidy. Or at least I do. Monthly job.

yeah, don’t see why it would, it’s just a disposable drips tray, you wouldn’t get fatigue or anything

Depends on when you try to clean it up and what it is sticking to despite the fact that it is too oily to pick up.

Oh geeze….