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Blair P. Houghton
 
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Default Why do hard boiled eggs sometimes peel funny?


wrote:
> After they are done, remove from the hot water, then crack the shell
> in several places by dropping them on the bench.
> Place in very cold water for 10-15 mins. The water soaks through the
> cracked shell and surrounds the membrane making even fresh eggs easy
> to peel.


What if you just put them in the cold water? Will the shell crack
enough on its own due to thermal stress?

--Blair