Sorry Grandma, but for easy peel boiled eggs that peel easily anytime – hot or cold – simply keep the raw eggs cold and in the fridge until the water has come to the boil. Only then take them out of the fridge. Carefully add eggs to the water. Slow boil for 11 minutes. Cool under cold running water for a minute or two. Peel them now or place in the fridge for later – they will peel easily whenever you want.
Typically, I do an inch of room temp water over the eggs, bring to a rolling boil, kill the heat and lid for 10-12 minutes. I get a nice, barely hard texture on the yolk that way.
I’m wondering if the shock of the boiling water might cook the egg whites faster than the interior, though, making the exterior firmer in the long run when it comes time to peel. I’ve tried a ton of different cooling methods, and absolutely none of them have changed how easy or hard to peel the eggs are (though, draining the hot water, then running cold water directly over the eggs, followed by a bunch of ice into the pot, DOES seem to prevent the yolks getting a green rim).
Sorry Grandma, but for easy peel boiled eggs that peel easily anytime – hot or cold – simply keep the raw eggs cold and in the fridge until the water has come to the boil. Only then take them out of the fridge. Carefully add eggs to the water. Slow boil for 11 minutes. Cool under cold running water for a minute or two. Peel them now or place in the fridge for later – they will peel easily whenever you want.
I’m going to try your method and report back.
Typically, I do an inch of room temp water over the eggs, bring to a rolling boil, kill the heat and lid for 10-12 minutes. I get a nice, barely hard texture on the yolk that way.
I’m wondering if the shock of the boiling water might cook the egg whites faster than the interior, though, making the exterior firmer in the long run when it comes time to peel. I’ve tried a ton of different cooling methods, and absolutely none of them have changed how easy or hard to peel the eggs are (though, draining the hot water, then running cold water directly over the eggs, followed by a bunch of ice into the pot, DOES seem to prevent the yolks getting a green rim).