Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs 

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Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes Wait Time 17-18 minutes

1 dozen eggs

½ – 1 teaspoons salt (optional)

Place eggs in a single layer in a large pot. Cover with 1 to 1 ½ inches cold tap water.

Place pot on stove top and bring to a full rolling boil. Boil eggs for one minute. Remove from heat and cover pot with a tight fitting lid. Let eggs sit in hot water for 9-10 minutes for medium-sized eggs, 11-12 minutes for large eggs, and 14-15 minutes for extra large eggs.

Meanwhile fill a large bowl with ice and cold tap water. After eggs have sat in water for instructed amount of time, use a slotted spoon or tongs to transfer eggs to bowl of ice water. Allow eggs to cool in ice water for 5 minutes.

Peel cooled eggs by tapping them gently on cutting board or the edge of the bowl. Starting at the larger more rounded end, begin peeling the eggs. The larger rounded end has a small indention that will help the peeling process start more easily.

Peeling eggs under cold running water or in the bowl of ice water will also help in the peeling process.

Peeled eggs should be eaten immediately or stored in the refrigerator, in an air tight container, for one day. Hard boiled eggs in the shell can be stored in the refrigerator for up to one week.