How to Easily Peel Farm-Fresh Hard-boiled Eggs

Ever get asked to bring deviled eggs to a get-together?

You know you don’t want to use the same old bland pale yolked eggs from the store.

So you schedule time out of your busy week to drive to your local farmer and pick up your loot. Namely free-range, non-GMO-fed, farm-fresh chicken eggs.

You drive home grinning thinking about how everyone will “Oooo” and “Ahhh” over the gorgeous orangey-yellow yolks in those pastured eggs.

But when you get home your anxiety kicks in.

You think.. “Wait. Last time I tried this with farm fresh eggs I couldn’t peel them worth a crap!” It will be a massacre..

The beads of sweat start forming on your brow as you think of your beautiful pastured eggs that you worked so hard to get, will turn into a mushed pile of messy egg whites.

Half the whites stuck in the eggshells, and the other half, sadly thin, is supposed to hold the deviled part.

NOOOOO!!

What are you going to do!?!?

DON’T PANIC! We’ve had years of trial and error to figure this out. Believe me, since I was a kid, I’ve tried every which way to peel fresh eggs.

Here are a few that don’t work!

• Drop the eggs in boiling water

• Peel while warm

• Ice bath after boiling (I still do this but it has nothing to do with easy peeling)

• Salt in the water

• Crack the shells after boiling & soak in cold water (this does help a little, but won’t work if you want to color eggs for Easter)

Here’s the REAL trick to easily peel those eggs:

Drum roll…..

USE OLD EGGS!

That’s right, leave those eggs in your fridge for at least 2-3 weeks!

And trust me, a couple weeks for farm-fresh eggs is nothing. The eggs in the store could be weeks old before they even get to the store.

Having been shipped for miles, then sitting in the store until they are bought...

Farm fresh eggs gathered daily are good for (dare I say it) months! Ours are rarely a week old in our farm store.

So you need to plan ahead a little to boil the eggs.

Once your farm fresh eggs are over a week or two old:

• Put your eggs in a pot

• Cover with cold water

• Bring to a boil on high, then turn it down to keep a gentle boil

• Set your timer for 8 min

• Time’s up, pour off the water, then place the pot with eggs in the sink & flush with cold water for 5-10 min. or add ice.

Now your eggs are ready to peel. And you will be the envy at the next par-tay!

I’ve heard great things about “hard-boiling” eggs in the instapot. That will be my next venture and I’ll for sure let you know how it goes!!