What is the secret to

[Desertthorn]

Old eggs thats the easy answer, I live in Japan and I love their eggs, they are so fresh and the yoke is a beautiful deep orange color but they are so fresh I cant peel them for the life of me. We also get eggs from the US here and they are guarenteed old and I can peel them everytime. So I buy the fresh ones for eveything else and the old ones for boiling.

[MotherOfGizmo]

ooh, I've seen thoes things! How do you like them? Is it easier to peel and cook then boiling? How long does it take to cook them?

I LOVE mine. To be honest I can't tell you exactly how long it takes cause I just plug it in and then go do stuff--when I walk by and see the light is off I know they are done! Mine came with a little measuring cup - it is marked on the side so you put water to certain lines depending on how many eggs you put in and how you want them cooked. On the bottom of the cup is a little needle type poker thingy that you use to poke a pin hole in the bottom of the egg so it won't crack when cooking--when they're done I just tap the end of the egg where the air hole is on the counter (not on the corner on the flat surface of the counter!) and they peel like a dream-I NEVER have trouble peeling eggs cooked in my egg cooker! :nono

[scott123]

So, how hot should the water be? For how long?

I know this isn't the answer you're looking for, but it depends. It depends on how many btu's you're burners are pumping out, the 'true' size of the egg (some jumbo eggs are bigger than others), how much water is in the pot, the shape of the pot, the number of eggs, eggcetera eggcetera

I've been getting some pretty hefty jumbo eggs lately. If I bring plenty of water to a rolling boil, add enough eggs to cover the bottom, start my timer at 17 minutes, wait for the water to start simmering, reduce the temp to warm, and then when my timer goes off rinse them in cold water, my eggs seem to turn out nicely. Again,

Plenty of water (too little and the temp will drop too much when you add the eggs)
High until eggs start to simmer then warm
JUMBO eggs
17 minutes from the time the eggs hit the water until rinse in cold water.

The window of 'doneness' for hard cooked eggs is surprisingly large. I've noticed you get about 3-4 minutes where the white is cooked but the yolk goes from wet to dry (but not to green).

[MotherOfGizmo]

Its pretty amazing to me how many different answers we always get when this question comes up. We all have different styles for cooking such a simple food item :yes

[Heidi3]

Pour cold water in a pot, add in eggs. Bring to a boil over medium high heat and let boil for about 3-5 minutes, turn off the heat and cover the pot. Leave on the stove with the heat off and pot covered for about 25 minutes.

When you're ready to peel them, do it under running water. Crack the egg all the way around and peel the egg. I usually start at the bottom of the egg (the biggest part).. some reason it's easier (I've been told it's because there is a little air sac there?).

Diesel is right about the fresh eggs being harder to peel!

this is it!!! the perfect boiled eggs everytime!!!.....