re: Best way to boil eggs

I use Ree Drummond's method. Bring water to a rolling boil then gently drop your eggs in. Keep it at a slow boil/simmer for 13 minutes then cool off in an ice bath.

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Worst egg peeling experience I’ve ever had.

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They have always peeled easily for me.

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good gumbo eggs

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Should be poached in the gumbo for 20 minutes

Egg Cooker
Best $12 I ever spent. My wife could never get perfectly peeled eggs until we bought this. Only takes 9 min. Pretty versatile as well. I like making soft boiled eggs with it.

Boiled Eggs

Another vote for instapot.
Perfect every time.

Pressure cooker. Low pressure, 9 minutes, instant release and into ice bath. I just boiled a dozen this evening. Shells slid right off

Put eggs in pot with cold water. Bring to a boil and go for 11 mins uncovered. Remove and cover for 4 mins. Ice bath. This is the Alton Brown method.

The best way to cook perfectly hard boiled eggs that the shells practically fall off of is the cold, hot, cold method. Make sure to add a couple ounces of vinegar to the water to control seepage if the eggs crack.

Keep the eggs under refrigeration (cold) until the acidulated water comes to a rolling boil, remove the eggs from the refrigerator and immediately lower into the pot of boiling water (hot). Allow to cook for five minutes with the heat on. After 5 minutes, turn off the heat, cover with a tight fitting lid, and allow the eggs to sit for 10 minutes. Once the 10 minutes are up, pour out the hot water and fill up the pot with ice (cold). Add enough water to fill the pot without removing the ice. Let stand 5-10 minutes before attempting to peel.

This method takes advantage of the thermal expansion and contraction properties of the membrane that resides between the egg shell and albumin. When the egg is under refrigeration, the membrane is contracted. Once it is introduced to the boiling water, it expands then the albumin is heated and denatured, transforming it's physical properties, once the egg is plunged into the ice bath, the membrane contracts once again, but it doesn't adhere to the set albumin, making the egg easier to peel.

Of course, there is a preferred method to peel the eggs. First tap the broad end of the egg 2-3 times on a hard surface like a counter to crack the shell and collapse air sack. This is where the inner and outer membranes are naturally separated. Next, repeat the same step with the narrow end of the egg, tapping just hard enough to crack the shell and not to disrupt the egg. Then, lay the egg on its side and gently yet firmly, roll the egg against the hard surface with your palm, applying constant pressure. Dunk the egg back into the ice bath then begin peeling from the broad end with the egg sack. Dont be surprised if the egg falls out of the shell.

We had deviled eggs for our bar patrons that I prepared every day for 3 months. This is my tried and true method.

Note: stir the eggs for 30 seconds every 2-3 minutes during the first five minutes of cooking to set the yolk in the center of the egg for better presentation if you're making deviled eggs.

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Best way to boil eggs

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In boiling water.....