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Finally a tip to remove the shell of an egg without effort.

Finally a tip to remove the shell of an egg without effort.

Tired of spending 2 hours removing the shell from a hard-boiled egg?

You are not the only one ! We all know the eggshell that breaks off into tiny pieces...

Luckily, here's the trick to making the shell come off effortlessly.

Just add 1 teaspoon of baking soda to the cooking water:

Finally a tip to remove the shell of an egg without effort.

Contents
  • How to
  • Result

How to

1. Boil the water.

2. Add a teaspoon of baking soda to the water.

3. Put the eggs to cook.

Result

There you go, the shell comes off effortlessly :-)

Why does it work? Because baking soda weakens the shell of the egg.