[needssomehelp]

i cant seem to get the shell off of my hard boiled eggs, i have left them in the water to go cold, i have tried to peel them straight after they have been boiled, but the shell comes off in tiny pieces and often takes the egg with it. any ideas???

[ANHBUC]

Your eggs may be too fresh!  Use older eggs for hard boiling and this should solve the problem.  I keep some to one side for salads.  Hope this works for you.

[joyfull]

they need to be at least a week old 

[mumofstig]

well my free-range from the coop are the same...........and they must be more than a week old by the time they get to me

[alancane]

Fresh eggs are impossible to peel, so definitely leave at least a week.

[needssomehelp]

ahhh i see, thanks for your replies. i was really loosing my temper  i love hard boiled eggs.

[alancane]

I learn the hard way too. When I first did it I had a yolk with a small amount of white around it and that's all that was left! 

[Aunt Sally]

When I have that problem I cut the egg in half with a sharp knife (shell on).  I then scoop the egg half out with a teaspoon.