Instructions for the Perfect Hard-Boiled Egg

Submitted by AmyZoe

"Last weekend I undercooked my hard-boiled eggs and decided instead of putting them back on the stove I should save time and microwave them for a minute. Well, the eggs exploded (I salvaged the pieces). Now you know why my nickname is Runs with Scissors. Ironically, I came across instructions for hard-boiled eggs in The Amish Cook at Home just as I was getting ready to make more. The Amish Cook says cooking a hard-boiled egg isn't as simple as throwing it into a pot of water because the timing is important (you don't want an overcooked or undercooked egg). Thanks to the Amish, my shells came off easily, the eggs cooked perfectly, and I didn't microwave anything."

 

• Ready In: 18mins
• Ingredients: 2
• Yields: 1 dozen eggs
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 12 eggs
• water, to cover

directions

1. Put the eggs in a pan of cold water.
2. Bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes (i.e., once it boils only cook 2 minutes).
3. Turn the heat off. Cover the pan and let stand for 11 minutes.
4. Transfer the eggs to cold water and let them soak until cooled. (I rinsed my eggs a couple times in cold water and made sure I waited until they were completely cooled before removing shells. Later I thought I should have put some ice cubes in the water to speed it up.).
5. Peel off the shells and enjoy.

Reviews

[bmcnichol]

I needed hard boiled eggs for red beet eggs so went with this method. I followed the instructions other then I made 18 eggs. They cooked up nice and were easy to peel. I did add salt to the water too.

 

[meyerfamily]

This recipe makes the perfect boiled egg! Thanks!

 

[CHRISSYG]

I will never have geen yolks again, thanks to you, AmyZoe Very clear easy instructions to produce perfectly hard boiled eggs with NO GREEN YUK around the yolk. thank you!

 

[Blueberry]

Great eggs. I'll use this method from now on.

 

[Barbara R.]

Fantastic, works great!!!