are these eggs still good?

Anonymous
I hardboiled the eggs, cracked them a little bit, and dropped them in ice water. (the cracking thing was new to me, I just read about it.)

Anyway, I usually get them out of the water in 5 mins and straight to the fridge. Today, I forgot, and they were in the water (on the counter) for about an hour, maybe hour 15. Are they still good?

Anonymous
They're fine.

Why crack them?
Anonymous
Yes. The hardboiled eggs in the school lunch line are like this for at least 2 hours. And I suspect that they don't make new ones every day.
Anonymous
Goodness. We've eaten them a week later.
Anonymous
Yes, they're fine. Why crack them? To make peeling easier later?
Anonymous
Yep, fine.
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