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Boiled eggs smell

skittles2 — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 13:47:43 GMT

I moved this question to a New topic.....

I'm having a few health issues, one is muscle loss. I need a ton of protein and eggs would be ideal. I also need quick, no fuss items to reach for.... 1 or 2 hard boiled eggs each day would make me not think about what I need to prepare and just grab something.(sometimes I'm just too tired)

The problem is I don't cook them, or store them because we really dislike the smell which stays in our house all day, even days after.

Is there a way to prevent or tamper the smell while cooking and being stored in the fridge?

💞🐾🐈‍⬛🐶🐾💞

Re: Boiled eggs smell

cheriere — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 13:51:03 GMT

@skittles2

I sure hope someone knows the answer to this because I have the same protein problem. I can't bear the smell f eggs boiling either.💝🌸

Re: Boiled eggs smell

tessam — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 14:00:52 GMT

With boiled eggs, it's hard. If you want to peel hard-boiled eggs before storing them, try wrapping their top and bottom with a damp cloth or napkin.Then, place the eggs in a properly sealed container. This will keep their natural moisture, making hard-boiled eggs fresh when in storage. Also, this will help keep the bad odor in your ref. good luck!

Re: Boiled eggs smell

Zhills — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 23:39:36 GMT

Edited to remove links (against standards)

Try my method...

Place eggs in a and cover with cold water by 1 inch.

Bring to a boil, then cover the pot and turn off the heat.

Depending how you cook, you may need to set off the stove!

Let the eggs cook, covered, for 12-16 minutes...
depending on how 'done' you like them.

Transfer the eggs to and chill.

This makes the eggs easier to peel. Peel and enjoy!

The eggs do not actually 'boil.'

Re: Boiled eggs smell

piperbay — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 14:14:19 GMT

@skittles2 When I use an egg cooker, I don't seem to have the problem with the boiled egg smell.

Re: Boiled eggs smell

grandma2pkmh — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 14:18:44 GMT

@skittles2 Egglands Best makes hard boiled eggs, already peeled. You can find them with the fresh eggs at the supermarket. There are, I believe, 6 eggs per package. I buy them to use for egg salad, deviled eggs and to just eat. I hate boiling eggs too.

Re: Boiled eggs smell

Scorpio1971 — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 14:20:37 GMT

I am right there with you not just with the odor but with the taste too. Only tried one time while holding my nose and it did not go well. And deviled eggs cannot even be in my sight path. I suggest try other high protein sources instead, such as cottage cheese & yogurt. They are basically grab 'n go too, other than maybe spooning the cottage cheese into a dish. If you can eat nuts & nut butters those are good protein sources too. 😊

Re: Boiled eggs smell

Shelbelle — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 14:32:28 GMT

A little more costly but you can buy pkgs of hard boiled eggs, already cooked and peeled at your grocer. Uusually comes in pkgs of 2 or 6, once opened they will stay fresh up to a week. I buy them all the time.

Re: Boiled eggs smell

Effie54 — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 14:33:00 GMT

I thought I was the only one. I can't stand the smell of eggs, being boiled, fried, or prepared in any form. Most people love them....nope, not for me.

Re: Boiled eggs smell

wagirl — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 14:34:55 GMT

What smell? I cook eggs all the time and have never smelled anything? I cook mine in my pressure cooker---fast easy and they always peel--now there is a smell to peeling eggs but not from cooking them---in my world anyway. I put them, unpeeled in a bowl in the refer.

Re: Boiled eggs smell

cheriere — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 14:44:26 GMT

@wagirl wrote:
What smell? I cook eggs all the time and have never smelled anything? I cook mine in my pressure cooker---fast easy and they always peel--now there is a smell to peeling eggs but not from cooking them---in my world anyway. I put them, unpeeled in a bowl in the refer.

Maybe it is the peeling part that stinks to me now that you mention it.🌸

Re: Boiled eggs smell

Marp — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 14:47:21 GMT

When eggs are cooked they release chemicals that form an unpleasant gas.

This is because the yolk releases iron while the egg whites release sulfur and hydrogen, which causes that familiar smell when it’s all mixed together.

But if you add white distilled vinegar to the water when the eggs are boiling, this will help prevent the chemical reaction from occurring. And the good news is that it doesn’t impact the taste either.

A few teaspoons of white vinegar added to the water is all that is needed.

Re: Boiled eggs smell

Sooner — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 14:47:11 GMT

I agree that steaming in one of those little cheap cookers or a pot, cooking in a pressure cooker, we don't detect a smell.

If you get a little egg steamer (Dash makes good and very expensive--Edited to be INEXPENSIVE ones) put a tsp of vinegar in the water. Or put lemon juice on the eggs after they are boiled maybe. Lemon juice in the cooking water?

Steaming beats boiling eggs by a lot. I will never boil an egg again. Takes too long, all that hot water to slop around? No.

Re: Boiled eggs smell

Carmie — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 14:58:55 GMT

I never boil my eggs anymore and no longer have to deal with that sulphur small.

I steam my eggs for about 15 minutes on top of the stove. I have a pan with a steamer insert and it works great. Always plunge them in ice water after cooking them. That releases the pressure and keeps the gasses from escaping.

They peel easy too. They do not stink in the refrigerator either. I store them in their shells or peel and put in airtight container.

Eggs stink when they are cooked too long or the heat is too high. The yolk also will turn green. Actually, you should never boil eggs. They should be simmered gently if you want to cook them in water.

Re: Boiled eggs smell

Desertdi — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 15:51:48 GMT

I open my kitchen window a crack (in the event I cook anything)

Re: Boiled eggs smell

Still Raining — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 15:52:37 GMT

I must have a defective nose. Never have I noticed a smell. Have 4 in a covered container, with shells on, in the refrigerator right now. Seeing egg salad in my future!

Re: Boiled eggs smell

RedTop — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 17:04:29 GMT

I totally agree with @Marp, add white vinegar to the water the eggs are cooked in. Household odors can be neutralized by boiling a pot of water and white vinegar on the stove.

Re: Boiled eggs smell

Marp — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 17:21:27 GMT

@RedTop wrote:
I totally agree with @Marp, add white vinegar to the water the eggs are cooked in. Household odors can be neutralized by boiling a pot of water and white vinegar on the stove.

@RedTop, when I do that I also add a warm spice like cinnamon and/or nutmeg.

Open bowls with a little white vinegar also helps neutralize cooking odors.

Re: Boiled eggs smell

Kachina624 — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 17:49:19 GMT

@Zhills wrote:
Edited to remove links (against standards)

Try my method...

Place eggs in a and cover with cold water by 1 inch.

Bring to a boil, then cover the pot and turn off the heat.

Let the eggs cook, covered, for 12-16 minutes...
depending on how 'done' you like them.

Transfer the eggs to and chill.

This makes the eggs easier to peel. Peel and enjoy!

The eggs do not actually 'boil.'

@Zhills. The question was how to remove the smell. How does your method do that?

Re: Boiled eggs smell

Carmie — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 18:13:11 GMT

@Kachina624 The eggs won't stink because they have not been cooked under high heat for too long.

Eggs only will smell awful if they are cooked too long or under high heat. When you boil them in boiling water for 15 to 20 minutes or longer, they smell like sulphur.

When you bring the water to a boil and turn off the heat, put the lid on the pot, they slowly cook.

This method works.

I hate overcooked eggs with green ringed yolks.