Easy Peel Perfectly Boiled Eggs
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Easter is only 4 weeks away and I know how much everyone loves to color hard boiled eggs, but did you know there is a simple secret to getting easy peel perfectly boiled eggs? It’s called: BAKING SODA! Well, it’s not just baking soda, but the baking soda raises the pH of the water and makes them easier to peel by reducing the albumen’s ability to stick to the shell. I will say, however that you still need to do these according to the proper method or they will stick to the shell anyway.
I have a silly confession… while I was preparing this post for you guys I screwed up 1 dozen eggs. I should have just went with my typical way of boiling eggs, but I wanted to make sure I got it just right, so I looked up several ways of doing these, and my husband has been having boiled eggs for breakfast a lot lately, so I was influenced to try them differently. Well, the first batch stuck to the shell so bad (I had put my eggs in the water first, then brought it to a boil.) The second batch was undercooked (I only did 10 minutes.) So I trashed all those eggs and went with what I know to work, and guess what?! It worked! Can you imagine that? I am never doubting myself again! So here’s how you do it:
Fill a pot 2/3 full of water and add 1 tsp baking soda. If you are boiling a lot of eggs in a stock pot, I would do 2 tsp of baking soda.
Bring water to a boil. Place egg on a slotted spoon.
Gently lower eggs into water, one at a time, touching the bottom of the spoon to the bottom of the pan and gently rolling the egg off of the spoon.
Repeat with additional eggs. Once all the eggs are in the water, boil them for 15 minutes.
Once eggs have cooked for 15 minutes, place the pan in the sink and run cold water on them for 1 minute or until the water in the pot feels cool.
Allow eggs to rest for 2 minutes.
To peel the eggs, smash one side of the egg and roll it away from you cracking around the entire center of the egg. Start peeling from where the shell is cracked. It should be able to break apart into two halves. Rinse eggs and use them in your favorite recipes or refrigerate them for up to one week.
I hope this helps you with your hard boiled eggs/Easter adventures!
62 Comments on “Easy Peel Perfectly Boiled Eggs”
Love the step by step pictures!
I do this! It is such an easy way of not ruining your eggs.
This is so great! Peeling is the WORST part! Haha. Thanks for sharing!
I just stopped midway through making a batch of egg salad to come comment and tell you this worked perfectly! I did a dozen eggs and used 2 tsp baking soda and a splash of white vinegar…not a single crack, the yolks were done perfectly and best of all – the shells slid right off! I’ve tried about 5 different egg boil recipes over the years, but this is now my go-to. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
YAY! Thanks for coming back to share your experience! 🙂
Thanks so much for the tip! We used to do this same thing when we made hardboiled eggs at the restaurant I worked at and it was so helpful! Now I want an egg salad sandwich!
I never done them this way! Neat! Also if you use eggs that have been sitting in your fridge for several days (rather than fresh from the store) they will peel easier! Great tips, thanks for sharing!
Great tutorial! So helpful 🙂 Can’t wait to try it out!
This is very useful information! Thanks for sharing it! Nice photos helps a lot too :)))
How do the eggs peel when they are 2 or 3 days old after boiling?? Easter you color the eggs but don’t eat for sever days ???
They should peel exactly the same colored and cold from the fridge. I haven’t had any problems with them this way.
Adding a TBS of white vinegar prevents cracking. Always works!!!
SWEET! I have never heard of that one before! Thanks for the additional tip!