Boiled quail eggs

[Greg Thomas]

Does anybody know how to get the shell off these things?

[shagomatic]

Soak them overnight in white vinegar.  All that will be left is the membrane to peel off.  This works best especially if you are planning on pickling them.

[britguy33]

wonder if that neat infomercial thing would work on small quail eggs? Anyone have one? Tried it?

http://www.smartinventions.com/egg.asp?OVRAW=egg%20peeler&OVKEY=egg%20peeler&OVMTC=standard

[shagomatic]

You might put someones eye out using it on quail eggs!     "MY EYE!!!"

[Fivehollers]

:lol: Peeling quail eggs...that's what we make the kids do when they are in trouble.    I have never tried the vinegar trick, I usually leave them in the fridge for about a week before I boil them, the shells usually come off pretty easy, works the same with chicken eggs, fresh eggs are a pain in the arse to peel also.  :lol:

[Sterling-Ranch]

Not sure if this is a repost, I responded in another thread on the same topic with:

There are several methods I know of:

1) Some swear by boiling the eggs with a potatoe. They say the acid in the pototoe helps when peeling the eggs

2) Peel the eggs while still warm under running water

3) Freeze the eggs enough that the inner membrane will be stiff but don't freeze solid and then peel.