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25th June 2018, 02:02 PM #46
Have you tried this? I just did.
Nope.
So the eggs are now 8 days older than they were in the last chapter. Boiled up eight of them for 5 minutes, and the membrane was certainly less adhesive this time. Apart from attempting the blow technique which just fractured everything into tiny fiddly pieces I cracked the second one in several places, removed the shell and membrane around the bubble and put it back in the cold water for 5 mins or so. Not too bad. I'm pretty sure the membrane has to be punctured for this to work because it's the membrane sticking to the white that is the problem, not the shell sticking to the membrane (that's a good thing).
Consumed as usual sliced on toast with Coriander Pesto, but this time I selected the Pesto that had a chilli added to it. "Mmm Indians". Just a nice low level warmth.
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25th June 2018, 02:11 PM #47
There is no escape
Better than talking about footy.
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Eh Doug?
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25th June 2018, 02:33 PM #48
I have no problems in talking about footy, Brett
Congratulations to NSW Blues on winning the 2018 series.
The way you are carrying on spreading it all around the board it's obvious that it's been along time between drinks. Savor it while you can.
I hope for the integrity of the competition that there are no irregularities in the win that come to light after the event - like that embarrassing time a few years ago when they later found out that NSW had a drug cheat on the field.
Either way, two wins in 13 years - it might or might not be a turning point but it will be a few seasons before you can claim not to suck based on recent history - and that's only IF you win a few more.I got sick of sitting around doing nothing - so I took up meditation.
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20th July 2018, 11:45 PM #49
Bloody near dropped my glass of wine. Ta Doug.
They would be wise words to heed FF.There ain't no devil, it's just god when he's drunk!!
Tom Waits
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20th July 2018, 11:48 PM #50
Buy an egg cooker Brett. Prolly uses less power, most make up to 7 in a go, the way you want them. Easy peasy. I would not be without one. take away my toaster, leave my egg cooker alone.
BThere ain't no devil, it's just god when he's drunk!!
Tom Waits
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21st July 2018, 12:48 AM #51
Last lot of eggs were purchased about two weeks ago, possibly a tad more. Boiled 6 two days ago, and quite easy to peel. Must make up an egg pricker and give that a burst - many swear by them.
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22nd July 2018, 06:14 PM #52New Member
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Peeling Eggs!
Well, my "secret" is that you should avoid boiling FRESH eggs if you want to peel them. The shell in fresh boiled eggs is both crumblier and binds more to the egg white. The very best peeling results from using slightly older eggs - say > 7days old. Try it. You'll see it's almost always a lot easier to peel slightly older eggs.
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22nd July 2018, 06:36 PM #53
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22nd July 2018, 09:47 PM #54
Now we know the age of egg matters, some have known that for a while, just be getting self one of them egg cookers. Nirvana awaits.
There ain't no devil, it's just god when he's drunk!!
Tom Waits
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22nd July 2018, 11:48 PM #55
I'm not sure I get what they are Bevan. Can it be easier than putting 6 eggs in a pot of cold water, setting the timer for 9 minutes (boiling time in winter), then setting the timer for 5 minutes?
Turn off the gas, quench in cold water twice.
Peel.
Eat. (well, not all of them - I ain't Cool Hand Luke)
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23rd July 2018, 02:02 PM #56GOLD MEMBER
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Certainly can be easier than using a pot to cook eggs. Uses about 35ml of water, which in turn, uses far less energy. Plus, even without my hearing aids in, I can hear when it is finished.
Our current egg cooker is about 25-28 years old.
By the way, there was a company that was at the Melbourne Show sometime last century, they were offering hard boiled eggs for catering companies. I happen to know that they suggested three weeks +- 3 days as the optimum time for hard boiling eggs. Time and time again, that advice has been correct.
Mick.
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23rd July 2018, 05:31 PM #57
Yep, 6 or 7 eggs at a time. Minimal water usage, minimal power consumption AND perfect eggs once you fine tune the water volume. To cook more eggs you actually use less water.
I have had one for over 30 years. I had to replace my first one about 5 years ago. Oh, and you get an egg pricier in the deal. The usual suspects have them, k mart etc. maybe 15 bucks.There ain't no devil, it's just god when he's drunk!!
Tom Waits
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1st August 2018, 01:26 PM #58
Got a few of the chaps coming for lunch tomorrow, and that will involve boiled eggs. They must have all read the thread.
So I made an egg pricker - a small stainless steel screw that pokes through a piece of MDF by just over 1mm. Tap the egg base on it and then rotate a little - need to see a tiny dark hole (½mm) in the middle of the white shell hole which is about 1½mm.
A two egg trial reveals that these were the easiest ever eggs to peel.
I suspect what happens is that the tiny hole allows water to penetrate under the shell and membrane because the eggs were moist all over the white (previously dry and tacky). Admittedly these eggs are now about 3 weeks old, and the last time I boiled some from this batch was 6-7 days ago, but the difference was too big to be just age.
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2nd August 2018, 06:21 PM #59New Member
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Add some bicarb to the boiling water. I find it works with eggs however fresh they are.
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2nd August 2018, 07:15 PM #60
Well I was able to peel 5 eggs in about 2-3 minutes - previously unheard of! It's definitely about getting the water under the membrane. That little bit of moisture means that the shell doesn't stick to the white at all.
Brilliant! At least for the last ¼ of my life peeling eggs will be easy........
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