Hard boiled eggs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never had an issue. Boil for 20 minutes, put salt in water and cool in cold water. Comes out perfect every time

Do you drop them into boiling water or put them in water and bring to a boil?

[Anonymous]

INSTANT POT!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Older eggs are easier to peel.

The yolks discolor when they're overcooked. To avoid that I put the eggs in cold water, turn on burner, bring to a boil, let boil about 15 seconds, turn off heat, put lid on pot and let sit for 15 minutes. When time is up put eggs in cold water with ice to stop cooking.

This exactly.

I do this too, although my boil is usually longer because I miss the start invariably, and I leave them for 12 minutes instead of 15. I also just run them in cold water for a few seconds and eat when they're still warm.

[Anonymous]

The secret to easy to peel eggs is to put them into already boiling water, rather than putting them into cold water and raising the temperature gradually. Another solution is to get a hard boiled egg cooker. Makes perfect eggs every time, very easy. Something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Dash-Rapid-Egg-Cooker-Black/dp/B00DDXWFY0

[Anonymous]

I put them in with room temp water from the tap. Never gave it a second thought and they're always great. Use big enough pot to give eggs room to move

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never had an issue. Boil for 20 minutes, put salt in water and cool in cold water. Comes out perfect every time

Do you drop them into boiling water or put them in water and bring to a boil?

[Anonymous]

I have not tried it, but I saw something the other day that suggested adding a tiny bit of oil to the water after cooling. Then cover the eggs and shake them. I think the idea is that you shake a thin layer of oil between the egg and shell so the shell just peels off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:America's test kitchen "easy peel hb eggs" is my FAVORITE.

I've used it constantly for a year, so here's what I can. Share off the top of my head.

6 eggs (can do less, but usually not more at a time)
Steamer basket

Fill pot with an inch of water. I use a large stockpot so the basket will fit in it w/ plenty of room.

Bring water to a boil.

Once boiling, add the 6 eggs to the basket. Place basket in pot, cover with lid, and set to medium. 13 minutes.

Prep ice water at some point.

Once 13 minutes is up, use tongs to place eggs into ice water. Let sit at least 15 minutes.

Voila!

If peeling at once, you can shake them inside of a lidded container that has a little water in it. Gently, about 20 shakes. All the peels will just fall off

I have tried a million different ways to boil eggs so they are easy to peel. I recently started steaming them and it is THE BEST technique I've ever done.

[Anonymous]

I use hot start method, boil 30 sec and simmer 11 min total. Perfect, peelabke eggs every time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have found the really fresh eggs are harder to peel. I live in the country and get fresh farm eggs regularly. If I keep them for a few days (or a week) before boiling them, they are easier to peel.
I put them in a pan, cover them with water, bring them to a boil, boil for about 5 minutes, cover them, and let them sit for at least 15 minutes. Then, I put them in an ice bath.
They are generally very easy to peel.

This is what I do, but I put them in an ice bath at 12 minutes. No more or the yolk is overdone.

Oh, forgot to add that I turn off the heat as soon as the water boils.

12 minutes keeps the yolk soft enough to mix easily for deviled eggs.

[Anonymous]

Instant pot.

[Anonymous]

The instapot is almost worth it just for eggs. Seriously the shells fall off. Better than even an egg cooker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:America's test kitchen "easy peel hb eggs" is my FAVORITE.

I've used it constantly for a year, so here's what I can. Share off the top of my head.

6 eggs (can do less, but usually not more at a time)
Steamer basket

Fill pot with an inch of water. I use a large stockpot so the basket will fit in it w/ plenty of room.

Bring water to a boil.

Once boiling, add the 6 eggs to the basket. Place basket in pot, cover with lid, and set to medium. 13 minutes.

Prep ice water at some point.

Once 13 minutes is up, use tongs to place eggs into ice water. Let sit at least 15 minutes.

Voila!

If peeling at once, you can shake them inside of a lidded container that has a little water in it. Gently, about 20 shakes. All the peels will just fall off

I have tried a million different ways to boil eggs so they are easy to peel. I recently started steaming them and it is THE BEST technique I've ever done.

Pp here. Yes!!!
I keep reading all of these things like add oil, old vs new eggs. Because the steamer basket method is simply perfect.
They're so easy to peel, they just about fall off. And the eggs are always perfect.

[Anonymous]

Krups egg cooker. 7 at a time and the peel slides right off.