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Why are my hard boiled eggs hard to peel?

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the fresher the eggs, the harder they are to peel. this is because the egg white or "albumen" in a fresh egg has a relatively low ph level, making it acidic. when cooked, these fresh egg whites bond strongly to the inner shell's membrane.

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