5 Best Way to Peel an Egg (Video)

Trick 3 –  For Egg Peeling:  Store in Water

Recently cooked eggs: The peeling time of recently boiled eggs was 16.5 seconds, and for steamed eggs, it took 16 seconds for peeling.

Aged eggs: Peeling time for aged boiled eggs and boiled, steamed eggs were 16 seconds and 15.5 seconds respectively.

Rating: Store in water egg peeling trick gets 7/10 rating.

Store in Water Method: The store in the water method was easy to follow due to the instructions of the WikiHow’s technique. It provides complete instructions about the peeling off process. It includes the cooling of boiled eggs naturally at room temperature and then submerging it in cold water. Allow these to refrigerate for a duration f about 1 hour. Peel these after keeping them for up to 3 or 4 days. It leads to convenient peeling as the egg white gets shrink on coming in contact with cold water. Hence the eggshell removes smoothly and efficiently.

Results: Store in water leads to clean and easy peeling. It works well for both types of eggs such as aged eggs and currently cooked ones.

My Verdict: It is a worthy trick to follow for smooth and neat peeling. If you have ample space in your fridge for keeping the water container, then you can use this method easily. The testing also revealed that keeping it submerged for an hour is not that necessary for this trick. I found that storing the eggs in a bowl filled with water is ample for performing the trick.