Okay I know everyone has their preferred technique to cook hard boil eggs, well this is my easy way. Hard boiled eggs are an easy Low Carb snack to keep on hand, but I know first hand how much of a pain they can be to peel from their shell. I have tried everything from placing the eggs in an immediate ice bath to letting my eggs get older. Well I woke up one morning in the mood for a warm hard-boiled eggs. I didn’t care that my eggs were fresh I figured I would just have to lose a little egg white in the process. So I simply boiled them in salty water for 20 minutes while I took a shower and got ready for work. Then I just pour cold tap water over the eggs and continued to pour out the boiling water at the same time until the water was cold enough that I could reach in and grab an egg without burning my hand on the water or the hot egg. Tapped the egg on all sides and the shell came off the completely clean. Since then this has been my technique whether I want to eat them hot or cold. Follow these easy steps and you will easy to peel hard-boiled eggs from now on!
- Carefully place as many eggs as needed in a appropriate sized pot where there is space between each egg. It doesn’t matter if your eggs are old or fresh. They will all work with this technique.
- Cover with enough cold tap water that there is at least 1inch coverage.
- Over salt the water. Even if you think that is plenty of salt….add more. I add at least three tablespoons. Don’t worry this won’t affect the taste of your eggs.
- Bring water to a boil on a high heat setting.
- Turn the temp down slightly to around a medium high heat. You want to keep your eggs bouncing around in the boiling water.
- After 20 minutes remove your pot from the stove and pour cold tap water over the eggs while pouring out the boiling water at the same time.
- Continue step 6 until the water is cooled enough that you can reach your hand into the water and remove an egg. The egg should also be cooled enough to touch at this point as well.
- Transport the eggs in the pot to a working area. Make sure to leave them submerged in the cold water until cracked open.
- Quickly crack the shell of the egg and roll it in your hands. Remove the shell easily.
- Serve hot immediately with butter or place them in the fridge to eat cold later as Deviled Eggs or Egg Salad. Enjoy!
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