How to Peel Hard Boiled Eggs in Under 10 Seconds

5 from 3 votes

Learn the Secrets to Easily Peel Hard Boiled Eggs and make your eggs slip happily from their shells by following my tips.

Prep Time1

Cook Time7

Total Time8

Course: Breakfast, brunch, dinner

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy peel hard boiled eggs, easy way to peel eggs, how to peel eggs

Servings:

Author: Lama

Add some salt to the boiling water, set the microwave timer for 7 minutes or any timer, and let the eggs boil. Remove eggs from the pot when the timer dings.
For best results, drain the boiling water, then place your eggs in a cold water bath for about 5 minutes. The ice cold water stops the cooking process but cold tap water works for me.
Crack the top of the egg, the big end, gently. You will find a gap between the shell and the egg. Start removing the shell. The shell will slip easily leaving you with perfect skin hard boiled eggs in less than 10 seconds.

Tip 1: Allow the eggs to cool in the cold or ice bath for about 5-10 minutes before peeling them (but I usually don't wait that long lol). Gently tap the egg at the big end first, then the small end, and finally all round to peel it.

Tip 2: To prevent cracking, your eggs need a little room to groove. Avoid putting them on top of each other. There should be enough room to allow a single layer of eggs in your pan while they cook.

Tip 3: Avoid using fresh eggs for hard boiling. This is possibly the one moment in the kitchen when using fresh ingredients isn't the greatest option. because shells like to stick to fresh-laid eggs.

Tip 4: Rolling the cooked egg with the palm of your hand on a chopping board (or another hard surface) creates a lot of fractures in the shell, which helps separate the membrane from the egg white.

Tip 5: Adding a teaspoon of vinegar to the water may help keep egg whites from leaking out if an egg cracks while cooking.