Hard boiled eggs in TMX basket sometimes crack and spill

[cookie1]

No Uni it doesn't matter to me at all.

Chookie I use the basket too

[natalia]

Hi, I buy my eggs from a friend who free ranges.  I buy her seconds which have a thin shell and they regularly crack.  Maybe the ones you are buying are thin shelled......?

[France]

Thanks so much everyone for your replies.

I will see if the brand makes a difference. I try to buy free range as much as I can (but we're on a tight budget but I do appreciate that quality food makes for better bodies and minds!)... and I am not particular about brands, so I'll experiment with that! However I have bought room temperature eggs (I remember someone saying -- can't remember where -- that eggs could be kept at room temperature, however I tend to prefer the fridge!)

I'll check the shells too!

I don't like it splitting as yesterday one almost emptied completely and was all in little bits in the basket and bowl, hard to recuperate. I'll start checking the best before date on them as well, and keep notes

I make a small hole in the end of the shell before boiling eggs it lets the little air sack expand .  My egg slicer has a pin at the end

Hubby asked about that last night, I'll definitely give it a go, you have a very clever egg slicer!!!

Thanks so much. I can see why this forum is so popular!  

[achookwoman]

France,  it is important to keep eggs in the fridge. 

[France]

France,  it is important to keep eggs in the fridge. 

yep, I agree, I think maybe the person lived in colder climates, I can't remember now, but it's interesting what you come across sometimes
I do keep mine in the fridge, and I've started buying fridge eggs at the grocery too, our woolies had a huge stack which are not in the fridge, makes you wonder how quickly they move...

[France]

Okiedokie, I poked a hole in my eggs yesterday, and none of them burst! Thank you for that tip, i think it's worth the little bit of extra time. I just used one of the broken "corn on the cob holders" that we have! Perfect! One prong is all I need for this job

[achookwoman]

Good idea.  Just cooked 5 in basket and 1 cracked.  Think the shells are thin on some.  Will try the pin trick.

[France]

It seems to need just a big enough hole to pierce the shell (and membrane stuck to the shell) to let the air escape! Good luck!!