More Results

We could only find two eggs this evening, so the experiment isn't panning out with great results but I will give it another day. We haven't had the hens on layer feed this winter because we have been feeding them something with more protein but got a new bag of Layer Crumbles today.

Our updated weather forecast is a brand new Winter Storm Watch for Tuesday, 3 - 7 inches of blowing and drifting snow with cold temps.

Deviled Eggs

Leaving nothing to chance, this was my final experiment. I brought the water to a full boil in a small pan with 1/2 tsp. of salt and a splash of vinegar added. Then I placed all of the room temperature, old and new, extra large eggs in the boiling water with tongs. I boiled them for 5 minutes then removed them from the heat and covered them with a lid. I let them set for 20 minutes before removing them from the water with tongs and placing them in ice water for 10 minutes. Next I placed them in the freezer for 10 minutes, then peeled them under cold tap water.

The results were these; some of the eggs were overdone, some of them peeled perfectly, some of them wouldn't peel at all and the older eggs were no different from the fresh eggs. I give up!

Experiment #2

I tried bringing the eggs to a boil in salt and vinegar water, then removing from heat, covering with a lid and letting set 20 minutes, then rinsing in cold water and placing in the freezer for 5 minutes method this morning. The first egg that I tried to peel was impossible. So I left the other egg in the freezer for 20 minutes and it wouldn't peel either.

But all was not lost, I tried peeling them under cold running tap water with a strainer underneath to keep the shells from going down the drain and that really helped.

I am going now to try something different.