For anyone who has ever tried the seemingly simple cooking task of boiling hard-boiled eggs, the process often ends not in a ...

If you prefer your yolks somewhere in the middle, experiment with 7-, 8-, or 9-minute eggs to find your perfect level of doneness. Cool in ice water and let sit until the shells are cool to the touch.

Fresh vs. Older Eggs: Fresh eggs are great for frying, but 1-2 weeks old eggs are better for hard boiling. They’re easier to peel because the air pocket inside gets larger as the egg ages.

Try an ice bath After photo editor Doan Nguyen boils her eggs, she immediately dumps them in a bowl full of ice water. This method will halt the cooking process (which is ideal for achieving jammy ...

Peeling hard-boiled eggs can be a pain. Too often, you’re left with a surface speckled with tiny egg shell shards (and smelly fingers). While it’s never going to be a completely mess-free ...

Get easy-to-peel, perfectly cooked, "hard-boiled-style" eggs with an air fryer. An air fryer is the ideal way to make hard-boiled eggs because it's easy to regulate the temperature, and you can ...

These all are signs of overcooking. To get the eggs right, place them in a single layer in a pot, with enough room to move around freely. Add enough cold water so the eggs are covered by 2 inches.

The team then cooked fresh, shell-on hen eggs using four methods: hard-boiling, soft-boiling, sous vide and the new periodic cooking technique. In total, Di Maio and his colleagues prepared 160 ...

Fact: Eggs are incredibly versatile. You can eat ’em over-easy, poached, hard-boiled, soft-boiled, scrambled, shirred, sunny-side up—you name it.

Add vinegar “I’ve tried a bunch of cooking methods to make eggs easier to peel, but so far, the best has been adding a splash of vinegar to boiling water,” says update writer Dillon Evans.