Can Adding Vinegar Make Boiling Eggs Easier to Peel?

[DebPC]

Tip: When boiling eggs, add a tablespoon of vinegar to the water to keep the eggs from cooking out if they crack. Also, remove from heat immediately and add cold water to the pan to cool them quickly. They will peel more easily.

 

[esavvymom]

Using older eggs is also a tip for hard boiled eggs to peel better. Eggs just recently purchased (or laid (? Is that the correct form? I can never remember!) will not peel easily, but use eggs that are a week old or so, and they peel better. The membrane inside the shell has separated more over time.Eggs rarely last long enough in my house to do it often, but it does seem to work.

 

[ChefPeg]

I tried every trick in the book. Only a couple tablespoons of salt in the water is what works for me to make eggs peel easier.