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Boiled eggs finally peel easy after I tried a 12 minute ice bath trick

I always struggled with peeling hard boiled eggs, shells would stick and rip the whites apart. Then I read about dropping them straight into ice water for exactly 12 minutes after boiling, and this morning I peeled 6 eggs in under a minute each. Has anyone else tried a specific timing for this?
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emerycarr
emerycarr3d ago
Wait, isn't the ice bath supposed to be 12 minutes minimum, not exactly 12?
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oliver719
oliver7193d ago
Actually I've seen most sources say 11 minutes is the sweet spot.
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lilycraig
lilycraig2d ago
Wait, 12 minutes exactly made that big of a difference for you?
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