The Best Way to Hard-Cook Eggs (and Peel Them) | Today’s Special
Boiling eggs is already easy, but Ashley shows you how to make it foolproof.
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Thank you. I followed this method and not only were they easy to peel, but they cooked perfectly.
This is very helpful…thank you kindly 🙏
those eggs look way way over cooked
Thank you for this demonstration.
I must have had to much water in my pot my cold eggs pretty much exploded. I should have known better. Thermal expansion is a real thing I guess
Thank you!
a lot of "pulling down pants then fart" XD
Imagine the people who watched this and then actually MEASURED OUT the 2 cups of ice and 2 cups of water 🤣
She’s wrong again🫵🤡
I did it pretty similarly to the instructions in the video and my eggs came out perfectly. Thank you. So easy.
The only person that MADE IT HAPPEN!!
Amazing 👏
I just tried this ( i love hard boiled eggs ) and it worked PERFECTLY!!!! Thank you so very much.
https://youtu.be/hicdAonu6_w?si=yx-Xx98bW-XOaVXY
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im amazed at everyone who wants to be a teacher when they are wrong and dont know. i wanna post this so no one wastes their time anymore following these wrong instructions.
Bought a steamer basket, followed your instructions…perfect eggs. THANKS and Happy Holidays 😊
I tried this with 2 batches and both had to be tossed. Not sure what I did wrong but the first batch was way over cooked and the second batch was way undercooked. Both were unedible. If you have also experienced this, maybe try kenjis method
I have chickens and use 3-4 day old eggs unrefrigerated. Boil from cold water, 14 min boil, ice bath 10 min. Have never had a problem.
Thanks for sharing your cooking tips. Have an awesome day. 🍳👍
You sayy to bring to a boil then add the eggs but then later you say if you start the eggs in hot water instead of cold the whites will overcook.?
00:26 to get to the point
Perfect results! And even better… I didn’t have to unnecessarily spend 14 minutes like all the other videos to get to the point!! Kudos
Tried these instructions yesterday and every single egg was cooked and peeled to perfection. Never had eggs peel this easy.
I used to be able to make deviled eggs, with no problems, for years, then I couldn't. Peeling was the worst, taking most of the whites with it. idk if eggs changed, or I did, who knows. I tried so many ways from the internet I was just going to stop making them as it was taking me 2 dozen to make 1 dozen good ones & eggs have gotten hella pricey.
This method put me back on track with the most perfect, easy to peel, beautiful hard boiled eggs!! Thank you!!!!!
I did peel under running water and most of the time the water would push the egg out of the shell once you peeled the big end off.
Tip: place your egg carton on it's side at least 24 hrs before cooking. You'll end up with the yolks being closer to the center of the white, making some beautiful deviled eggs.
Worked for me … Thanks
Cold eggs cracked and leaked all over the place.
After watching how much testing ATK did just to make a Cuban sandwich, I just knew you had the answer to how to boil eggs. You were so so so right on the money. I was finally able to boil and peels eggs for Deviled Eggs. THANK YOU
Thank you! This is hands-down, the best technique for easy to peel eggs. I followed your instructions to the letter, and I have never had hard boiled eggs peel, as simply and easily as this.
I’m confused you said if you put the eggs in hot water first they’ll stick?
I've done this twice and it works great. THANKS… i am now trying shorter time frames in the heating process . 10 min leaves a solid but moist yolk. my next try will be for a slightly liquid yoke maybe 6 minutes.
Everybody giving their own opinions and methods and none of them work as well. I’m with ATK. it’s their actual job… TESTING. They never fail. Pressure cooker. Meh. Too much trouble for simple eggs. Waste of time and effort 👎🏽. Pass. Baking soda. 👎🏽 no. Not consistent. Pass. All the other methods not that great either. 👎🏽👎🏽. We come to get their Tips not all yours.
30 mins for eggs??? MAN…I've fallen asleep by then! 😅 This isn't "quick," imho…
I make tons of deviled eggs. I've tried every method of making and peeling hard boiled eggs with no luck. I'm convinced that Big Egg has joined forces with the CIA in some sort of poultry MK Ultra thing (probably during the disco years when everybody was blasted on coke.) They've either changed chickens, chicken feed, or the eggs, or all three. 45 years ago I could peel an egg like nothing. Today, it's impossible. Either the white is fused to the shell, or there are a million tiny pieces to deal with, your egg looks like a moonscape, a manicure is in your future to remove the shells from under your finger nails. When you tap each end and roll it, the egg breaks in half, poking a hole in the bottom doesn't work. Putting cold eggs in hot water just cracks them and your eggs look like they should be ringing the bell at Notre Dame. There is no way our parents and grandparents went through this much hassle over eggs. But I did learn why they are called deviled eggs. Guess I'm off to buy a steamer basket.
I use the American Egg Board method of making hard-cooked eggs. One additional AEB tip is "Very fresh eggs can be difficult to peel. To ensure easily peeled hard-boiled eggs, buy and refrigerate them a week to 10 days in advance of cooking…."