Boil an Egg With Perfection

Decorating eggs is one of my favorite parts of Easter, but making hard boiled eggs was never fun for me. I always wondered if I boiled them enough, boiled them too long, and why is it that my eggs always seem to crack? Well, who knew there was a right and wrong way to boil an egg – but there is. Follow these steps and your eggs will be in perfect condition for decorating!

First, you want to make sure that you buy your eggs about a week ahead of time. If you are as busy as me, you’re the Mom that waits till the day of decorating to buy the eggs, but by buying your eggs earlier and NOT using fresh eggs you will find that your eggs will both crack less and peel easier.

Once you are ready to boil the eggs, you want to make sure the eggs are at room temperature by sitting them in warm water for about five minutes (this will also help to keep the eggs from cracking while they are boiling). Now, drain the eggs and put them into a saucepan. Only add enough eggs to fill the bottom of the pan – do not layer the eggs in the pan. Next, pour enough cold tap water over them so that the water covers the eggs by about an inch. Next you need to partially cover the saucepan with a lid – don’t put the lid on all the way yet. Turn the stove burner on medium heat and bring the water to a rolling boil and let the eggs boil for 30 seconds. Remove the pan from the burner and completely cover the saucepan with the lid. Keep the eggs covered for 15 minutes. Finally remove the lid from the pan and run cold water over the eggs.

Tada! Now you have perfectly hardboiled eggs. Now…about the decorating; tomorrow I will have some great tips for that too!