--- title: Here's How to Peel a Hard-Boiled Egg Quickly description: Shake a hard-boiled in a glass of water, and the shell comes off almost immediately. canonical: https://time.com/3694374/peeling-hard-boiled-eggs-water-glass/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-03T21:20:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:05.727Z og:title: Here's How to Peel a Hard-Boiled Egg in Seconds og:description: Shake a hard-boiled in a glass of water, and the shell comes off almost immediately. og:url: https://time.com/3694374/peeling-hard-boiled-eggs-water-glass/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's How to Peel a Hard-Boiled Egg in Seconds twitter:description: Shake a hard-boiled in a glass of water, and the shell comes off almost immediately. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Here's How to Peel a Hard-Boiled Egg in Seconds > Sponsored content. 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In this video from [MicahMedia](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgRogoLBbPMeQMn%5FFo13FHA) on YouTube, you can see just how well the trick actually works. It looks almost as satisfying as those rare times you manage to peel an orange in one pull. ### 7 Foods That Taste Better Now Than They Will All Year  Kale: The cold-weather king, bitter kale is made mellower by the bitter cold. It can thrive in temperatures as low as 10 degrees Fahrenheit, Casanova says. Getty Images  Brussels sprouts: If you still think you hate Brussels sprouts, try them now. They're sweeter than summer sprouts, she says. (Failing that, of course, try frying them with bacon.) Getty Images  Kohlrabi: "Cabbage turnip" in German, this knotty, weird-looking root vegetable is a survivor. "Kohlrabi does not like hot summer temperatures at all, but thrives in cool weather," Casanova says. "Transplants can be put out six weeks before frost with an expected harvest in only a few short weeks." 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