Comments on: 5 Steps to a Perfect Hard Boiled Egg +Fun News

By: Lori L.

Lori L. — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:36:28 +0000

This is my ‘go-to’ method for boiling eggs. It is the best! Perfect eggs every time! Thank you!

By: Gracie

Gracie — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:28:43 +0000

I just discovered in the last year that adding the eggs to boiling water keeps the “green” away — I never realized you’d already posted something like that. Could’ve saved me having to learn on my own! :) I will second the “older eggs” motion. Eggs that are at LEAST a week old before boiling are way easier to peel afterward. And I keep eggs on a 3-week rotation — I buy a carton every week but have two cartons already in the fridge when I buy it and use them in order. I figure that in addition to the eggs being easier peelers by the time I boil them, I’m also safeguarding my family against any threats of salmonella (since we use eggs for lots of other things besides boiling) — because if a batch is contaminated, odds are lots of other folks who buy eggs as they need them will get sick and report it and it will be on the news before I’ve even opened that carton, and I can just pitch it! :)

By: Carley

Carley — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:55:50 +0000

OMG THANK YOU! I haven’t been able to peel my hard boiled for eggs for years!! These are literally perfect.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:47:47 +0000

Will try it this weekend! I always struggle to peel eggs without shredding them. I haven’t had trouble with the green ring, so I don’t overcook them. Hopefully the fast cool in the ice water bath will do the trick to help with peeling. Thanks!
BTW, I love your blog! I’ve lurked here for a while and so enjoy hearing your “voice” in your posts. Very well done!

By: Cassandra Bishop

Cassandra Bishop — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:25:04 +0000

I bought a cheap carton of eggs once when I was in a real hurry and so many of them cracked when I boiled them! Never again will I buy cheap eggs, only quality from here on out!

By: roni

roni — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:23:09 +0000

You are the second person to tell me that but I just pinned without a problem…

link to pinterest.com

The only thing I can think of is that the page may not have been fully loaded yet. DId you get an error?

By: Marla

Marla — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:20:34 +0000

Not sure why but I’m having a problem pinning things from greenlitebites. This is the only site I’ve had the issue with. Any ideas why?

By: Jill

Jill — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:31:15 +0000

Omg…that’s EXACTLY how I do ours! And, seriously, there are SO many ways out there. My bf had a serious problem with peeling eggs that wouldn’t peel. I searched/experimented and this is what I came up with! We do try to use ‘older’ eggs which I’ve heard helps with the peeling.

By: roni

roni — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:20:35 +0000

SO funny. I never peel them right away!

By: Veronica

Veronica — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:47:16 +0000

For me, it seems that the key to non-green yolks, besides the cold water bath at the end, is peeling them right away. I know you don’t and the green doesn’t happen but with the way I do it, I have to peel them and store them in a little tub already peeled, otherwise the yolks will turn green. Weird, right? lol You’re welcome!

By: roni

roni — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:14:39 +0000

Veronica – That’s how my mom did it I think but when I put them in non-boiling water I always get green yolks. I leave them in too long, I guess, but you are right, it’s the cold water at the end that makes for easy peeling. The cooking part for me is about getting the yolk the consistency I want.

Thanks for the vote!! :)

By: Tracy aka mytinytank.net

Tracy aka mytinytank.net — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:05:31 +0000

This is the BEST WAY. I actually posted this video Sunday to
my Facebook page. I too had the same question about leaving the water boiling.
The shells slide off!!! I make eggs everyday week and you have simplified my life.
You Rock Roni!!!!

By: Veronica

Veronica — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:14:09 +0000

I remember that video and used to follow it! LOL, I got lazy and now I just put the eggs in at the same time as the water, and just drain and run cold water over the eggs in the pan when they’re done, making sure to change it often until the eggs are cold. It works too. :) I was jazzed to see that comment from Amy b/c I JUST posted a recipe from her blog for The Secret Recipe Club–kinda fun to see a blog I’m familiar with on another blog I follow. The circle of blogs. :) I’ll go vote for you now!

By: Laura Jane @ Recovering Chocoholic

Laura Jane @ Recovering Chocoholic — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:23:00 +0000

That egg boiling video changed my life! I seriously couldn’t not manage to boil an egg without getting that green stuff around the yolk. Your method works perfectly every time!

By: Karen@WaistingTime

Karen@WaistingTime — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:41:16 +0000

This makes me laugh because we have an egg cooker:) We actually used to use it a lot and keep hard boiled eggs in the fridge all the time. Before he went to college my teen would even snack on them. I only at the whites because of my cholesterol. Now that my husband is sort of going vegan, we don’t make them anymore. But it was so easy to have it done for us with that little gadget:)

By: roni

roni — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:44:06 +0000

Around a week. You’ll know when an egg goes bad.. believe me. lol

By: Rose

Rose — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:55:14 +0000

how long do they last after being boiled?

By: roni

roni — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:56:52 +0000

oh no that’s a great question! I continue to boil. I do not remove from heat until the timer goes off.

By: Sabrina

Sabrina — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:55:30 +0000

Do you continue to boil or just let the eggs set in the hot water for that long? I know the question sounds a little nuts, but I have heard of different people doing that.

By: Krista S.

Krista S. — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:16:29 +0000

This is the ONLY way I can make hard cooked eggs come out of their shells. I’ve been using your method since you very first posted that video and although I adjust the cooking time depending on how I want the yolk, it has never failed to turn out PERFECT eggs that are a cinch to peel and they never have that ugly green ring around the yolk. LOVE this method!

By: Amy @ A Little Nosh

Amy @ A Little Nosh — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:00:05 +0000

It’s a great thing that you turned me on to kale because I’ve heard that my CSA is a little heavy on the kale in the beginning. Can’t wait! Gonna try kale in some eggs tonight.