Wondering how to peel hard boiled eggs or how to crack a hard boiled egg? Here’s our quick and easy method.
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How to peel hard boiled eggs?
There is no magic way, but we do have some tips for you for how to crack a hard boiled egg! First of all: older eggs peel better than fresh eggs. So if you have some eggs that have been in the refrigerator for about a week, these would be the best to use for hard boiling!
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Next, use the right method for hard boiling the eggs. Our Perfect Stovetop Hard Boiled Eggs method results in eggs that are easy to peel. Even better, we’ve found that if you have an Instant Pot, the eggs are even easier to peel! Here’s our Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs method.
Once you’ve cooked them: how to peel hard boiled eggs? After cooking the eggs, place them into an ice bath: a large bowl with cold water and several ice cubes. Leave the eggs for about 15 minutes until they are cool. To peel the eggs, lightly tap the larger end of the egg so that the shell crushes. (The larger bottom end of the egg has an air bubble, which make it easier to crush the shell.) Then start to peel off the shell. Continue peeling the shell until all the pieces are removed. If you use one of the methods above, the shell should come right off. See below for a video tutorial!
Video: How to peel hard boiled eggs
Here’s a video tutorial of me showing how to peel hard boiled eggs in our kitchen. Fast forward to 1:21 to see the peeling portion of the tutorial!
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Egg recipes
Hard boiled eggs are perfect as a grab and go snack or morning breakfast. Now that you know how to peel hard boiled eggs, there are lots of creative ways to use hard boiled eggs, from salads to deviled to grilled cheese fillings! Here’s what to do with hard boiled eggs:
- Egg Salad Sandwich
- Easy Deviled Eggs
- Grilled Cheese with Mayo & Boiled Egg
- Easy Salad Bar Ideas
- Classic Egg Salad
- Healthy Potato Salad with Hard boiled Egg
- Vegetarian Cobb Salad
- Grilled Asparagus with Lemon Yogurt Sauce
- Easy Deviled Eggs with Smoked Paprika
- 25 Hard Boiled Egg Recipes
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Here are some common questions related to hard boiled eggs! Let us know if you have any other questions in the comments below.
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