How to Cook Hard Boiled Eggs

5 from 6 votes

A guide to getting the perfect hard boiled egg. No fuss, great results every time.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword how to boil and egg, how to hard boil an egg, how to hard boil eggs

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 15

cooling 5

Total Time 21

Servings

Calories 63

Place the eggs in a single layer in a pot or saucepan. Add cold water to cover them by at least 2 inches of water.
Cook over high heat and bring the water to a rolling boil.
Cover the pot and let stand on the burner for 12- 15 minutes.
Place the cooked eggs into an ice bath and let soak until cool.
Peel the eggs (or leave in their shells and refrigerate for later use).

*A little vinegar and salt in the cooking water helps to make peeling easier.

It’s important to let the water come to a full rolling boil. A rolling boil is a vigorous, continuous boil where large bubbles erupt constantly on the surface of the water.
If you want the yolks in the center of the eggs, store the raw eggs upside down before boiling, this helps counter the yolk.
Don’t skip the ice bath. This helps to avoid the unsightly green tinge to the cooked yolk. Transferring the eggs to the ice bath stops the cooking process. It also aids the shell peeling process, separating the membrane from the shell.