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I'll ask Archie he peels hundreds but I think the problem is more simple. Your eggs are too fresh the air bubble inside an egg expands as it ages and gives the egg more room inside the shell.
posted by
C_C_T
on May 27, 2014 at 10:28 AM
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You're probably right. I remember, as a boy, helping my mom peel hard-boiled eggs to make homemade potato salad, and they peeled quite easily back then! I know it's a pain, but deviled eggs are delicious ( I would gobble them up too ). Don't quit now . . . 
posted by
JimmyA
on May 27, 2014 at 6:34 AM
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I'll bet the potato salad is just as delicious!
Egg salad is a good use for broken hard-boiled eggs, too. Also, I'll put them in tuna salad.
Still, there is a certain satisfaction when that shell peels away smoothly, and leaves that perfect shiny egg!
posted by
Ciel
on May 27, 2014 at 5:46 AM
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I never boil them, just let them reach a light bubbling and turn them down to low and leave them for 20 minutes with a tablespoon of vinegar. Most of the time they do well, I must admit they are harder to peel than years before.
posted by
Justi
on May 26, 2014 at 6:41 PM
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I know Mother always told me not to use fresh eggs. They don't peel easily. Good luck.
posted by
Kabu
on May 26, 2014 at 6:20 PM
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I imagine the cause is indeed something being put into the chicken feed.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on May 26, 2014 at 5:13 PM
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