How to Hard-Boil an Egg So It Peels Easily
Have you ever thrown out a perfectly good hard-boiled egg because you got so frustrated trying to peel it? Here’s how to cook the perfectly-peelable egg.
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You Will Need
- A pot to boil water
- A medium bowl
- A tray of ice cubes
- A slotted spoon
- Eggs
Steps
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Step 1
Put eggs in water
Put the eggs in the pot and fill it with cold water until there is about two inches of water above the eggs.
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Step 2
Boil
With the burner on high, bring the water to a boil and let the eggs boil for seven minutes.
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For soft-boiled eggs, boil the eggs for four minutes instead of seven.
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Step 3
Prepare an ice bath
About five minutes after the eggs have been cooking at a boil, put a tray of ice cubes into a bowl of cold water.
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Step 4
Submerge eggs in bath
Once the eggs are finished, remove them with a slotted spoon and put them in the ice water.
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Don’t overcook the eggs or else you’ll get a green ring around the yolk, which will become chalky, and the whites will have a rubbery consistency.
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Step 5
Let eggs chill
Let the eggs sit in the ice water for five minutes and then drain the remaining ice and water.
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Step 6
Refill bowl
Refill the bowl with room temperature water.
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Step 7
Crack eggs
Crack each egg on a hard surface and submerge it in the fresh water, peeling the shell from the egg underwater.
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Another way to remove the shell quickly is to break off the ends of an eggshell and then blow the egg from one end out the other.
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Step 8
Rinse
Rinse each egg under cool, fresh water and serve.
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According to the Bible, the chicken came before the egg.
