Tips for boiling FRESH eggs?

[chrissynemetz]

Hmmm, ok now I have to try steaming some eggs tomorrow.

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

I put salt in water to boil. Not just a little salt, a good dump of it.The dream is to get an egg steamer but until then, salt!

 

[Cryss]

Yes to steaming! It works! Plunge in cold water, start peeling as soon as they are comfortable to hold. Shells slip right off!

 

[CindyinSD]

I use my instant pot to steam eggs: a cup of water in the pot, 6 minutes on high or on “steam”, quick release, place into the ice water. Peel when cool. Four min for soft-boiled, 5 min for medium.

I do not take the eggs straight from the chicken to the instant pot. Even a few hours makes a big difference.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Yeah, of course. The green just comes from over cooking. If you're getting that just steam less.
It can help to flip the eggs over half way through. I do this at 1.5 minutes for a soft boiled egg.

 

[gtaus]

I just watched a YouTube video on this subject of hard boiling fresh eggs a few days ago. The lady there boils her water first, then shocks the egg by putting them in the boiling water for 10-12 minutes, then shocks them a second time by taking the hot eggs and dumping them in ice water.

I would think steaming eggs is a great option. Boiling water is about 180F and steam is even hotter at 212F. Either cooking method sounds like it would work as they both use an ice water shock at the end which is what really separates the egg from the shell for easier peeling. I'm going to try the steam method next time, given the recommendations by so many.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I want my hard-cooked eggs to have a tender white, no green around the yolk, no smell of sulfur, a tender, moist yellow, yolk that is not tough and dry... does steaming 10 minutes then shocking in ice water do all that????

 

[Cryss]

I steam mine for 20 minutes at the most. No green. Fresh from the chicken and they peel easily.

 

[FortCluck]

Pressure cooking them in an instant pot makes them peel good. You do 5 mins on high then 5 mins sitting then release the pressure then 5 mins in ice water. They peel so easy when pressure cooked

 

[cmom]

Yes.