These SIMPLE NO FAIL tips will have you peeling eggs like a PRO in NO TIME AT ALL! That's the secret to easy peeling hard boiled eggs!
LESS THAN 15 MINUTES START TO FINISH! Trust me, you are gonna be so happy with your eggs!
Why This Recipe Works:
- 15 Minutes Start to Finish
- Easy!
- Just a little know how is all you need!
- The Shells Nearly FALL OFF by themselves!
- Perfectly Cooked Eggs Every Time!
How This Works:
STEP 1.
Bring water to a FULL BOIL and Boil enough water to cover all of the eggs you want to boil. Eggs should have enough room so that they aren't right against each other.
STEP 2.
Place COLD eggs from the refrigerator INTO the boiling water.
STEP 3.
Bring water back up to a boil. Allow to boil for 11 minutes and immediately remove to an ice water bath with a large spoon or kitchen spider.
STEP 4.
- Allow eggs sit to cool enough to touch easily.
- Then crack the egg on the LARGE end.
- The shell will peel right off.
- If you have ANY problem at all, peel the egg under running cold water.
- Allow the water stream to hit between the egg and the shell.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
What's The Best Way to Peel a Hard Boiled Egg?
The Easy Way to Peel a Hard Boiled Egg follows, but the first thing you need to know is how to best cook the egg so that it peels easily.
The secret to easy peeling hard boiled eggs lies in the cooking of the egg.
How To Make Hard Boil Eggs Easy to Peel...
You first have to know the best way to cook the egg AND the best way to stop the egg from cooking.
You’ll definitely want a perfect bright even yellow in the egg you cook, so you’ll want to know the best way to cook a hard boiled egg.
How Do You Make a Perfect Boiled Egg?
The way to make a perfect easy peel egg is to cook it for the EXACT amount of time listed in the recipe below.
You certainly want a fully cooked yolk with no green rim around the outside. That is the easy part.
The hard part is peeling the egg so that the white doesn’t stick to the shell, but that is all in the cooking.
An Important Thing To Understand...
The most important thing you need to know is some egg anatomy. Inside the egg, the yolk is suspended mid egg by those two little white strings that you sometimes see when you crack the egg.
The strings are called the Chalaza (no test later, just an interesting fact).
There is also an airspace (usually at the large end of the egg) that allows the contents some cushion. The airspace is located on the OUTSIDE of the membrane that you find just inside the shell.
As an egg ages, the airspace becomes larger and the membrane starts to breakdown slightly.
Why Is It Important To Understand About the Airspace and the Membrane?
A fresh egg has a strong inner membrane that adheres strongly to the shell and the white of the egg. As the membrane weakens with age, it begins to separate slightly from the shell.
It becomes MUCH easier to separate from the shell. Thus, peeling the egg becomes much easier!
When you are ready to peel the egg, you will want to crack it on the large end where the airspace is. That is, if there is any airspace at all.
You can see a great diagram of that at SCIENCE OF COOKING
How Do I Know How Old and Egg Is?
There is a precise way that you can determine how old your store eggs are. There is an excellent article found at FRESH EGGS DAILY
Don’t let that weird you out. You are probably under the false assumption that eggs go bad quickly, when in fact, they do not.
I have raised chickens for years and I can tell you from experience that fresh from the barn eggs stay good even when they are unrefrigerated for a long long time. Store bought eggs will stay good for a long time, but refrigerate because they have been washed with substances that wash off the natural protection.
Simple Steps For the Secret To Easy Peeling Hard Boiled Eggs
This process works regardless of the age of the egg...
- Boil water over high heat on the stovetop
- Add the eggs to the boiling water directly from the refrigerator
- Boil for 11 minutes in a medium boil
- Remove immediately to an ice bath
- Keep in ice bath until eggs are cooled - 5-10 minutes
- Rap the egg on the large end on a hard surface and remove the shell
Tools You Might Need...
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TIPS AND TRICKS for Easy Peel Hard Boiled Eggs.
- Add the eggs directly from the refrigerator to the boiling water. You may notice that a few crack, but not many.
- This is the way that restaurants peel large numbers of eggs for use.
- Dunk the eggs DIRECTLY from the boiling water into the ice bath.
- For the ice bath, you are going to want 2-3 cups of ice in 5-6 cups of water.
PRO TIP: Keep the eggs in a single layer on the bottom of the pan and allow them enough room to boil. Do not cram too many eggs in one pan.
PRO TIP: The easy way to peel a hard boiled egg is to crack it on the LARGE end and then peel under running water.
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THE SECRET TO EASY PEELING HARD BOILED EGGS
Ingredients
- Eggs to be boiled
- Enough water to cover the eggs by 2 inches
Instructions
- Fill saucepan with enough cool water to cover the eggs by 2 inches
- Heat the water on high until boiling rapidly.
- Using a slotted spoon or kitchen spider to gently lower cold eggs into the boiling water.
- Return the water to boiling and start a timer for 11 minutes. When the eggs are again boiling. Keep at a moderate boil. A hard boil will jostle the eggs too much.
- While the eggs are boiling, prepare a medium size bowl with ice water
- After 11 minutes, using the slotted spoon or kitchen spider, remove the eggs from the boiling water and place them gently into the ice water.
- Allow the eggs to rest in the ice water until cooled (about 5-10 minutes)
- To peel the eggs, rap the large end of the egg on a hard surface and then peel.
Notes
- This recipe works for ANY amount of eggs, simply use a big enough pan to cook them in so that the eggs lay in a single layer and so that they have room to boil.
- Older eggs will always peel easier than brand new eggs.
- This recipe is calculated for nutrition purposes using 6 eggs.
Nutrition
***This post first appeared on Loaves and Dishes on June 21, 2018 and has been updated with new photos, video, tips and tricks, information and pro tips***
A VERSE TO SHARE
What is Satan to you? Is there a Satan? Some people say there isn't. Jesus says that there is a Satan and that he is a liar. That's good enough for me.
So, when I learn something that is touted as true, but I am certain it isn't, then I know where that came from.
John 8: 42-47
Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. Why is my language not clear to you?
Because you are unable to hear what I say. You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires.
He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him.
When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! Can any of you prove me guilty of sin?
If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.
Bob berry says
I have been boiling my eggs for 15 minutes and now all of a sudden they are a bugger to peel.. can’t wait to try your method
Wendi Spraker says
Hi Bob, maybe your eggs are fresher? I don't know. I know that this method works about 99% of the time. 🙂 Enjoy!
Jan Savko says
It really does work and I always use this method! The shell practically falls off!
Wendi Spraker says
Hi Jan! Thanks so much for telling us your experience! I appreciate it so much! 🙂
Renee McBride says
It works !!!
Wendi Spraker says
Thanks Renee, it DOES work! Thanks for leaving a comment. Occasionally you will get a cracked egg or two when you put them in the boiling water, but it DOES work!
Elizabeth says
I am great at following directions and this did not work. Several eggs cracked when I put them in the boiling water. I though this method was too good to be true...
Wendi Spraker says
Hi Elizabeth, Thanks for letting me know that it didn't work out for you. I'm adding to the post that occasionally you WILL have one or two cracked eggs when you put them into the boiling water. You have to be super gentle putting them in and even that doesn't 100% prevent a cracked one. That is true. That is true ANY time you boil eggs though using whatever method you want.
Alan Amos says
Such great ideas for boiling and peeling eggs. Can't wait to get started ... Thank You!
Wendi Spraker says
Hi Alan!
Thanks for leaving a comment! I appreciate it a lot!
Luckygrannie says
This is the most fantastic recipe, the eggs peeled perfectly. They were cooked to perfection. If you follow this
recipe you will never boil eggs again another way. Thanks for your wonderful help.
Wendi Spraker says
Hi Luckygrannie! I'm glad you found this website! Come back and visit me again! Have a wonderful day!
Stacey J. says
This was the first time I have peeled an egg PERFECTLY! Followed recipe exactly and the shell came off effortlessly. Have tried many other tricks, this is the best!! Thank you! No more angry egg peeling!
Wendi Spraker says
Hi Stacey J! I’m so tickled that you tried my “recipe” for peeling eggs! Now you’ll be making deviled eggs and who knows what else!!!
Sandy says
For the very first time, I peeled the eggs, perfectly!
Thank you so much for sharing this!
I, also, enjoyed the Bible verses you shared. God bless you!
Wendi Spraker says
Hi Sandy,
Thanks for leaving a comment! I love that your eggs worked out perfectly. 🙂 . Happy Easter!
Noleman says
Worked great!
Elisha P. says
I made your boiled eggs just now and they are PERFECT! Exactly how I like them! The yolk is almost soft but still firm - I've been trying to get them this way for years with no luck until now. I do live at altitude (Denver) so, others at lower levels may not get the same result as we are supposed to cook things longer here ... but not for this recipe! Thanks so much! Also, wanted to let you know that the affiliate link isn't working for me when clicking on the kitchen spider picture. So excited to finally have a great recipe for hard boiled eggs!
Wendi Spraker says
Hi Elisha! Thanks for leaving me such an enthusiastic comment! I'm so glad they turned out just the way you want. I will add to the recipe that these instructions are for sea level and lower level living folks (like myself) and if you are at a higher altitude it will need to be adjusted. 🙂 You are the best, Thanks!
Ansley says
This worked beautifully! Thank you for the instructions. No more ugly deviled eggs here!
Wendi Spraker says
Hi Ansley! Thanks for leaving me a note! I love to hear from you! 🙂
Margaret Shirley says
Wendi. . . .HAPPY THANKSGIVING first of all!! I am so thankful for you. I have tried everything under the sun trying to get eggs to come out without looking like I hacked them to death before making deviled eggs. I just cooked two dozen eggs and LO AND BEHOLD. . . not one of them (have done one dozen so far as I had to stop and tell yhu thank you!! YOU ARE A GENIUS and I know who gave you that wisdom, too!! I always dread making deviled eggs because of the egg white coming off while peeling. Thank you for putting this out there. I am so thankful and excited to see what else is on your website. I hope you and your family have a beautiful Thanksgiving!! My THANK YOU starts with the Lord who gave up everything for me. Thank you for showing your faith on your website as well. HAPPY HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
Wendi Spraker says
Happy happy thanksgiving to you too Margaret!!! Put a few of those boiled eggs in your dressing and you won’t be sorry!!! Lol. Have a good one!!
gregory anderson says
Oh I like the ideas you shared. Thanks. I'm an egg-salad, boiled egg, pickled egg, egg in the potato salad kind of guy. Perhaps I'm telling my age, eh? Perhaps not.
Oh, btw, you are spot on about Jesus' teaching in John 8. It also explains the Old Testament teaching where God spoke through the prophet about the Remnant. There has never been any form of Universalism.
Wendi Spraker says
Hi Gregory! Thanks for leaving me a comment! No age worries here! Thank you for your comment on the Bible verse as well. Have a good one 🙂
Jodie says
This will come in handy for the summer...my husband is a sucker for deviled eggs and egg salad!!
XOXO
Jodie
http://www.jtouchofstyle.com
Wendi Spraker says
Me too! Thanks Jodie!! 🙂
Neva says
If u have a plastoc cup that has rigges in it lime a cup from a bullet mixer. Put a enough water to cover the egg cover and shake up the egg will almost come off by itself. Works great.
Neva says
Sorry guys .auto spell. I meant the shell will come off eazy
Moxie says
I tried this by putting the eggs directly from fridge into the boiling water for 11 minutes and then into an ice bath - works perfectly. I didn't have any old eggs.
Loretta Vandenberg says
There is a way to peel fresh hard boiled eggs. On the web site from Serious Eats they tell you the science behind it and how to do it. Never fails which is great for me because I have laying hens and rarely do I have old ones sitting in my refrigerator. 😀
Wendi Spraker says
Hi Loretta! Thanks for the tip! I keep a carton of store bought eggs just for boiling because my "fresh from my girls" eggs never last that long either! 🙂 Have a good one!