There is nothing more frustrating than trying to peel a hard boiled egg, when half of the egg comes off with the shell. Â UGHH. Â I have tried it all, a needle hole in the shell. Â Oh that works really well trying to stick a needle through a raw egg shell. Â Vinegar in the water, place eggs in already boiling water, let them sit and cool in hot water, only use old eggs, new eggs. Â BAH none of these methods worked!
Finally somewhere a few years ago I read an article on how to Boil the Perfect Egg. Â I tried it, and it worked and that is how I have been doing it ever since.
Start with cool water in a small saucepan, place your eggs in water till they are covered. Â Place on burner over high heat. Â As soon as you see the small bubbles start to rise through the water (NOT BOILING, Just bubbles)
Remove from heat cover for 15 minutes. Â Immediately drain eggs, and place in an ice bath for at least 5 minutes or more. Â Done!
Peel your way to “Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs”!
On a side note, you must, must, must buy an egg slicer for your hard boiled eggs. Â It really makes a beautiful sliced egg for salad and dicing for egg salad. Â It is easy to clean (goes right into the dishwasher) and fits easily into your drawer.
I tried it. This method does not work for me. I followed the directions, only to end up with very undercooked, nay let us say raw, eggs that were inedible for the purpose I’d needed them.
I tried your Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs recipe and it was a total fail for me. I used 5 eggs in a small pan, watched for the ‘bubbles’ covered and timed it for 15 minutes. I put them into an ice water bath after timing and waited 5-6 minutes. Cracked one open….it was raw! Just wanted to share my experience.