But if the wide end of the egg floats up slightly, or it balances on its pointy end, the egg is older — but still safe to eat — and perfect for hard-boiling. (If it floats to the top of your ...

Is peeling a hard-boiled egg testing your patience? There ar plenty of simple tips for peeling a hard-boiled egg in seconds, without breaking it. $3,500 iPhone possible?

2. Opt for older eggs. In most cases, when it comes to cooking, the fresher the ingredient, the better. However, when making hard-boiled eggs, the opposite is true.

This method results in perfectly cooked and easy-to-peel shells each time. As a food writer, I’ve spent years of experimenting with various methods to make peeling hard boiled eggs easier, I've ...

Peeling hard-boiled eggs can be a pain. Too often, you’re left with a surface speckled with tiny egg shell shards (and smelly fingers). While it’s never going to be a completely mess-free ...

When you hard-boil as many eggs as we did to test deviled egg recipes for the SAVEUR 100, you start to wonder what the best way is to peel the darned things. We rolled, cracked, and carefully ...

I have tried every hard-boiled egg trick in the book. Start in cold water. No, hot water. Use baking soda. No, vinegar. Steam them! Shake them in a jar! Roll them under your palm while whispering ...

Purchases you make through our links may earn us and our publishing partners a commission. Hard-boiling an egg is one of the simplest cooking techniques you can master. People have been boiling ...

For a home test on what made the eggs the easiest to peel, I boiled four eggs in different pots of water. One pot included 1 teaspoon of vinegar, one pot had ½ teaspoon of salt, one had 1 ...