Who doesn’t love Hard Boiled Eggs? They’re great for Deviled Eggs or as additions to salads and other recipes!
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Do you know how to make Hard Boiled Eggs?! I’ve been making them for years, but sometimes they turned out – sometimes they didn’t. I wanted a hard-boiled egg that was cooked perfectly, but I wanted it to peel easily too. I did so much research and tested many different methods. Let the research begin:
Various tries. I found FOUR methods that all worked (and lots more that did not work). A WINNER! They gave me great hard-boiled eggs that peeled easily, but we found a method that seemed easiest, quickest, and NO-FAIL. Give it a go. I will start by sharing that method and will then share with you the other methods that worked for easy peel eggs.
Ingredients
For each recipe, we tested 6 eggs. And for each recipe, you only needed the following:
6 large eggs water ice bath (cold water with ice in a bowl) salt and pepper – if eating plain
NOTE: All 4 recipes that worked had hot starts and seemed to be a key factor in making perfect eggs.
METHOD 1 – The Winner!
The winner method that we ended up slightly tweaking came from The Pioneer Woman. THE RESULT – perfect hard boiled eggs that peeled easily!
METHOD 2
The second method came from The Dancing Beauty Expert. This is how she makes easy peel hard boiled eggs. Start with room-temperature eggs. THE RESULT – perfect hard boiled eggs and easy to peel, BUT it required more time and work.
Method 3
The third method comes from a friend. THE RESULT – perfect hard boiled eggs, but the process took some time and had a few extra steps.
Method 4
This last method comes from my aunt who swears by it. THE RESULT – perfect hard-boiled eggs that were easy to peel. The process takes longer but still works!
Conclusion
When it came down to it, we liked METHOD 1 best because it took less time and was very simple. Having said that, all of these methods should work. Fortunately, all of these should work with fresh or older eggs, and all have simple instructions. Because all had a hot start and worked, I think that one of the main tricks for hard boiling eggs is ladling the eggs in once the water is boiling. Recipe Video Recipe Video Recipe Video Recipe Video
