Comment on The way this egg peels in infuriating

Anti_Iridium@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• glitch1985@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Instant pot 5-5-5 recipe has never let me down.

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• Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I tried this once, but stupid me didn’t think it through all the way. My steamer basket is for the microwave… do not steam eggs in a microwave steamer.

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• Psythik@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I just add a little salt to the water and they peel easily. Vinegar works too.

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  • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The egg always has an air pocket on the bottom, at the blunt end. This is an air pocket that the developing chicken embryo uses for gas exchange. See the diagram:

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    Source: Bird eggs on Wikipedia.

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    • MunkyNutts@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      That egg’s more on the balut phase.

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut_(food)

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      • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Yes, though the air pocket is there right from the start. If you pierce the bottom of the shell with a pin before boiling then the egg will have less of a dent at the bottom after boiling, giving a more uniform shape.

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  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    if you fully submerge them, the airpocket will be on the bottom (fat side) of the egg.

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