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After years of struggling with peeling eggs, I have finally found a foolproof way to make hard boiled eggs that peel perfectly every time.
My husband eats hardboiled eggs every day. So, finding a way to make them easy to peel EVERY time, was essential. There is not much more annoying than peeling an egg and half the white comes off with the peel. Follow the instructions below and never struggle to get the eggs out of the shells again!
Easiest Peel Hard Boiled Eggs
Equipment
- 1 stock pot with steamer basket
Ingredients
- 12 eggs (week old)
- water
- pinch salt
- ice
Instructions
- Add about 2 inches of water and a pinch of salt in the bottom of the stock pot.
- Place eggs in steamer basket of stock pot and cover with the lid.
- Place stock pot on stove and turn on to high to boil the water.
- Once water begins to boil, start timer for 13 minutes.
- When timer goes off, carefully remove steamer basket from the stock pot and place in ice water bath to cool eggs.
- Store eggs in refrigerator until ready to eat. Enjoy a fresh, easiest to peel egg! Hard boiled eggs will stay fresh for 1 week.
