Centering yolks for deviled eggs

[aalbury]

Can I just turn them upside down? My FIL is telling me to put them on their sides....but if the yolk raises to the top, why not just turn them upside down for a half a day? Anyone know? and for how long? He says 24 hours on their sides, but....I wanted to get them boiled and peeled today.

 

[chickabator]

place them in a carton with the small point down that centers the yolk and causes the air sac to stay at the fat end of the egg. also when you cook the eggs you can stir them and it also helps center the yolk

 

[aalbury]

Any idea long will it take? I don't want them to go all the way up to the air sac...

Thanks!

 

[chickabator]

they wont go all the way up to the air sac I dont think. I know that I have eggs in my frig that have been there a couple of days now and when I boiled them they are centered I have also boiled them straight from the hen house and they are centered also.

 

[All Ball]

For the record, I have always stored my eggs pointed side down (on the counter) and after boiled, the yolk is typically all the way up at the fat end of the egg - never centered. I am going to try to store them on their sides the day before boiling and see if this works. These eggs are usually several weeks old.