How to Peel an Egg in Ten Seconds

Retrieving those glossy white eggs from their shells can be easy.

Standing over the trash can and peeling an egg can be a hassle, especially if you have to repeat the process 30 times. If you were to peel each egg the traditional way and it took you 30 seconds to a minute to peel each egg, you could spend 15 minutes to 30 minutes just peeling alone. If you could peel each egg in 10 seconds, you could spend just about 5 minutes on this task. This trick in the kitchen may look like magic but with some practice could be the new way you peel eggs.

Things You'll Need

• Hard surface

Instructions

1. Tap the bottom end of the egg onto a hard surface to crack its shell. Peel off the egg shell revealing a hole at the bottom of the egg.

2. Tap the top, smaller part of the egg on a hard surface to crack the shell. Peel off the egg shell that's been cracked giving you another hole.

3. Hold the smaller part of the egg to your mouth and blow air hard into the smaller hole of the egg.

4. Have your other hand below the egg, ready to catch it when it falls from its shell.

5. Rinse your egg under a cold tap to remove any extra shell.

Tips & Warnings

• Place your eggs into cold ice water immediately after hard-boiling them to make them easier to peel.

References

• You Tube: Sprintcuts: Quick-Peel An Egg
• DIY Life: Peel a hard-boiled egg in 10 seconds flat: Brian White