Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs {Easy Peel}

Hard boiled eggs on a plate with some peeled, some unpeeled and one egg cut in half.

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Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs {Easy Peel}

from kristineskitchenblog.com

How to cook perfect hard boiled eggs with creamy yellow yolks and soft, tender whites. This foolproof method makes the best easy peel hard boiled eggs. Enjoy them for breakfast or a snack, or use them to make egg salad, deviled eggs and more!

Prep Time5

Cook Time14

Total Time29

Servings: eggs

Calories: 63kcal

Ingredients

6 large eggs*

Instructions

Fill a medium saucepan or pot with enough water so that it will cover the eggs by ¾ to 1 inch when you add the eggs to the pot (but do not add the eggs yet).
Put the pot on the stove over high heat and bring to a rolling boil. Then reduce the heat to a gentle boil and very gently lower the eggs into the water using a slotted spoon or metal strainer. Immediately increase the heat so that the pot comes back to a gentle rolling boil.
Boil the eggs for 14 minutes, adjusting the heat as necessary to maintain a gentle rolling boil. (14 minutes will give you eggs with fully set yolks; reduce the time to 12 or 13 minutes for eggs with soft, creamy yolks that may not be fully set in the center.)
Immediately transfer the cooked eggs to a bowl of ice water using a slotted spoon. Let the eggs sit in the ice bath for 5 minutes.
After the ice bath, the eggs can either be peeled right away or stored in their shells in the refrigerator. Hard boiled eggs can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to one week. Unpeeled eggs will stay fresher in the refrigerator than peeled eggs, so leave the shells on if you plan to store them for more than a few days.

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Notes

You can cook fewer or more than 6 eggs, just be careful to not overcrowd the pot. You want the eggs to fit in a single layer, with a bit of room to move.
Eggs usually peel easiest when you crack them all over and start peeling from the bottom of the egg, where there is usually an air pocket. Older eggs will peel easier than fresh eggs.
To make soft boiled eggs, boil the eggs for 7 minutes.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is only an estimate.