Easy to Peel Hard Boiled Eggs

A plate with hard boiled eggs one peeled, one cut in half and one with the yolks removed.

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Easy to Peel Hard Boiled Eggs

The best and most effective way to make easy to peel hard boiled eggs. This simple process works every single time and will result in easy to peel eggs with perfectly cooked yolks.

Cook Time15

Cooling Time15

Total Time30

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: eggs

Calories: 63kcal

Author: Kristin

Equipment

Small Pot
Bowl

Ingredients

6 Eggs or how ever many you want to make

Instructions

Start off by placing the eggs in the pot in a single layer.
Fill the pot with cold water until it is about 1" above the eggs.
Place the pot on the stove and bring to a boil.
Once the water is boiling, cover with a lid and turn the burner off. Set a timer for 12 minutes. This may seem weird to turn the burner off, but trust the process!
While the 12 minutes in counting down, take a large bowl and fill it with cold water and ice.
As soon as the timer goes off, carefully remove the eggs with a slotted spoon and immediately place them in the cold water. This will stop the cooking process.
Add ice as needed.
Allow to sit in the water for about 10-15 minutes.
Remove from water and peel. See tips below.

Notes

Tips for Hard Boiling Eggs

1. Start with cold water
2. Let it come to a boil with the eggs in the water.
3. Use older eggs such as store bought eggs. Older eggs are going to peel better. Farm fresh eggs tend to be more difficult to peel. But still work with this method.
4. Add some baking soda or vinegar. Some find eggs easier to peel when one of these are added. I personally don't use either.

Tips for Peeling Eggs

1. Use older eggs: Fresh eggs are going to be so much harder to peel. Use eggs that are closer to their expiration date. These are going to be the easiest to peel. If you have chickens, do not use the ones fresh out of the coop.
2. Gently tap the egg on a hard surface breaking up the shell.
3. Peel under running water. Always have running water when peeling your eggs. There is a membrane right under the shell. When the water gets under the membrane, the peel should fall right off.
4. Peel right after the ice bath. Peel the eggs while they are still slightly warm. I find that when the egg is still warm, the peel comes off so much easier. If they are cooled all the way, it is much more difficult.

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