Recently a coworker noticed me peeling the shell off a boiled egg and gave me a helpful tip. She suggested putting a pinch of baking soda in the water used to boil eggs. Usually the eggs I boil are are relatively fresh from a local farmer. He told me the fresher the egg the less likely the shell will peel off cleanly and evenly. I tried the tip from my coworker and to my surprise it worked! I just thought I would share that information here since many of us like to keep as many eggshells as possible for making eggshell calcium. In the past my shells from boiled eggs often had to be thrown out because so much egg white was left on the shell but now because of the baking soda tip I'm able to use those shells that would have been wasted.