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Hard Boiled Eggs
Hard-boiled, hard-cooked, it seems that everyone has different terminology for this type of egg. There are also many different techniques for cooking hard-boiled eggs, some starting with hot water, and some with cold water. Here at the Joy Kitchen, we use a cold water start for our hard-boiled eggs. And remember, the fresher the egg, the more difficult it is to peel. Our secret is that if you are planning to make a batch of hard boiled eggs for egg salad or deviled eggs, buy an extra dozen eggs and store them in the refrigerator for a week to ten days before boiling. This will give the egg time to become less fresh, and the peel should come off much more easily.
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Hard-boiled eggs can also be cooked with the boiling water start method, but to simplify hard-boiling eggs, we use the cold water start.
Place in a pot in a single layer:
Unshelled eggs
Cover them by 1 inch with:
Cold water
Put the pan over high heat and bring to a boil. Promptly remove the pot from the heat, cover, and let the eggs stand: 15 minutes for large eggs, 12 minutes for small and medium eggs, 18 minutes for extra-large and jumbo eggs.
Again, eggs that are not room temperature will require an additional 2 minutes. When cooking is complete, run cold water over eggs to stop cooking.
To shell hard-boiled eggs, crack the shell and roll the egg between the palms of your hands to free the thin tough skin from the egg and make shelling easier. If eggs are very fresh, they are more difficult to shell. If you want to slice the eggs smoothly, dip your knife blade into water before slicing. Hard-boiled eggs are best stored in their shells in the refrigerator. A peeled hard-boiled egg should be used within a few days.