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My husband threw out a half dozen eggs once because they were impossible to peel and they just fell apart on him. Frustration led to the waste of some perfectly good eggs. So I have been listening to every one out there and their theories of how to boil the perfect egg.
I finally decided on this method with the tips I learned from a few places. The first part of boiling the egg comes from Rachael Ray. The 2nd part about peeling them easily comes from various places where I heard getting the eggs cracked and into ice cold water to shock them helps get those peels off.
I have used this method for a few years now and I get nice yellow (no green/gray) yolks and easy peel-able eggs every time.
Note: It does not matter what color of egg you use. I used brown here in the demo because it's easier to see the peel against the white of the egg for photography purposes.
Equipment needed: Pan with a tight fitting lid
Step2: Place eggs on stove on high heat and bring water to a boil for 1 minute.
Step 3: Turn stove off and place lid on pot and set timer for 10 minutes.
Step 4: Drain hot water out of pot and rinse with cold water.
Step 5: Tap each egg to gently crack them and place into a bowl or pan with ice cold water (you can put some ice into the water to achieve this temperature). Let them sit in the ice bath for 3-4 minutes.
Step 6: Peel eggs and Enjoy.
Extra Tips I have read: Use older eggs (more than a 10 days old) rather than fresh eggs to help with getting the peel off better.
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