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So you think I’m joking, right?  How hard can it be to boil some eggs.  Put them on the stove, wait until they’re cooked, and voila!

 Well, when you’re eating a dozen eggs a day, you become a master at this. 

There are a few tips you should take to make the perfect hard boiled eggs in as little time as possible.  When you are in a rush, the last thing you want to do is worry about waiting on these suckers to boil.

So, early morning, put your eggs in a pan of water about 2mm above the highest egg.  Put your stove on medium setting & let them cook.  For soft eggs, take them out as soon as the pot boils.  Medium eggs, let them boil for 1-3 minutes.  Hard eggs, let them boil 4-5 minutes.

 Ok, so here’s the interesting information:

You can prevent the yolk from turning green a few different ways.  With the nifty little machine I have pictured here, it comes with a needle that pokes a hole in the egg.  This lets the sulfur out & no more green yolks!  These machines are nice since they take all the guesswork out for you. 

 If you don’t want to poke a hole in your egg or don’t have one of these machines, you can simply run cold water over the eggs immediately after taking them off the stove.  This will keep the yolk nice & yellow, but more importantly it will help separate the membrane

 The Membrane:

The hardest part about stupid eggs is getting that shell off!  The fresher the egg, the stronger the cellular structure is going to be.  So follow these steps:

Let’s assume you’re going to have 2 eggs every morning. That an average of about a dozen a week.  So let’s buy 2 dozen eggs & sit them in the fridge until they’re about a week from “expiring”.  The older the egg, the easier it will be to separate the membrane from the egg white.

Now that the egg is aged, go ahead and boil it as mentioned above & dump out the hot water & replace with ice cold water.

Next, let’s hold one egg over a trash can or your sink and give it a good whack on the bigger/bottom side of the shell with one knuckle.  If you’re a wimp, use a spoon to give it a good whack.  This will easily crack the shell right around the area where you’ll find a nice air pocket to get your fingers in. 

Slowly pry the shell down towards the rest of the shell in the opening you made.  If done correctly, the entire shell should come off in one or 2 pieces.

This will save you from crunching on little bits of shell.  Now discard that yolk & enjoy!