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Default Report on that Tim Ferris egg-blowing trick

On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:54:34 -0500, "Felice" >
wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:24:52 -0500, "Felice" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN2gYHJNT3Y
> >>
> >> Tim Ferris has better lungs than I have. I tried it on three eggs and got
> >> nowhere but red in the face. Besides, once you get the bits off the top
> >> and
> >> bottom (assuming you've cooked them MY way) * it's no BFD to just remove
> >> the
> >> rest of the peel.
> >>
> >> * Well, Cooks Illustrated and I. Bring to boil, let sit covered for 10
> >> minutes, toss into ice-and-water bath for 5 minutes, and peel. Works
> >> every
> >> time.

>
> > Yeah, but your way isn't a party trick. Did you put the baking soda
> > in the way he said?

>
> Oh shit, You mean I have to do another trio of eggs?


HA!

> In the way back, at Easter, I used to make pinholes in each end of a raw egg
> and then blow the insides out so I could decorate the shells. Now THAT was a
> nasty chore.
>

Actually, I don't mind doing it. I think ahead though and blow them
out every time I need an egg to scramble an or to use in something.
That way I do just a very few at a time and it's not a big chore.

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