How to Make Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs

Eggs, at their most basic, are creamy little package that shine with little more than salt. You can prepare hard-boiled eggs ahead of time and keep it in the fridge.

When it comes to boiling eggs, the most common issue is that they are easily overcooked, resulting in a gray dark green colour surrounding the yolk of hard-boiled eggs. This means that egg was cooked too long and or at too high temperature. Serve it with a salad or just eat plain with sprinkle of salt and pepper.

Perfectly peeled hard boiled eggs can be difficult to achieve, especially when making a large batch. Here are 2 methods that produce consistent results. Choose one to try the next time you’re making hard boiled eggs.

To Make Old-fashioned Hard-Boiled Eggs on the Stovetop

This is the most simple and common method to make hard-boiled eggs because you do not need any special tools. All you need is a pan, egg and water, that’s it!!

• In a saucepan, place six eggs and cover them with cold water at least 1 inch.
• Keeping the pan uncovered, turn the heat to high.
• Bring the water to gentle boil and switch off the heat and cover the pan with a lid.
• Set your timer for 15 minutes. Drain the boiling water from the saucepan and fill it with ice cold water. Allow it to cool.
• You should be able to take the skin easily, the white portion of the egg is soft and yolk is creamy.
• If you want firmer yolks, leave the eggs in the cooking water longer, uncovered.

To Make Easy To Peel Hard-boiled Eggs In a Steamer

This method is the best if you want to make easy to peel hard-boiled eggs. When you steam eggs it is much more easier to peel regardless of the egg type, whether it is farm fresh eggs or commercial eggs.

• Place steamer basket in a medium pot.
• Fill a pot with just enough water (about 1 inch) to cover the bottom of a steamer basket.
• Turn on the heat to high, bring the water to boil.
• Switch off heat and carefully place one layer of eggs in a steamer basket. Cover the pot with a lid
• Turn on the heat back again to medium-high.
• Steam for 5 to 6 minutes for runny yolks, or 10 minutes for creamy still translucent yolks or 12 – 15 minutes for hard yellow yolks, in a covered pot.
• Remove the eggs and immerse it in ice cold water or run cold water in to the pot.
• Cooking times vary depending on whether the eggs are chilled or room temperature. If you have increased the eggs in the pan and they are not in a single layer, you may need to increase the cooking time for hard boiled eggs by a few minutes. For e.g if you want to steam 12 eggs, hard-boiled, it takes about 17 minutes.

How to Peel the Eggs

To peel a boiled egg, gently tap it on the counter, rotating and tapping until a crackle pattern appears. Begin peeling at the broad end, where an air pocket exists.

If you’ve boiled a batch of eggs and are having trouble peeling them, try cracking the shells all around without peeling them and soaking the eggs in cold water. Water often seeps through the cracks in the shell, making the egg easier to peel.