Crazy easy way to make hard boiled eggs

[msgenie516]

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I know this kind of late to offer advice for coloring brown eggs but if you're still up like I am, maybe this will help. I color them only with "warm" colors such as orange, red, yellow (if they're light enough), or pink. The colors turn out differently than if they were white, but they still look pretty. I have avoided "cool" colors such as green or blue, as I think the color may come out "muddy". Good luck!

Genie

 

[Tam'ra of Rainbow Vortex]

I know others have said this, but this method is MAGIC! 3 dozen eggs from 3 weeks old to just layed that morning and all came out flawless!
Thank you, thankyou, thankyou!

 

[TcherDawn]

Wow, finally found the "SECRET". All my fresh egg friends will be so much happier now. They would get eggs from me unless they needed to hard boil them, and then the bought the old grocery store eggs. I had no advice to give them as I did not know myself how to make a fresh egg peel correcty. THANK YOU!!!

 

[nuchickontheblock]

Found this thread last night and couldn't wait to try them today. I think I followed directions well using 4 eggs, but 2 of the eggs didn't peel well and 2 were perfect. They were warmed up a bit on the counter -- one was actually still pretty warm from the nest box.

The most easily peeled and perfect one was the shell that cracked (very loudly) about 2 minutes into boiling, so I then turned the pot down to low for the rest of the cooking time. Was that the problem? Should I continue to boil vigorously??

These are small bantam eggs (18 to the dozen!). Should I cook them a shorter time?

 

[halo]

Cooking time should be fine. Just make sure they go from hot water to COLD water...and make sure the water stays cold and cools the eggs quickly. If you have to put them under running cold tap water, just cool them down quickly.

 

[LC orps]

I have a ? I didn't boil my eggs long enough and they are a tad underdone for me... what can I do with them?

 

[rebel yell]

feed them to your chickens, its good for them, i do it at least once a week.

 

[MaggieRae]

15 minutes seems really long for me...
I've always boiled them for 4 minutes and then turned off the heat for 20 more minutes. Rinse in cold water before peeling. I roll them around on the counter to completely crush the shell without ripping the membrane and mine always come right off. Fresh eggs and all.

I've never known anyone had issues with this...

 

[wildeflowers]

okay, I am the queen of cooking eggs and I'm going to give away my secret. I am most interested in getting the best texture in my eggs. The best way to get a tender egg, start COLD. I always start with a cold pan, both with hard boiled and scrambled/fried. For hard boiled, I put the eggs in with cold water (not freezing, just tap cold or lukewarm), bring it to a simmer, then simmer for about 10 minutes, THEN I do an ice or cold water bath. They peel easily AND they are ridiculously tender.

For scrambled or fried, I put the eggs in the pan before I turn on the burner to medium to heat them slowly.

I thought I would never give away my secret except to my children but here I am. LOL

 

[ElioraImmanuel]

I like to do the ice bath if I need them quick, but I try to just boil, cool and stick in the fridge until cold.