Easy Peel Hard Boiled Eggs

Multicolored eggs wrapped in a hand towel with a carton of a dozen eggs in the background.

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Skip the aggravation next time you try to peel a hard boiled egg. This technique will produce easy peel boiled eggs every time.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Cook Time 15

Chill time 15

Servings eggs

Calories 72kcal

Author Lisa B.

Ingredients

6 large eggs
1/4 cup white vinegar

Instructions

Fill the pot of water with enough cool water to cover the eggs by one inch.
Add the vinegar. Bring the water to a full rolling boil over high heat.
While the water comes to a boil, gently pierce a small hole in the fat end of the egg with the egg piercer.
Once the water comes to a boil, gently lower each egg using a slotted spoon into the boiling water.
Reduce the heat to medium. Cook the eggs according to the cook time below.
Remove the saucepan from the heat. Immediately plunge the eggs into a large bowl of ice water. Let them sit in the water for 15 minutes.

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Notes

Egg Cooking Times:

Soft-boiled eggs (runny yolk): 6 minutes
Medium-boiled (slightly soft yolk): 7-8 minutes
Medium-boiled (hard boiled around the edges but still a little soft in the center): 9-10 minutes
Hard-boiled (lighter colored yolks): 11-13 minutes
Hard-boiled (fully set yolk): 14-15 minutes

Storage:

Unpeeled hard boiled eggs will last in the refrigerator for up to one week. Be sure to store them away from any foods that give off a strong odor, as eggshells are porous and can absorb the flavor of items around it. Peeled eggs will also keep for a week in the fridge. It’s a good idea to store them in an airtight container or plastic bag to prevent them from drying out. Hard boiled eggs can not be frozen. The process of freezing and thawing affects the texture and will results in watery, tough eggs.

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