Why Steaming Hard Boiled Eggs Make Them Easy To Peel
Some of the air from the hot steam permeates the egg shell making the egg more easy to peel.
Video! How to Steam Hard Boiled Eggs
Now I love my tried and true method for cooking hard boiled eggs, mostly because I can space out on the timer and the eggs will still turn out fine, not green and overcooked. But sometimes they’re hard to peel.
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If I truly must have easy to peel eggs (for making deviled eggs or something else that requires beautiful peeled eggs), then I steam them, and pay attention to the timer. Even with perfectly fresh farm eggs, I’ve never had difficulty peeling a steamed egg.
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A steamer basket is convenient, but not necessary. If you are not using a steamer basket, just fill the bottom of a saucepan with 1/2 inch of water. Turn off the heat and gently place the eggs at the bottom of the steamer basket or the bottom of the pan. Turn the heat back on again to medium high, and cover the pot. This method works best if the eggs are in a single layer, but you can double them up as well, you’ll just need to add more time to the steaming time. If you have doubled up the eggs in the pan and they are not in a single layer, you may need to add a couple minutes or so to the cooking time for hard boiled. The size large eggs used in these photos were cooked to my satisfaction after 15 minutes when I cooked 6 in a single layer, and 17 minutes when I cooked 12 in the pan. Note that many things will influence the steaming time, including altitude and the size of the particular eggs you are using. I recommend removing one egg a couple minutes before you think it should be done, rinsing it with cold water, and breaking it open to see if it is done enough for you.
