Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs Recipe
Published January 13, 2021. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.
Learn how easy it is to make the absolute perfect hard boiled eggs using my fool-proof procedures that render impeccable results every single time.
We seriously put hard boiled eggs on just about everything. Sometimes we put it in salads and sometimes on toast. If you’re looking for ideas on how to use them then definitely check out my Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad or Avocado Toast.
Hard Boiled Eggs
Hard boiled eggs are cooked eggs in rolling boiling water until both the egg yolks and whites are firm. They are the most common boiled eggs out there, second to soft-boiled eggs. They are used in a myriad of ways including being served by themselves, in salads, on sandwiches, or even appetizers.
How to Make Them Peel Easy
Having made thousands upon thousands of hard boiled eggs, the trick to making them peel easy rests in the temperature of the water. Often times people say you can only use white eggs so that they peel easy, that is not the case. You MUST start with rolling boiling water and then putting the eggs in, not bringing the water to a boil with the eggs already in it.
I know this may seem elementary in dumb, but I can promise you this is the key, no matter what color or kind of egg you decide to use.
How to Make Hard Boiled Eggs
Follow along with these simple instructions for how to prepare perfect hard boiled eggs:
Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil.
If desired, add some vinegar to the water to help with the smell.
Add in the eggs gently with a spoon so the eggs do not crack and boil for 6 minutes.
Place a lid on the pot, turn the heat completely off and let the egg stand in the water for 6 more minutes.
Remove the eggs from the water and place directly into an ice water bath in a container and let sit for 2-4 minutes or until completely cooled.
Peel, Slice, and serve
Make-Ahead and Storage
Make-Ahead: These eggs can be made up to 3 days ahead of time.
How to Store: Keep them in the shell, in water in a container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
chef notes + tips
- To get rid of the smell while boiling, add some distilled vinegar to the pot of boiling water.
- If you need help peeling the eggs, run them under lukewarm water while peeling.
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Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon distilled vinegar
- 6 large eggs
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil over high heat.
- Pour in the vinegar to help with the smell.
- Gently add the eggs into the boiling water using a large spoon and cook for 6 minutes.
- Next, place a lid onto the pot, turn the heat completely off and let them sit for 6 more minutes.
- Immediately place the eggs after they are done cooking to a container filled with cold water and ice.
- Cool the eggs for 2-4 minutes to stop the cooking process.
- Peel the eggs under running lukewarm water, slice and serve.
Notes
- Make-Ahead: These can be made up to 3 days ahead of time.
- How to Store: Keep them in the shell, in water in a container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- To get rid of the smell while boiling, add some distilled vinegar to the pot of boiling water.
- If you need help peeling the eggs, run them under lukewarm water while peeling.
Incredibly easy! Takes the guess work out of how long to boil the eggs for perfect hard boiled eggs.
Perfect eggs every time!
This recipe makes the perfect eggs every time
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OMG!!!! FINALLY the secret revealed! I’ve used this multiple times since reading this….works perfectly every time!!!
Perfect hard boiled eggs when you follow this recipe. And they peel so easily.
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Thank you for outlining the perfect way to cook hard boiled eggs. The shells came right off after they were cooked.
Hard boiled eggs perfect every time now!
Such a simple thing in theory, but I seem to always struggle peeling hard boiled eggs. Followed these instructions to the letter and they peeled right off. Thank you!
I just made the boiled eggs just like you suggested and they came out perfect. Cooked well and so easy to peel. I always had hard time peeling the boiled eggs before. Thank you for sharing.
I’ve made these with both the original and the truffle sauces, and all I can say is GAME CHANGER!! We love devilled eggs and now I can make them all the time because it’s so simple and tastes exactly the way my homemade ones did. However, I’d like to give you a better way to hard boil the eggs. Bring water to a rolling boil, add eggs with a spoon and boil 6 minutes, then put the lid on and take off the heat and time another 6 minutes, then an ice bath for 4 minutes, then peel. This method makes them soooo easy to peel, you almost never have a peel that won’t let go. Thanks so much for the easy peasy devilled egg recipe, now if only eggs would get cheaper, but they are still the least expensive protein there is.
definitely a game changer. perfect eggs, no rubbery whites, no grey line around the yolks, and SO easy to peel. I love devilled eggs and now I’ll make them all the time, thanks to you!