How To Make The Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs - Grateful

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Easter is near and learning how to make perfect hard boiled eggs is here! We’ve got the most foolproof cooking technique for hard boiled eggs that will give you beautiful incredible edible eggs every time.

Thanks to these tips, there will be no more unattractive green ring around the cooked yolk. No more wasting time peeling fussy eggshells from your egg. No more hard boiled eggs embarrassment when you set ugly eggs out for family and friends.

What’s in a name?

First, let’s get the name straight.

Though they have the moniker “hard boiled eggs”, eggs that are cooked firm in the shell should be called “hard cooked eggs”.

Boiling eggs actually toughens them and results in the green discoloration that makes you blanch when you cut them in half. That green ring is the result of boiling eggs too hard and for too long. The solution? Don’t cook hard boiled eggs, but rather make hard cooked eggs. We’ll refer to them as hard boiled eggs to avoid confusion.

ALSO TRY: 20 delightfully different deviled egg recipes

The Easter holiday brings out the egg lover in all of us. Who doesn’t enjoy unleashing their creative side decorating eggs with their kids for the big Easter egg hunt? And once the hunt is over, those colorful hard boiled eggs can be gobbled up for a fast snack or transformed into appetizers, lunch, or dinner.

Deviled eggs are always a hit as a finger food for parties, luncheons, or potlucks. You can stick to the classic yolk, mayo, and mustard version or be adventurous and make them fancy by adding herbs, spices, chopped marinated vegetables, mashed avocado, shrimp or bacon, and different condiments. The possibilities are truly endless.

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