Because peeling hard-boiled eggs is such an issue ... would prevent the egg white from bonding to the inner shell’s membrane. I am not a food scientist, but I thought it was worth a shot.

Can you peel a raw egg and then make it bounce ... Carefully, place the membrane egg into the middle of the syrup. Leave for at least one day (roughly 10 hours). Has the egg shrivelled up?

The idea is to loosen the membrane just enough to separate it ... claiming it sometimes makes the eggs “self-peel”! Related: The Korean Way to Make Soft-Boiled Eggs 10x Better From personal ...