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I'll add I've tried many suggestions here and they're not even close as easy to peel as when cooked under pressure.

We boil a dozen at a time at our leisure. Place in refrigerator. Repeat every 3-4 days. Takes zero time to get them ready in the morning.

you guys got it all wrong, who cares who or how they got boiled and pealed? The most important part is how long they been soaking in vinegar with cayenne peppers and garlic on the back bar. I reckon the best ones been sittin' back there at least five years or more. That's the kind you want to save for special occasions, like something that might happen next year

I have tried a lot of ways to boil an egg but hard to keep the shells from sticking. Upon advice, I started adding a little baking soda to the water...no idea why, but it helped with the sticky shell problem

I have heard of people baking their eggs instead of boiling, but have never tried it.

Except for a juicy soft boiled egg overcooked.

I agree with the simplicities method.

Use old eggs
Start with the eggs in cold water
Bring to boil
Let set until room temp.

I prefer soft boiled so I shock em in ice to halt th cooking process.


Also- once peeled, grab a can of the pickled jalapeños and pour them into a ziplock, juice and all, add some of the peeled eggs, suck the air out and let em sit in the fridge for at least a week. Doesn't get much better.

The only eggs I eat are in an omelet with an azz load of veggies and salsa. I won't touch a hard boiled egg. My wife likes them all and stinks up the fridge regularly with the hard boiled variety.

Smart fellow!

Lest anyone come to grief when attempting any of the suggestions given here, it goes without saying that eggs can only be properly boiled in a cast iron kettle on a gas stove.

Easiest way to peel a hard boiled egg:

Put the boiled egg in an empty peanut butter jar with a smidge of water. Shake it around good letting the egg bang against the bottom. Take the egg out and run it under the water while peeling & the shell will usually come off in one piece.

Last night I peeled 12 perfectly with this method & it took me maybe three minutes.

Tag

Kinda funny thread. But....

Bring water to a boil THEN add the eggs, reduce to medium, 8 minutes, creamy yolk, 12 minutes solid yolk. Run cold water over them to stop the cooking. Firm tap of each end of the egg, then sorta roll the middle to crack. Easiest peeling eggs ever.

Soft boiled is my favorite with just a dab of soy sauce on the yolk. Good stuff.

Great idea.... this is the best-yet!
Hallelujah/Amen.

I bought one of these little suckers, too. A different brand name, but the same thing. We get fresh eggs from our son that has a dozen laying hens, or from the local Farmers Mkt. Fresh, hard boiled eggs are sometimes miserable, to peel. Not with this thing. I heard steaming was the way to go, and it is. I piss $20 a week down the toilet in beer & booze, at least, and don't think twice about spending it. Why not on something like this? Works good. And, unlike the beer & booze, you get to use it more than once.

alf

We picked up a similar unit and it works great!

We go thru a lot of boiled eggs, With the electric unit it can turn out perfect eggs and no one has to sit in the kitchen waiting for the timer. I boiled 5 or 6 dozen with it so far not one has been hard to peel and they are perfectly done.

Whats not to like!

The buzzer is so loud it can be heard from anywhere in the house. I takes up very little space in the cupboard and can be setup in seconds.

Salt water

That's what I do too

How long do you let them chicken periods marinate? Looks tasty.

I've been on a Huy Fong Sriacha soaked hard boiled egg kick...... great breakfast.