The Easiest Way to Boil and Peel Eggs
Follow these 5 simple steps and kiss that egg peeling anxiety goodbye!
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time20 mins
Ingredients
- Eggs it doesn't matter how many
- Large Pot with a Lid
- Water
- Pinch of Salt
Instructions
- Place the eggs in the bottom of a large pot. Fill with cold water and just enough cover the tops of the eggs. Add a pinch of salt.
- Bring eggs to a boil slowly (medium heat is good). Once eggs start to boil, let them continue to boiling for 1 minute.
- After 1 minute, remove from the heat and cover the pot. Set the timer for 12 minutes.
- Once the timer goes off, drain the eggs and run them under cold water (or place them in a bowl with ice & water). This step is critical and will help the shells come off much easier. If the water gets too warm, add more ice or more cold water.
- After about 5 minutes of cooling, it’s time to peel the eggs! The easiest way is to gently crack the egg on the counter top and then push your finger tips into the egg to create cracks all over the entire shell (do this under running water). Once you do that, keep holding the egg under running water and start to peeling away!