How to Boil the Perfect Hard Boiled Egg

You would think it was easy to boil an egg. Never boil that egg quite right? Get the gray or green 'stuff' around the yolk? They look shredded when you peel them? Never again! One simple method and totally impossible to mess up.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Eggs
• Timer
• Water
• Saucepan with tight fitted lid
• Fire

1. Place eggs in the saucepan, it does not matter if it is 2 or 12 eggs, this way works. Just cover them with cold water, not too deep. Do NOT salt the water. Place on burner on HIGH heat.

2. 

   Place on burner on HIGH heat. Once they start to boil turn on the timer to 3 minutes.

3. When the timer goes off, quickly take off the heat, put on the lid and reset the timer to 8 minutes.

4. When 8 minutes are up, take to sink and run cold water over them for about a minute, let them soak a bit to cool off. They will peel best if you set them in the refrigerator for about 1/2 to 1 hour, but you can eat them now!

5. Never have green or gray yolks again!

Tips & Warnings

• Easy to remember, 3 minute boil, 8 minute covered.
• Once you crack the egg, roll it around a bit, it makes it way easy to peel.
• They could be addictive!

[skoster777]

on 11/22/2009 This absolutely works! Perfect beautiful eggs! I might actually have something to teach my mom! :o) Thanks for sharing.

[alltrails]

on 11/3/2009 Nice article on how to boil an egg. I never seem to get it right - I'll use your information next time. Thanks for the tips!

[osakhomen]

on 10/25/2009 I've used these cooking instruction 3 time and I always get perfect boiled eggs!!! Thanks!

[mechelepellebon]

on 9/13/2009 Bye bye to gray yolks! Thanks for sharing.

[michaelma]

on 8/25/2009 The best way to ensure that your hard boiled egg will peel easily is to let it cool in water. A hot egg cooling in air will cause the outer membrane of the egg to dry and stick to the shell and outer egg. It has nothing to do with how fresh the egg is.