How to store hard boiled eggs that are peeled so to avoid moisture build up?

This is probably not what you want to hear on any front, but it is best to store your eggs in their shell. Their original carton provides an ideal container.

If you do want to store them peeled, the standard way to do it is refrigerated in a bowl of water (changed daily). Of course, you will then have to dry the egg before eating it the wetness bothers you. This method is also used with poached eggs.

Lastly, you can do what you are already doing, and store them with some towels, but they will probably express some water.

The eggs should be good for about one week, unpeeled. The Egg Board recommends they be eaten the same day they are peeled, but other sources indicate up to about 5 days.

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I work at a restaurant and we keep peeled eggs (for salads) in a covered container and cover them with fresh water. Ours don't usually last longer than 2 days or so (before we run out and have to make more), but we are able to keep them for up to a week, and they taste just as fresh on day 7 as on day 1, so long as you remember to change the water out daily. They may stay fresh for longer, but we don't keep any prepared foods for longer than 7 days, and if I wouldn't feed it to my customers after 7 days I certainly wouldn't feed it to myself.

Ok, I am very interested in trying the baking soda method and I will this weekend. I do the same thing as David to save time during my busy week by cooking them up on the weekend and peeling them ready to eat. As for storage I let them cool down fully, dry them and place them in a container and put them in the fridge. The next day I drain out any liquid then put a splash of white vinegar in and lightly shake them around. They are good like that for 4 or 5 days. If you haven't gone through them by then give them a rinse with water and put a fresh splash of vinegar. I think the vinegar works as a preservative killing off the nasties that may form in that liquid that appears. Works for me as long as you don't mind the slight taste a vinegar.

You can reduce the shelling to a second and literally blow the eggs out of the shells if you add a couple of spoons of baking soda to the water. They should make it through the week. Some say boiled eggs last for a very long time in their shell. Though not sure about the modern washed eggs and would recommend staying within the 5-day thing.

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Peeling them IS THE TIME SAVER .. So keeping them in water is the best way and having to dry them ( with a paper towel or how ever) is what I have to do is not that te consuming .. It is peeling them ... I do this weekly .... Hard boil them keep them in water and every morning grab 2 rinse for 3 seconds then dry them off for 3 seconds .. Sprinkle salt and pepper on them and eat .. This whole prices only takes me under 1 minute usually 30 second ... So I can in fact say keeping in water is a quick way to eat eggs and keeps them tasting the freshest and in water I know they are protected from everything .. Drying out germs ... Whatever .. Hope this helps .... Sometimes I bring to work .. I invested in a lock tight container that cost under a few dollars and I can keep them in water and put the container in a bag with all my important papers and not worry about the container opening and water COMMING out ... Of if you don't have one use tape or rubber bands then wrapp up with plastic wrap or tin foil or zip lock bag ... I do Love the lock lids ... They have to have the removable rubber seal to ensure a tight leakproof seal ... Hope this helps ... I have also been a chef for 30 plus years and have been to many food management training schools .. And also family owned restaurants plus managed a few . So any questions u can find me on FB or

Wrap the eggs individually after you peel them. I use Glad Press-N-Seal. Lay a sheet of it over an ice cube tray, set the eggs in the hollows, then layer on a second, longer sheet of wrap, making the top wrap contact the bottom one between each egg. Remove from ice cube tray and press out the air from around each egg as you tighten the wrap. You can leave them all together, or cut them apart into individuak airtight little packages.