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- The Best Way To Boil Eggs
- How To Boil Eggs For Easy Peeling
- How Long To Boil Eggs?
- Hard Boiled Eggs Time Chart
- Tips For Easy Peel Hard Boiled Eggs
- Storage Tips
- Hard Boiled Egg Recipes
- My Favorite Tools
- Easy Peel Hard Boiled Eggs (Perfect Yolks!) Recipe card
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Since eggs are my favorite food ever, boiled eggs were one of the first foods I learned to make as a kid. But, I refined my favorite method for these easy peel hard boiled eggs only a few years ago. As a scientist at heart, it was really fun for me to do the testing for this “recipe”. I went through dozens of cartons to get the perfect hard boiled eggs at different doneness levels… and a couple batches of oven baked bacon and air fryer bacon to go with them. 😉
So even if you already know how to boil eggs — and I know many of you do — I hope you’ll learn something new. Because if you want easy to peel boiled eggs, the method does make a difference, and every minute counts for the end result. I have a time chart to make this easy!
Why You’ll Love These Easy Peel Hard Boiled Eggs
- Perfectly cooked to your liking (see the time chart below!)
- Works for soft boiled or hard boiled eggs
- Quick and easy — it’s the fastest stovetop method!
- No specialty ingredients or special equipment needed
- Makes perfect easy peel hard boiled eggs every time
The Best Way To Boil Eggs
There are two main ways to make perfect hard boiled eggs on the stove:
- Most common method – Bring the water with the eggs, then turn off the heat, close the lid, and let them cook in the residual heat. This method works fine, but it takes longer, because the water stops boiling. I’m not a patient person, so I prefer the second way.
- The best method – Once the water comes to a boil, you set a timer and cook them for exactly the number of minutes needed for the level of doneness you want. The key difference is you boil them the whole time, so they are done more quickly. Yay for having faster, perfect boiled eggs!
There are actually lots of other ways to boil eggs. People do it in a pressure cooker, slow cooker, or even air fryer boiled eggs and oven boiled eggs. Still, my go-to way to make easy peel hard boiled eggs is the stove. It’s super easy, no fuss or equipment required, and fast.
How To Boil Eggs For Easy Peeling
This section shows how to make perfect easy peel hard boiled eggs, with step-by-step photos and details about the technique, to help you visualize it. For full instructions, including amounts and temperatures, see the recipe card.
- Submerge eggs in water. Place your eggs in the bottom of a large saucepan. Add enough water to cover the eggs with at least an inch of water above them.
TIP: Add the eggs before adding the water.
This will ensure they don’t break.
- Add salt and vinegar. Stir gently, being careful not to disturb the eggs too much.
- Boil eggs. Place the pan on the stove over high heat and bring the pot of water to a rolling boil. Then, set a timer and use the boiled eggs time chart below to get the eggs done to your liking.
- Plunge in cold water or an ice bath. Right before the timer is about to go off, turn on the faucet to the coldest that it goes and let it run until the water is ice cold. Once the timer goes off, drain the hot water and place the pan under the cold running water, letting the ice cold water fill the pan. The water will turn lukewarm from the heat of the eggs and pan. Keep running the water (it will overflow from the pot), until the water in the pan is ice cold. (Alternatively, you can also just use a slotted spoon to transfer the eggs to a large bowl of ice water, as shown below.) Leave the eggs in the pot for about 10 minutes, until they reach room temperature.
How Long To Boil Eggs?
The time to boil eggs depends on how you want them done. After the water starts boiling, a good estimate is 7-10 minutes for hard boiled eggs and 1-2 minutes for soft boiled eggs, without removing from heat.
Hard Boiled Eggs Time Chart
Now that you know the tricks for easy peel boiled eggs, just follow the cook times in this boiled egg time chart to get the doneness you want:
| Boiling Time | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 minute | Very runny soft boiled eggs |
| 2 minutes | Runny soft boiled eggs |
| 3 minutes | Very gooey medium boiled eggs |
| 4 minutes | Gooey medium boiled eggs |
| 5 minutes | Just set medium boiled eggs |
| 6 minutes | Medium-hard boiled eggs |
| 7 minutes | Very creamy hard boiled eggs |
| 8 minutes | Creamy hard boiled eggs |
| 9 minutes | Firm hard boiled eggs |
| 10 minutes | Very firm hard boiled eggs |
A few important notes about this:
- The times above are how long to boil eggs after the water has reached a rolling boil, and you place the eggs in cold water before bringing it to a boil. If you use some other method, such as adding the eggs to the water after it’s already boiling (don’t recommend), or removing from heat once the water boils, they will take longer.
- My time chart is based on large eggs. It will take a little longer to get to the same level of doneness with extra large or jumbo eggs, or quicker if you have medium eggs.
- Plunging eggs into cold or ice water after boiling is crucial. If you skip this step, your eggs will be overcooked, even if you follow the times above.
Here is a visual showing how my easy peel boiled eggs looked after 1 minute, all the way to 10 minutes:
Tips For Easy Peel Hard Boiled Eggs
Before I figured out how to peel hard boiled eggs, the process drove me crazy. Fortunately, after some testing, I found a sure, foolproof method. Here is how to make hard boiled eggs easy to peel every time:
- Use eggs that are a few days old. Fresh eggs are slightly less acidic, so the white sticks to the inner shell more. With older eggs, the shell absorbs more air, becomes more acidic, and also shrinks slightly. All of these aspects create more space between the shell membrane (that covers the egg white) and the shell itself. That means easy peel hard boiled eggs!
- Start with cold water. This is sometimes called “cold start” and helps ensure that the boiled eggs are easy to peel. In contrast, using warm or hot water is called “hot start” and will increase the chances that the shell will stick to the membrane.
- Add salt and vinegar to the water. Salting the water accomplishes a few things: It increases the temperature of the boiling water (so the egg white cooks a little faster and the yolk doesn’t overcook); it helps seal any small cracks or leaks; and a tiny bit permeates the egg shell, which makes for easy peel eggs. The vinegar helps with peeling as well, because it softens the shell. White vinegar or apple cider vinegar both work. Some people swear that adding baking soda helps to make eggs easier to peel. I tried it, but it didn’t make any difference. The salt and vinegar did.
- Plunge the eggs in ice water. This stops the cooking process from residual heat, so you don’t end up with overcooked eggs. Also, some of the water permeates the shell, which helps loosen the bond to the egg white and makes the boiled eggs easy to peel.
- Roll the egg on the counter. I’ve tried different techniques for peeling boiled eggs, and this one wins compared to starting at one end. Simply roll the egg on the counter with the palm of your hand, creating cracks all over the widest part. Then, start peeling at one of the cracks toward the center of the egg, and the shell will come off from there.
Storage Tips
- When to peel: The soonest time to easily peel eggs is after they have sat in cold or ice water for 10 minutes. If you won’t eat them right away, it’s best not to peel them, because they will last longer with the shell than without. However, if you still prefer to peel your eggs all at once, you can.
- Storage: Hard boiled eggs are okay at room temperature for a couple hours, but beyond that, store them in the refrigerator (unpeeled if possible). Boiled eggs in the shell will keep in the fridge for up to 1 week. Without the shell (store submerged in water or draped with a wet paper towel and change daily), they will last for up to 5 days.
- Reheating: You can reheat boiled eggs, but don’t use the microwave or they will explode. Instead, place the egg(s) into a glass bowl and add boiling water to submerge. Let the eggs sit in the hot water for about 10 minutes, then remove and enjoy!
- Freezing: Don’t do it — it ruins the texture of the egg white! If you really want to, you can freeze just the yolks for up to 3 months.
Hard Boiled Egg Recipes
Now that you know how to boil eggs perfectly (and peel them easily) every time, I hope you’ll make them more often! Here are some of my favorite ways to enjoy them:
- Salt & Pepper – When you have that blissful creamy yolk, that’s all you need to enjoy perfect boiled eggs.
- Deviled Eggs – My fave is simple deviled eggs with bacon or basic deviled eggs, but they are also delicious with salmon lox on top or avocado mashed in.
- Egg Salad – Either a classic egg salad or avocado egg salad, or mix with proteins, such as tuna salad with egg or ham salad. These types of salads use a lot of eggs, so you’ll definitely want to use this method for easy peel hard boiled eggs!
- Other Salads – Boiled eggs work well in cauliflower potato salad (a healthier alternative to potato salad) or seven-layer salad. For meal salad options, try a cobb salad or chef salad.
- Soft Boiled Egg Soldiers – Dunk cheese sticks or veggies into a soft boiled egg. (You can also do this with oven baked eggs!)
- Breakfast Sandwich – Layer sliced hard boiled eggs, cheese, and bacon on your favorite bagel. I often use low carb bagels, but any kind you like will do.
My Favorite Tools
- Saucepan – This one heats evenly and is a great universal size for boiling eggs.
- Apple Cider Vinegar – This kitchen staple is useful for so many recipes, and will make for easy to peel hard boiled eggs.
- Sea Salt – Not all salt is created equal! This one is easy to pinch and full of naturally occuring minerals. It’s also a must for both cooking and eating your boiled eggs.
Easy Peel Hard Boiled Eggs (Perfect Yolks!)
Learn how to boil eggs perfectly, with time chart for perfect yolks! Get easy peel hard boiled eggs every time using this fast simple method.
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Instructions
Tap on the times in the instructions to start a kitchen timer.
How To Boil Eggs Perfectly:
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Place eggs in a single layer at the bottom of a large saucepan or pot. Add enough water to cover the eggs with at least 1 in (2.5 cm) of water over them.
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Add a tablespoon (15 mL) of vinegar and a tablespoon (14 g) of sea salt to the pot. Stir gently.
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Place the pan onto the stove over high heat. Bring the water to a rolling boil.
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Once the water is boiling, set a timer to the following number of minutes based on how you want your eggs.
1 minute – Very runny soft boiled eggs
2 minutes – Runny soft boiled eggs
3 minutes – Very gooey medium boiled eggs
4 minutes – Gooey medium boiled eggs
5 minutes – Just set medium boiled eggs
6 minutes – Medium-hard boiled eggs
7 minutes – Very creamy hard boiled eggs
8 minutes – Creamy hard boiled eggs
9 minutes – Firm hard boiled eggs
10 minutes – Very firm hard boiled eggs
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Right before the timer is about to go off, turn on the faucet to the coldest that it goes and let it run until the water is ice cold. Once the timer goes off, drain the hot water and place the pan under the cold running water, letting the ice cold water fill the pan. The water will turn lukewarm from the heat of the eggs and pan. Keep running the water (it will overflow from the pot), until the water in the pan is ice cold. Leave the eggs in the pot for about 10 minutes, until they reach room temperature.
How To Peel Boiled Eggs Easily:
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Once the eggs are at room temperature (but not colder), you can peel them.
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To peel an egg, roll it on the counter with the palm of your hand, pressing gently to make cracks all over the shell. The peel will come right off!
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If not using right away, see notes in the post above about how to store hard boiled eggs and when to peel them.
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Maya’s Recipe Notes
Serving size: 1 egg
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How To Boil Eggs Perfectly (Easy Peel)
345 Comments
Maine
0Boiled eggs this morning and tried it with creamy yolks. It was perfectly set and not too runny or overcooked. Save my time preparing before going to work.
Kelsey
0My kids loved hard boiled eggs, but they always complained about how hard they were to peel. But not anymore, this method really works. The shells practically slid off, and the eggs were cooked to perfection. I’ll never go back to my old way of boiling eggs again.
Jacquie
0Instead of baking soda you should try cream of tartar. it is acidic where baking soda neutralizes acid. So if the theory behind vinegar is because of the acid, then cream of tartar should have the same result without the smell.
Pat Schunda
0what baking soda? Salt and Vinegar and water only.
Todd
0The best hard boiled eggs ever!!
Vernon
0Good
Dr. Patrick J. Worley
0These are good ideas. I learned a trick when I want to make deviled eggs. Start in cold water, only halfway up the egg. 15 minutes after boiling starts, shut off the heat and remove to a cold burner. When they are cool, roll and they will peel perfectly. This is the only method I use for new or old eggs.
Bobbi
0Dr. Worley, Do you cover the eggs during the 15 minutes. I make large quantities of my Wasabi Deviled Eggs frequently… Thanks, Bobbi.
JOAN
0Hi, Maya, greetings from the Dallas Metroplex! A long time ago I discovered that when the eggs are done I pour off a lot of the hot water & put about 4 cups of ice on them, I let the eggs sit a spell. They are usually so easy to peel, even after being in fridge. They stay good for almost 2 wks. I started keeping them in an empty egg carten with boiled written in red. This saves on water. I don’t use salt or vinegar.
Maggie L.
0I want to figure something out. The eggs are great. The number of pages to print was a tad large. Can you make your egg print recipe possible on 1 page otherwise you print 14 pages that weren’t necessary?
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Maggie, You can use the print button at the top of the recipe card and it will only be printed on 2 pages.
Jennifer
0I’ve always cooked my eggs using the burner off method. About to try boiling them the entire time! Do you start with cold eggs, straight from the fridge? I’m impatient too, and generally don’t let them come to room temp before cooking. But of course, that will change the timing chart. Thanks!!
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Jennifer, I use eggs straight from the refrigerator.
Jennifer
0Another question! Who knew cooking eggs so simply, could be so difficult?! When leaving the burner on and boiling the eggs the entire time, do you cover the pot? And if so, when do you put the lid on? Thanks!
Maya | Wholesome Yum
0No, you don’t need the lid.
bob
0gonna try this and will return to rate afterwards. muchas gracias for all your help.
Randi
0Didn’t work. Boiled the eggs for 5 minutes, they boiled the whole time, they are not jumbo. Egg whites raw.
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Randi, Sorry the recipe didn’t turn out as expected. If you want hard done eggs you will have to boil longer. 5 minutes will get you just set medium boiled eggs. The whites shouldn’t be raw, though. Did you by chance add the eggs after the water was boiling instead of adding the eggs first and then bringing to a boil? This makes a difference. You mentioned the water was boiling the whole time, so this makes me wonder if you didn’t add them until after it was boiling?
Kathleen Gorman
0What temperature for a hard boiled egg in air fryer?
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Kathleen, I have a recipe for air fryer hard boiled eggs.
Diane
0Hello, I’ve always boiled my eggs this way (your second method), but without the salt and vinegar and didn’t have issues peeling the eggs. Next time I do hard boiled eggs I will try it with the salt and vinegar to see if it makes a difference.
Diane
Greta
0This was a good advice. Tomorrow I’ll try it out.
Cam
0Super easy process! Thanks for sharing this!
Donna
0I needed this, especially the list of cooking times, as I have been going insane trying to get my eggs just right! This worked perfectly and we ended up with the gooey eggs I wanted with no chunks out of the peeled eggs.
Steven
0Do you store the unpeeled hard boiled eggs in something like a ziplock bag (with no water) ?
Great work scientist!!
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Steven, You can store the peeled eggs submerged in cold water in the fridge.
Robert Pendrey
0Preheat eggs in hot tap water before placing in boiling water for easier peeling.
Especially important in Australia where eggs are usually refrigerated.
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Robert, Eggs are also kept in the refrigerator in the US as well, you can just leave the eggs in the pot for about 10 minutes, until they reach room temperature.
Shelly
0We live at over 8,000 feet. What should I change?
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Shelly, Unfortunately, I do not live at an altitude, so I am unable to test any changes that may need made.
Jeff
0To boil easy to peel hard boiled eggs make sure the water is boiling before you put the eggs in. Boil around 12 minutes and cool with very cold or ice water. Cool for around 5 to 10 minutes. Works for me every time.
Neha
0Really well explained…Thanks…
John
0In an effort to hone my egg cooking skills, I came across this article (among many others!). Hands down, this is the most authoritative and comprehensive article of the bunch. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge. I do not often leave reviews, but I was compelled to do so here. Thank you Maya! Best Wishes, John
Crista
0Turned out perfectly! The time chart and corresponding pictures help so much. Made medium boiled eggs for the first time and my husband and I loved them. All the extra tips and tricks are much appreciated. Thank you!
Dee Jay
0How are people messing this up? I knew how 2 boil an egg b4 I was 10 years old without a recipe…. The recipe made me aware of the use of vinegar and salt to make it easier & helped me realize I cooked them a couple of minutes longer than my desired texture requires. Other than that, it was a pretty simple one of (if not) the easiest thing 2 make. Where I’m from (Mississippi delta), we eat a lot of pickled foods (pig parts like feet/ears/ tail, veggies, & especially eggs,)so I mainly make them 2 drops them in an empty jar of juice instead of throwing it away after eating all of the pickles while also saving me the trouble of making my own pickling juice with vinegar, etc. You guys should try it with our favorite brand of pickles if you like that kind of snack & aren’t aware of how 2 make them. You can also make ur own pickling juice if you’d like but that way is much easier & less time-consuming!
Dalton B. Barnoff
0As a cook, your article and presentation is 99% perfect. My constructive criticism to you is the following: tell the people to choose between: for HOT Hard Boiled Eggs for “Breakfast” – – Then DO NOT SUBMERGE in cold or ice water FOR 10 MINUTES, simply run them under cold tap water for 15 seconds. Breakfast people want their food HOT not cold.
Jean Thorsberg
0How long are you supposed to boil egg?
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Jean, You can find the instructions for boiling in step 4 on the recipe card (right above where you left this comment).
Teri A
0I found your recipe for perfectly peeled boiled eggs a great help when the eggs became hard to peel and were so tore up I couldn’t make deviled eggs on holidays. It worked the first time and every time since. Thank you. I must have just been lucky all these years when they peeled easily except for one or two. Now I don’t waste those. Thank you again. Teri A.
Laurie
0I am not sure where I went wrong, but this absolutely did not work for me. It was painful. I followed the instructions to a t and peeling the eggs was a disaster. 🙁
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Laurie, Sorry this recipe didn’t turn out as expected. Maybe this hard boiled eggs in the oven recipe will work out better for you.
Dan
0Rats, might not have used enough vinegar but mine do not peel worth a darn. Shells were no softer at all so will give it another try later.
Dee
0Easy recipe to follow. Easy peeling eggs!!
Donna Webb
0It works !!!!The receipe works FOLLOW IT!!!!
Maria WF
0Hi, Great info!! I especially love the time chart. I always heard that the eggs should be room temperature and not just out of the refrigerator or they take longer to cook, Are these times for cold, right out of the refrigerator eggs or room temperature eggs? Thank you!
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Maria, For this recipe, allowing your eggs to reach room temperature before boiling is not necessary.
David
0Wonderful! At last an easy and awesome recipe. First time worked perfectly. I have tried many and have been frustrated every time. Followed directions, and even though I don’t have ice cold water, it still was great! Thank you for the recipe!
Leslie (Un) Moody
0Thanks for all the great info!!
James Elmore
0Oh, finally found the recipe, easy to print and contains everything including the amount of vinegar and salt.
James Elmore
0I appreciate but would be nice to have a printable recipe that doesn’t require 17 pages.
Barb Kastl
0This recipe is just what I needed! I love that it is literally a step by step guide on how to hard boil an egg! It’s the simplest thing in the world to do, until you haven’t done it for years! Last Xmas (2021) I decided to make the deviled eggs and give my brother in law the year off (even though I was hosting Xmas! Lol) but I ended up ruining all of the eggs (2 dozen!) by not being able to peel them as the shell was coming off in teeny tiny pieces and I didn’t have time to mess with them all, so I threw them all away! This year I shall take on the task again of making the deviled eggs because this year they will be even better than his! ?
Thank you!
Barb
Sharon
0As one person commented Hallelujah! I am so happy I tried this. It worked perfectly. Thank You so much for posting this and I am so happy I found it. No more dreading making deviled eggs or egg salad.
Bill
0Amazing! Wife was out of town so I had to hard boil eggs. Followed recipe to a T and they came out beautiful. For me apple cider vinegar and kosher salt, 9 min boil. Thank you!
Vincent
0This was a disaster. Followed word for word minute for minute and would not peel. Finally called a friend from church for better way. Don’t do this with more than a couple eggs you’ll not have perfect eggs anything more is a huge waste.
Maya | Wholesome Yum
0Hi Vincent, Sorry to hear you had issues. Were your eggs extra large or jumbo? The times are based on large eggs, so the time would be different if yours were a different size.
Vincent
0In retrospect, I stopped the next dozen, cooking 5 minutes under coke water so they were “warm,” and the shells peeled off with membrane no tearing of egg white. Maybe 10 minutes was too long. Now…2 dozens in, it works when peeled warm (5 min)
Lala
0Holy hallelujah!! One of the world’s greatest mysteries has been solved! Every single egg slipped its shell right off! I am 61 and have finally found the recipe! Well done ✌?
Chris David
0I loved this recipe so much. It’s really awesome.
Stacy Anne Cronin
0I love hard boiled eggs for breakfast but the peeling part is annoying. I’ve tried this recipe and it works great but the ice bath cools the eggs off too much. Do you have any tips on hard boiling eggs and peeling them easier while they’re still warm? Thanks. -Stacy
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Stacy, I find cooling them down helps with peeling.
Brian Stahmer
0How much vinegar added to the cooking water do you recommend, to make the eggs easier to peel?
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Brian, You can add 1 tbsp Apple cider vinegar, check out the recipe card for all of the instructions.
Brad Phillips
0Does not work for brown eggs. I wish I could leave a less than zero review.
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Brad, Sorry this recipe didn’t meet your expectations. White and brown eggs hard boil the same way. What exactly was the issue that you faced with this recipe?
Josh
0Like the guidance, but what do we consider boiling? Hard rolling boil, temperature, or bubbles with steam?
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Josh, You want to look for a hard rolling boil.
Doriene
0I’m interested in how you cook hard boiled eggs in the instant pot. I currently do that but realized I’m overcooking the eggs (based on your comment above about the green ring around the yolks). And to add to your comment to NOT freeze hard boiled eggs…DON’T FREEZE THEM! They are HORRIBLE!! In August 2020 a derecho came through Iowa. I was without power for 8 days. My boyfriend at the time let me use a cooler and we filled it with dry ice thinking it would keep longer than traditional ice. It did last longer than traditional ice but froze my hard boiled eggs in the process. I ate them anyway (wasn’t going to throw food away even if there were AWFUL)!
Linda Brusehaver
0Great help. I also like to bake in the oven.
Anna
0Do you need to adjusted anything when using brown eggs instead of white eggs?
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Anna, No you would not.
Beevee
0Thank you very much for your tips.
I knew this trick already, but your trick of letting the eggs rest for a few days, then rolling them on the counter is something that I ought try.
I’m wondering if you’ve ever tried to blow them out of the shell? It’s a fun little party trick that I learned from the YouTuber “CrazyRussianHacker” whose main shtick is teaching little life hacks, like how to take a shirt off swiftly (even wet) by freeing one arm, then using the other to grip the freed sleeve, and shocking the shirt off with a swift upward and forward tug. Stuff like that.
Anyhow, the egg trick is done by making a small hole in the narrow top of the shell of your hard boiled egg, and making about a nickel sized hole in the base. Then pursing your mouth over the top hole and blowing sharply and strongly. If you do it just right (and your shell is loose enough, and intact!) the egg will pop out the bottom, completely freed from the shell! It’s shell will be nearly fully intact, left behind.
Just be careful to have something underneath to catch the egg, or your vacuum cleaner or dog handy. Hehehe.
I’m going to be pickling my eggs, btw. My little personal hack is to save the juice from my big pickle jars, and then use the jar and juice for the eggs. Saves a lot in preparation work, plus the pickling solution is already flavored, nearly to perfection.
I might add some garlic cloves, dried peppers or peppercorns, or even some basil and oregano. Then I let the eggs sit for about 2 weeks in the brine, before I start to enjoy them. Yum!
Beevee
0Also gotta say how much I personally appreciate your nutrient citations, as well as the updated information on debunked myths about cholesterol. Very especially, the mention of how it’s a brain food and good for restoring neurological issues. I’ve had experience with this. After a heat stroke a few years ago, I had Bells palsy for several months. Essentially half my body was dysfunctional, and still to this day my left eye lid will droop or spaz when I’m especially tired or stressed. I also stutter sometimes. But a major part of my recovery was making eggs a staple of my diet. I ate a half dozen a day. And I never got tired of them! Eggs are amazing. 🙂
Judy Evans
0I have always added salt to the water when boiling eggs to keep the egg from coming out any crack in the shell. I had NEVER heard of adding vinegar to make them easier to peel. Tried that and it worked SO well that I’ll never boil eggs again without both salt AND vinegar. Thanks so much for that tip.
Susan Sims
0I have never used salt but I will add next time. As to vinegar, I haven’t had difficulty peeling eggs since I discovered it sometime back. I just pour a bit in the water. Eggs will not taste like vinegar.
Jon
0Worked well for me. Once I got under the membrane, it pealed well. The timing was great. On the second try, I actually waited for the water to be at a rolling boil and it was perfect for my liking. On the first try, there was a lot of uncooked white but the dogs never minded. Thanks for sharing.
Jennifer Szendi-Horvath
0Does it matter how much vinegar and salt to use? Thank you for the cooking advice. I never knew. When I peel eggs, like you, I crack the shells all over. However, since I’m somewhat a germaphobe, I tap them “all over”with a tablespoon. I then carefully “squish” massage the eggs with one hand under cold running water. The shells slide off and the water rinses off the shell fragments. Because of you, no more gray green.yolks! Thank you!! Jen
Judy Evans
0The recipe says 1 Tbsp of both. However, I don’t usually add that much salt.
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Jennifer, The recipe card right above where you left this comment gives you exact amounts of those ingredients.
Kelly Nicoson
0I discovered an easy way to peel hard boiled eggs. After sitting in the ice water for 10-20 minutes I use a 15 oz glass jar (tostitos cheese dip jar). Place 1 egg in and add water to cover 3/4 of egg put lid on and shake. Most of the time the shell will fall off. Give it a try.