Why are hard-boiled eggs so stinky?!


Question:

Why are hard-boiled eggs so stinky?



Answers: it's sulfur compounds in the eggs being released, such as hydrogen sulfide, the rotten egg smell.

Also, when hard boiled eggs are overcooked and not cooled off properly, the green ring is Iron (Ferric) Sulfide. http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ciqtips-eg... If the eggs are fresh it won't stink MMmmm, stinky eggs. Yummo! LOL
. They r not always stinky unless you have them 4 a long time. Not sure but after I eat a lot of them with beer, I enjoy the smell of my spicy gas, In the morning. The perfect hard boiled egg has a tender white, ... An overcooked egg has a green coating on the yolk, a rubbery white and often smells of sulfur. ...



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