how to store shelled hard boiled eggs?

[Anonymous]

I (and others in my house) love hard boiled eggs. I'd like to store them shelled so that I can eat as quick snacks between work calls, etc. I realize it shouldn't take long to shell an egg but sometimes the shell gives me difficulty* and it takes longer than the 30 seconds I have between calls. My question is how best to store shelled hard boiled eggs - in a tupperware, presumably, but should I wrap them in paper towels? If shelled eggs just don't stay well even for a few days, then I will abandon this plan, but I do see them sold shelled in grocery stores nowadays so there must be some way to keep them decently fresh and not smelly.

* I've tried the tips - use old eggs, peel under cold running water, etc. Sometimes it works smoothly and sometimes not.

[Anonymous]

The ones that they sell in the store come in a heavy duty Ziploc bag and they say to use them within 5 days.

FWIW, I find the ones that I make in the InstantPot are super easy to peel.

[Anonymous]

I do nothing special for storage. I peel, put them in glass or plastic Tupperware, close the lid, and put in fridge. They stay fresh all week.

[Anonymous]

I put a paper towel in the bottom of a Tupperware, just to absorb and moisture that collects at the bottom.

[Anonymous]

The ones from the store (boiled/shell) have a liquid in the bottom of the bag, not sure what that is. I'm going to boil my own though and will probably just do tupperware and done (eat within a few days).

[Anonymous]

^hard-boiled and shelled

[Anonymous]

Just peel under running water.

Crack, run under water, peel.

[Anonymous]

Do you put them on ice bath after cooking? It makes peeling easier.

[Anonymous]

OP here. I will store in tupperware with paper towel and hopefully will do the trick - thanks!

Yes I use old eggs - yes I put in ice water bath for 15 minutes after done - yes I peel under cold running water. Sometimes the eggs peel easily and sometimes they don’t.

[Anonymous]

Steam the eggs and then place them in an ice bath. You can keep the cooked eggs in shell for a week and just peel what you need for the day to keep in a covered container.

[Anonymous]

Make a big container of pickled eggs. They'll last months this way. Also, they are delicious.