Baking Soda in Hard Boiled Eggs
You might already found thousands of methods that can be used to boil a perfect hard-boiled egg. However, it is difficult to find methods to peel hard-boiled eggs in easy way. You can try adding baking soda in hard boiled eggs to make them easy to peel. In this tutorial, we are going to talk about few steps on how to make hard-boiled eggs and how to make them easy to peel. As you probably notice, the shell of hard-boiled eggs often stick to the egg white. When you try to peel the shell, some of it will stick along the shell interior. As the result, it will not give slick and smooth egg surface. Here is how you can do it properly.
- Finding the right eggs. Before we talk about how to add baking soda in hard boiled eggs, it is important to talk about the quality of the egg first. As previously mentioned before, sometimes the egg white stick to the interior of eggshell. This condition is most likely happening to fresh egg. Older egg tends not to do the same behavior towards its eggshell. Therefore, using older egg is highly recommended. You do not have to be worried about its nutritional value. The nutritional value of fresh egg and older egg is slightly similar.
- Boiling process. The fun part of baking soda in hard boiled eggs begins in the boiling process. In order to make the eggshell easy to peel, you need to add baking soda into the water. You do not have to stir it to dissolve the baking soda. Once the water is heated up, the baking soda will dissolve on its own. Place eggs inside of the water as it goes warmer. After that, turns the fire up. Wait for about 10 minutes for the egg to harden up.
- Cooling down phase. After 10 minutes, you need to turn off the fire. Stir the water and let the temperature cooling down. It may take few minutes for the water along with the eggs in it to cool down. The baking soda is absorbed completely during this process. Once the water is cooled down, you can spoon out the eggs out of its water.
At this rate, your egg should be ready to serve. After you use cooking method with baking soda in hard boiled eggs, you can peel the eggshell easier. You can feel the difference as you are peeling the eggshell. Hard-boiled egg that is cooked without baking soda will have bumpy surface as the egg white sticks to the eggshell. In other hand, the hard-boiled egg that is cooked with baking soda can be peeled easily.
Compared to conventional cooking method, you may need to use baking soda in this cooking method. Fortunately, baking soda can be easily obtained. Using baking soda in hard boiled eggs is only half way to make the eggshell can be peeled easily. You still need to peel it before you serve it. Start it by hitting one side of the eggshell with spoon and uncover the eggshell gently.