On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 04:44:17 -0700, "Pico Rico"
> wrote:

>
>"James Silverton" > wrote in message
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>> On 10/29/2014 5:53 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> I just recently noticed that my local grocery store is carrying boiled
>>>> eggs in
>>>> six and twelve packs, packed in clear plastic cartons. While they have
>>>> last day
>>>> of sale dates on them of a couple of weeks, I have to wonder about the
>>>> freshness
>>>> of these eggs. They don't have the shells on them. Has anyone bought
>>>> eggs like
>>>> this and do you find them to be fresh? Thanks.
>>>
>>> Yes, I have attempted to use them. My family won't eat them and say
>>> they are icky. I'm not sure why though. Years ago, before they were
>>> available here that I know of, I bought them in PA. We were staying in
>>> a cabin with a kitchen in that it had a fridge and microwave but the
>>> stove was a PITA to use and we also didn't have a complete set of
>>> cookware. So I bought either prepared things or things that could be
>>> done in the microwave. I did eat those eggs. I thought they were
>>> fine. I can no longer eat eggs so I haven't tried the ones that I see
>>> now. Winco has some on occasion and one bag is very cheap. Probably
>>> cheaper than if you were to buy them in the shell and make them
>>> yourself. I would be willing to bet that a lot of restaurants that
>>> serve boiled eggs serve those.
>>
>> Mostly, shelled, boiled eggs seem to come in packages of two around here.
>> I've not noticed any great difference from ones I have boiled for myself,
>> except the ones I make usually are eaten warm.
>>
>
>I wonder how they get all their shells to come off cleanly. With such an
>operation they surely would not stand being just hit and miss.



Perhaps they crack the shells and tranfer the inside to those plastic
molds.
http://justbento.com/handbook/bento-...nese-egg-molds
http://technabob.com/blog/2014/10/23...ic-skull-eggs/