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Can one use an egg slicer on Shabbos?

There are different opinions on the matter. If the slices are slightly thick, or the slicer is designed only for eggs, it’s permitted. Sources: בביצים אין משום טחינה.…

I want to experiment with cooking hard-boiled eggs. Can I try with cooking only one egg? I typically always cook a minimum of three, but I don’t want to be wasteful if the experiment fails.

Allowed. There is no halachic obligation to cook an odd number of eggs. See below for suggested reasons for this custom. הנהגת נשים זקנות. (ראה הלכה יומית תקע ותשצט) וי״א…

There was a Minhag to eat colored eggs on Lag BaOmer. I once heard that we don’t do it any more (Bechukas Hagoyim?). Now it’s going around that it’s Chabad Minhag to eat them. Is this indeed our Minhag?

There is indeed such a custom, practiced specifically in Lubavitch, Karlin and other circles. The Rebbe was seen publicly practicing this custom. טעמים ומקורות: ראה לקו״ד ע׳ 1045. ס׳…

I cracked two eggs, one after the other in the same cup and found a blood spot in one of the yolks. Since they were together, does that render both of them not Kosher? Do I throw out the whole thing or can I just remove the yolk with the spot?

If they are not fertilized eggs, just remove the yolk with the blood spot. See here for more information.

Do hard boiled eggs need to be checked?

Hard boiled eggs need not be checked. Sources: ברא״ש ע״ז ג, כט, דלא חיישינן לדם בביצים לפי שאינו מצוי, שאנו אוכלים ביצים צלויים ואין בודקים אם י״ב דם.…

Is it permissible to take the shells off of eggs before Shabbos and store them in a closed box to be eaten on Shabbos?

Peeled eggs left overnight (even covered) may not be eaten, even when in a covered and closed box. This applies on Shabbos as well. If the eggs were left…

What is the Halacha regarding adding mayonnaise on Shabbos to grated eggs to make egg salad or to the yolks to make deviled eggs?

One may not make a paste or thick batter on Shabbos for it falls under the Melachah of Losh (kneading). Even a thin batter is only permitted when incorporating a…

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