Q&A for How to Peel a Difficult Hard Boiled Egg

Boil 1 quart - 2 quarts of water in a pot big enough for all of your eggs. When the water starts to boil, add your eggs to the pot. Once they boil, you can store all of your eggs together in the fridge or cool them down using water or an ice bath.

You should not use a microwave to peel eggs. This can result in pieces of the shell injuring you or damaging the microwave. Always use boiling water on a stovetop to make hard boiled eggs.

If you boil your eggs the night before, you can easily stick them in the refrigerator overnight! Then, when you are ready to boil them, your shells should easily peel off since your eggs are already at a cool temperature. To make the shells even easier to peel off, consider storing them in a tub of water.

Try peeling your boiled eggs under cold running water to make it easier. Let the cold water run over the egg for about 15 seconds to constrict the egg white so it's easier to shell. Tap the bottom of your egg on your countertop or sink to crack the shell, then start peeling the egg from the bottom.

Adding salt to water is a simple way to help it reach a boil quicker. You can add a pinch of salt to your water so it boils your eggs faster because you don't have to wait as long for the water to heat up. The salt won't affect the taste of the boiled eggs.

One way you can keep the shell from sticking to your boiled eggs is to cool them down so the white constricts away from the shell. Once your eggs are finished boiling, place them in a container of cold water and place them in your refrigerator for an hour. You can even leave them in your fridge for up to 4 days. Whenever you want a boiled egg, pull one out and peel it!

No, there's no need to rinse boiled eggs after peeling them. Boiling them takes care of any bacteria.

No. Method 3 here describes what you can do to avoid the problem of difficult-to-peel eggs in the future.

You want the water to be boiling when you put the eggs in, then set the timer for ten minutes, then take the eggs out and put them into an ice cold bowl of water.