This method for FRESHLY LAID hard boiled eggs works.

[Isabeau1]

Wanted to add a variation and the results: They were done with about 1-3 day old eggs.

Placed eggs in room temperature water and brought to a boil and let sit for 15 minutes, covered. Then ran under cold water until the water temp was about in the 40s and then added ice. Waited for 5 minutes.

Results: Half the eggs were impossible to peel without removing a layer with shells. However the eggs we did later did seem to have better results and peeled like before.

We are guessing that its because they sat in the ice bath longer.

However, the slotted spoon and inserting into the boiled water then bringing back to a boil seems to be the best to have them cooked correctly.

Oh and the eggs all had green around the yolk showing signs of being overcooked.

Hope that helps! Will try the first method again and let you know. Only thing we will do different that I DID forget to mention the first time was that it was crushed ice. We plan on using 2 ice cube trays of ice next time. Which we did on this last method and kept well past the 5-10 minutes that we used it for.

I don't boil them. I steam them. 7 mins for soft boiled, 17 mins for hard boiled. Shells come off easily, and the texture of the egg is much better. Not rubbery. For soft boiled, I take them out at 7 mins pretty much exactly and put them in an ice bath to stop the cooking, but hard boiled don't need any extra care. You can put them in cold water so they are easier to handle or just let them cool on their own.

 

[Isabeau1]

Me too, lmao
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Cheaper is steam them in a veggie steamer basket just like you would broccoli. 7 mins for soft boiled, 17 mins for hard boiled. Shells come off easily, and the texture of the egg is much better. Not rubbery. For soft boiled, I take them out at 7 mins pretty much exactly and put them in an ice bath to stop the cooking, but hard boiled don't need any extra care. You can cool them in cold water or just let them cool on their own.