An important question about eggs

[sparkyman]

On the subject of boiled eggs....

How long will a boiled egg keep if not refridgerated, Intrested as could be handy cycle camping food.

Sparkyman

 

[Arch]

Thank you for the input

I plunged them into a bowl of cold water, as soon as they came out of the saucepan. Perhaps I will try running them under a cold tap next time.

FYI - I chucked them in the bin last night before posting this but wanted to know, for future reference! I will have another crack at it this evening

I think the running water works better. Just putting them into a bowl of cold water cools the shell and very outer layer, but the inside still holds a lot of heat, and will tend to warm the water up. Running water carries the heat away. You only have to do it for half a minute, or a minute. I pour the boiling water out of the pan, then hold the pan under the tap at an angle so that the water runs over the eggs and out of the pan.

Damn, I want an egg for breakfast now, and I'm all out.

 

[lukesdad]

Into boiling water 12 mins then refresh under cold running water as arch has said.

 

[ayceejay]

There is an air pocket at the blunt end, if you knock on the shell with a spoon and break this pocket this may solve your problem.

 

[Red Light]

On the subject of boiled eggs....

How long will a boiled egg keep if not refridgerated, Intrested as could be handy cycle camping food.

Sparkyman

A day or so unrefridgerated if the shells are not broken, a week in the fridge or indefinitely if you pickle them.

 

[mickle]

We've got four chickens, so lovely fresh eggs every day. Yum.

 

[PBancroft]

Uh, I know I'm late to the party but I want to dispel a couple of myths. I used to work in a food preparation business and I'm afraid the posters above are wrong. The blue yolk isn't caused by the eggs not cooling down quickly enough or being over boiled. When you think about it, the reason why some eggs have blue yolks is actually quite obvious.

They're from blue chickens.

 

[Red Light]

Uh, I know I'm late to the party but I want to dispel a couple of myths. I used to work in a food preparation business and I'm afraid the posters above are wrong. The blue yolk isn't caused by the eggs not cooling down quickly enough or being over boiled. When you think about it, the reason why some eggs have blue yolks is actually quite obvious.

They're from blue chickens.

That can't be right. I buy free range eggs and I still get blue yolks. They assure me the eggs come from very happy chickens, not ones that are blue.

IGMC