From WikiHow:
(Note: this method consistently produces a perfectly-cooked egg with lovely, all-yellow yolks--no more green-gray rings!)
- Place the raw, uncracked eggs in a pot. Fill the pot with enough cold tap water to completely cover eggs with about 1 inch of water over them. Add plenty of salt to make the egg easy to peel later.
- Bring to a rolling boil on high heat. Once the water is brought to a good boil, promptly cover the pot and turn off the heat {the retained heat in the water and pot will continue to gently cook the eggs without overcooking them and discoloring the yolks}.
- For hard-boiled, leave the eggs in the water for 15 minutes; for soft-boiled, leave them in no longer than 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and immediately chill the eggs by placing them under cold running water or in a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. Chill for a few minutes until the egg is completely cooled.
- To peel, crack the shell around the entire egg and remove.
3 comments:
Did your egg shells crack at all when you tried this method?
How did it work? This is the only method I have ever used... However I always forget to add the salt and it really does make a difference. :-)
Just thought I'd chime in and tell you NONE of my 36 eggs cracked! thanks for the "method"!
Thankfully, the kids not only enjoy coloring them, but also eating them, because that's a lot of eggs for Mike & I that don't like hard-boiled eggs!
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