How to Make Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs Every Time

Your kids are psyched. They just got off the high of Christmas gifts and they are anxiously awaiting the visit from another mythical creature: that human size rabbit that walks with 2 legs and deliver baskets stuffed with candy. It’s Easter time and for most people, Easter means decorating eggs. But nothing can bring your kids down like a crappy easter egg decorating session. You need to know how to cook easter eggs the right way every time. Follow these steps and you will get perfect eggs that are ripe for decorating, easy to peel, and perfect for making you some egg salad sandwiches.

Step 1: Old Eggs
Now, I am not talking wicked old eggs that reek like old men at the public baths, but I am not talking about farm fresh that is still warm; just popped out of the hen. Perfect eggs are ones that are 5 or so days old because when you boil them, they are easy to peel.

Step 2:  You will need a saucepan or pot, some vinegar, some salt, and some cold water. The cold water prevents cracking. The vinegar ensures that if any eggs cracking in the water, it won’t leak out. Finally the salt prevents cracking and makes these easier to peel.

Step 3: Fill the pot with cold water high enough to cover a single layer of eggs by at least an inch. Turn that stove to high until the water comes to a boil. At the precise moment it comes to a boil, take it off the burner for 10 seconds.

Step 4: Take the heat down to low, put the pot back on the burner. Simmer that bad boy for one minute.

Step 5: After a minute, remove the pan from the heat, cover, and let sit for 12 minutes. That’s enough time to set up the table and drink a beer.

Step 6: Take the eggs out and put them in a bucket of ice water. I use a large mixing bowl, drop 15 or so ice cubes and run cold water over it.

Step 7: Paint, dye, sticker, bedazzle, or whatever you choose. Then eat those bad boys within 5 days.

Special Notes: When putting them in a fridge, use a Tupperware. They can reek up your entire fridge if put back into the egg cartons.