Heaven forbid someone would try to steal a pair of socks

We're related!

I just go prehistoric and rip it totally apart.

Ah, the illusion of helping the planet…

Acetone is your friend

And how about making them resealable?

Argh! No no no! *hiss*

Yes! I hate this!

I buy shredded cheese, and they all say "tear here". When I do, it invariably rips through the resealing strip. So now, monster that I am, I just grab my scissors and cut the packet open just above the reseal.

Desk chairs, too. So my latest chair is an armless one from IKEA.

keep it safe! It might become valuable in the future.

Looks a bit like this emoji -> 😈

We’re too used to it now

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I've tried all the tricks for cooking and peeling hardboiled eggs and I've come to the conclusion that no one method works every time because every egg seems to be an entity unto itself. My solution is to place the boiled egg on a wooden cutting board, chop it in half with the single stroke of a cleaver, and scoop the two halves out of the shell with a spoon.

They do that when they're very fresh eggs.. older eggs are better for boiling also add salt to the water and bring to a boil it helps

Apparently if you immediately plunge the egg into iced water that loosens things up and you can avoid this happening. It drives me nuts too.

Dont use fresh eggs

YES

This happens when eggs is too fresh.

Adding baking soda to the water you boil the eggs in can prevent this.

The solution is to immediately put them under very cold water once cooked. Once cool, shake them around in the original pan, not to roughly, but enough to make sure the shells are cracked all over. Then soak them in water for a short while (min 10 mins, max 1 hr). When ready to peel, pick off a tiny piece of the shell (it has already been cracked all over) and with the side of your thumb, almost rub off the shell. Don't dig at it. You can also use the curved end of a teaspoon, the curved end towards the shell, not the white. I've been doing this for years, the art is cracking the shell very finely and letting the cooked egg soaked for a short while.

Nah, don't blame it on the eggs, it's all in your hands...glue the pieces back to it and try again...🤹🏽

I'd already given up at this point

farm fresh eggs that aren't abt 2 wks old are famous for this--nothing works for that!

Shocking them in an ice bath seems to help with peeling

Is this because they are really fresh?

Back in the 80's when I was a kid, I'd crack the egg with a knife, split it in two, then scoop with a spoon. That doesn't even work anymore. Egg shells are effed because of poor feed and too many chemicals.....that's my theory, but I'm not an egg farmer.

From boiling water into an ice water bath to shrink the egg from being stuck to outer shell. Then break shell all around (tap tap tap tap) then roll on counter or around in palms of hands. Best!

I used to have that happen. Now that I've switched to steaming them - 1/2 to 3/4 inch of water, bring to a boil, add the eggs, cover (with heat still on) for 13 minutes, and drop in icewater. The membrane sticks to the egg, not the shell, and it slides right off.

Cut the shell in half with a Dremel, maybe? Then use a knife to cut through the egg itself.

"scooping"the egg out with a spoon works reasonably well for most eggs and it's fairly fast.

There are so many methods here. I'll add ours to the mix. Cook them in a preheated steamer for a longer time than in liquid water, like 20-22 minutes. After that time gently crack the shells a bit but don't peal them all the way and then soak them in ice water. Instead of the ice water cooling I've also had pretty consistent success cooling them on a wire rack open in the freezer but that takes a lot longer to cool, like 40 minutes.

After coming to boil, twelve minutes, cool in ice water, crack shell against kitchen sink and remove shell with a tea spoon.

It will peel easier if you use the handle of a teaspoon

trick: put the egg when water start to boil, works like a charm.

Facon

Aww! What it lacks in volume, it makes up for in cuteness :)

Well, I guess I'm going to be the weird one and say that I have one pair of jeans that seems to do this to me, but only on one leg. Not sure how or why it happens.

Heat the sticker a bit with a hair dryer and it gets off like a dream. Works on every surface.

Made a stock once. Guess what stayed in the strainer and what went down the drain.

*sigh* am I glad AI wasn´t a thing when I was in school.