Eggs-A-Plenty

[NePaSmoKer]

A friend of mine asked me to do 10 dozen pickled eggs of various kinds, smoked, mustard, hot, spicy, red beet. I think i'm going to take a break for tonight  ;D

[classicrockgriller]

You're gonna cause the egg prices to go up!

I won't want to peel a dozen, much less 10 dozen.

You are nicer than I am. ;D

[pensrock]

They all look great, break out the atomic horseradish.  :)

[punchlock]

Man those eggs look great, love the color on the beet variety.

[SouthernSmoked]

Looks Great!

[Tenpoint5]

Dude you need to stop hanging out at the neighbors house!!

[Chili Head]

I have never had a pickled egg  :-\  They sound good though  ;D

[NePaSmoKer]

I steam the eggs for 19 mins. They come out better this way.

[pensrock]

Yep, Rick has ALL the cool toys.  :)

[Caribou]

Those eggs look great Nepas.
Going to have to make some for myself :)
Carolyn

[ArnieM]

I just finished dinner but could do with a couple of those eggs for desert.

I've never steamed them before.  My problem is usually peeling them.  It looks like yours came out nice and clean.

[pensrock]

I have the same problem Arnie. I can't peel eggs for anything.  >:(

I put the eggs in tap water then onto the heat. After it comes to a full boil I remove it from the heat and let it sit 10 minutes or so, then drain and add cold water. I think I'm doing everything right, but they just do not peel very well.  ???

Maybe I need a steamer thing like Rick uses?

[KevinG]

I have pretty good results putting them in ice water immediately after the boiling, and letting them sit there for about 15 minutes. After that, peel them under running water.

[punchlock]

In my experience the fresher the egg the harder they are to peel. Now if I do large batches of eggs I soak the eggs in pickling vinegar with shells on and let the vinegar do the work. Two days and the shells are gone, peel the membrane and you get perfect eggs.

If you have kids try it with an uncooked egg and the egg takes the properties of a rubber ball.

[Caribou]

In my experience the fresher the egg the harder they are to peel. Now if I do large batches of eggs I soak the eggs in pickling vinegar with shells on and let the vinegar do the work. Two days and the shells are gone, peel the membrane and you get perfect eggs.

If you have kids try it with an uncooked egg and the egg takes the properties of a rubber ball.

I was just about to say that, too.  :)
Fresh eggs are very hard to peel.  I have to "age" eggs in the fridge for 2 weeks before I boil them since we raise our own.
Let's you know just how old the eggs at the store really are. :(
Carolyn