# How do I peel a hardboiled egg (Hurry, I'm hungry!)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 29, 2005, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-peel-a-hardboiled-egg-hurry-im-hungry/287300 "2005-01-29T17:55:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2005, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-peel-a-hardboiled-egg-hurry-im-hungry/287300/21 "2005-01-30T04:01:23Z")

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After the required 15 minutes of sitting in hot water cooling off, throw in ice cubes, run cold water and forget about it for a few minutes. Then shake the pan it is in until the egg shells are cracked. This should make the shell slip right off.  
I loves me some hard boiled eggs.

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2005, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-peel-a-hardboiled-egg-hurry-im-hungry/287300/22 "2005-01-30T04:13:10Z")

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The Archives are your friend: [What’s the secret of getting hard-boiled eggs to peel easily?](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mpeelegg.html)

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