the perfect hard boiled egg

#freezerlovefriday is something that is so special to me. It was one of the first ideas I had when starting this blog, because having freezer meals on hand is something that helps me SO much. My breakfast burritos post was a HUGE hit, and continues to be one of my most popular posts. So it got me thinking, I think the average person is rushed in the morning. Which can sometimes lead to skipping breakfast, a huge mistake. I wanted to do an ingredient that equals breakfast, so this month we will be spotlighting EGGS



My brother in law, Peter, has always been supportive of my blog even when he doesn't understand the concept. A year ago, while visiting my sister and her family I made some hard boiled eggs for everyone. The shells came off easily and everyone was thrilled with how they turned out. Peter made the statement that if I blogged about "how to make hard boiled eggs," he would read my blog all the time. So, now a year later I am posting this blog and dedicating it to my awesome brother in law, Peter! 



I know what you are thinking. You can't freeze hard boil eggs. And honestly why would you want to when it takes very little effort to do this method. Think of this post as a #fridgelovefriday. Hard boiled eggs are the perfect grab n' go source of protein. My son loves them, so I usually take a few with me when we leave in the morning for a filling and yummy snack. 



For reference I always use brown, organic eggs. 
In a deep saucepan, place your eggs and cover completely with COLD water. 


Turn on stove at medium to high heat and wait for water to boil. Once water reaches a rolling boil, turn to low, cover and set timer for 10 minutes. 

While they are boiling get a bowl, fill with ice and cold water. After the 10 minutes, remove and place eggs in ice cubes and let sit. Constantly replace ice cubes if they melt, this stops the eggs from cooking. Keep them in the cool water for as long as possible, I aim for 30 minutes. 



To store I usually leave in the bowl with a few ice cubes and cold water and keep in fridge until I am ready to eat. I believe that this helps with the peeling and reminds me that they are boiled and not eggs to scramble!! 



These are considered hard boiled eggs. Some methods will say to remove from heat after the boil process, but I personally like mine on the harder boiled side, so I prefer the extra heat.  They need to be eaten within two hours if left out, but can be kept in the refrigerator for 1 week if left in the shell. 


Tune in the next few days, I will be sharing some of my favorite hard boiled egg snacks! 
If you have any questions or recipe ideas for this month's ingredient of the month, let me know!! I love to hear from all of you!



Happy (sort of) freezing, 








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11 comments

  1. Thanks for posting this! My hard boiled eggs always seem a bit over-boiled. I am going to try this method. - Trish

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    1. This method will work out perfectly!! You could even lower the cook time once they reach boil, if they are still too well done for you!

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  2. Thank you! I needed a good way to do this.

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  3. I normally boil eggs to put the whites in my salads. This is super helpful, I've never heard of using ice before

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  4. Thanks for this. I've been eating a lot of hard-boiled eggs recently.

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  5. Great tips! I never knew that about putting them in ice. I'm going to have to try because we love eggs around here too.

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    1. I swear by the ice! Try it and let me know if you notice any difference!!

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  6. Every time I attempt to hard boil an egg it ends up as an epic fail! Totally using these tips, thanks for sharing :)

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    1. Let me know if this method works for you! And yes, I can relate to the epic fail and frustration of not being able to peel the darn egg!

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  7. Ahh! You have made my life so much better with this post! I hate struggling to peel those damn eggs! (oh, #momlife) :)

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  8. This is interesting. Never heard of the ice. Only to run cool water over. I will have to this.

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