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Default How to peel a hard boiled egg

Dave Smith wrote:
> Someone sent me this link to a video about how to peel a hard boiled
> egg. The guy describes the method for boiling then cooling the cooked
> eggs. Then he adds a teaspoon of baking soda to the water. He taps each
> end of the egg and removes a bit of the shell, then holds it up to his
> mouth and blows into the hole at one end and the egg pops right out of
> the shell.
>
> It looks like a need idea. I just not too sure about having someone else
> preparing eggs for me and blowing on them. That cannot be very hygienic.
>
>
> http://articles.mercola.com:80/sites...aspx?source=nl
>


It'll bet that you boil the eggs with the baking soda.

For extra fun try sucking instead of blowing.