For easy to peel hard boiled eggs, cool them slowly and peel while still warm. More detailed instructions: when done boiling, set the pot, undrained, in the sink with a butter knife under one side to slightly tilt the pot. Run a very thin stream of cold water from the faucet into the pot and go do something else for 20 minutes or so. When the eggs are comfortably warm, roll them against the inside of the sink until the shell is well cracked and they should slip easily out of the shell. If you get a stubborn one, just dip it back into the pot and it should pop out easily. Thanks Grandma for teaching me this one!
Sorry Grandma, but for easy peel boiled eggs that peel easily anytime – hot or cold – simply keep the raw eggs cold and in the fridge until the water has come to the boil. Only then take them out of the fridge. Carefully add eggs to the water. Slow boil for 11 minutes. Cool under cold running water for a minute or two. Peel them now or place in the fridge for later – they will peel easily whenever you want.
For easy to peel hard boiled eggs, cool them slowly and peel while still warm. More detailed instructions: when done boiling, set the pot, undrained, in the sink with a butter knife under one side to slightly tilt the pot. Run a very thin stream of cold water from the faucet into the pot and go do something else for 20 minutes or so. When the eggs are comfortably warm, roll them against the inside of the sink until the shell is well cracked and they should slip easily out of the shell. If you get a stubborn one, just dip it back into the pot and it should pop out easily. Thanks Grandma for teaching me this one!
Sorry Grandma, but for easy peel boiled eggs that peel easily anytime – hot or cold – simply keep the raw eggs cold and in the fridge until the water has come to the boil. Only then take them out of the fridge. Carefully add eggs to the water. Slow boil for 11 minutes. Cool under cold running water for a minute or two. Peel them now or place in the fridge for later – they will peel easily whenever you want.