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12 steps to heavenly hard boiled eggs
Hard boiled eggs are easy to cook. This fact has dodged me for an eternity. Always in a rush mine generally came out cracked, burned, green and overall unattractive. Very few were ever Easter worthy. That is until I figured out the simple key to heavenly hard boiled eggs is a 12 step process.
Instructions
- 1
Room temperature eggs are the most ideal for boiling.
- 2
Do not add salt to water. The salt raises the boiling point of the water which leads to rubbery eggs.
- 3
The eggs must not be stacked but be in one layer only.
- 4
Gently place the eggs in a single layer in a pan or pot with enough cold water to cover eggs completely by about an inch.
- 5
As soon as the water reaches a rapid boil, remove pan from heat and cover egg pan tightly with a lid.