If the whites of boiled eggs are sticking to the shells and are difficult to peel is that a sign of lack of calcium?

[Teresa D]

The egg whites are sticking to the shell when they are hard boiled, and a friend said that could be lack of calcium. Anyone know anything about this.

 

[Mylied]

That's a sign they are fresh eggs. Older eggs are easier to peel.

 

[SueT]

X2. If you steam them you'll have better luck. I use this type of egg steamer. You prick a hole in the ends of the eggs which may be part of the success of non sticking shells.

 

[Offshoreorca]

Just a sign of fresh eggs! I put a little bit of baking powder in the water when boiling and it helps a lot.

 

[Ebony Rose]

Fresh, really really fresh eggs stick to the shell when boiled and are hard to peel. I personally steam my fresh eggs (12 minutes, I like them hard boiled) and immediately dump them into ice cold water as soon as they're done cooking and start the peeling process immediately. The cold water causes the egg inside to contract, pulling it away from the shell.

 

[Celeste Cannon]

If there was a lack of calcium you would have thin shells/weird looking ones. @Mylied is right, they're just fresh

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I bring my 2-week old eggs out of the fridge at least an hour before I plan to cook them so they'll be at room temp. Then I bring the water to a boil before putting the eggs in. Bring the water back to a boil, turn the heat off, cover and let set 11 or 12 minutes. Dump out the water and fill the pan with ice water to stop the cooking. They should peel easily whether you peel immediately or refrigerate to peel as needed. And they won't have a tough, green rind on the outside of the yolk!

 

[DaisyG2317]

Insant pot makes best hard boiled eggs. Fresh, old, does not matter!

1 cup water, put the eggs on trivet, cook for 5 minutes, release for 5 minutes, and 5 minutes in a water bath. Perfect every time.

 

[Sammi_0411]

Fresh eggs always hard to peel boiled xx

 

[Teresa D]

Insant pot makes best hard boiled eggs. Fresh, old, does not matter!

1 cup water, put the eggs on trivet, cook for 5 minutes, release for 5 minutes, and 5 minutes in a water bath. Perfect every time.

I Use my instapot also. Just not peeling to easy.