Thanks to the gradual build-up of heat, the air pocket also expands when you hard-boil the egg. Once the egg cools, the air ...

Peeling hard-boiled eggs can be a pain. Too often, you’re left with a surface speckled with tiny egg shell shards (and smelly fingers). While it’s never going to be a completely mess-free process, ...

When it comes to making tasty hard-boiled eggs, the debate over the best method is endless and often frustrating. Some cooks ...

You've just hard-boiled an egg — at least, you think you did it correctly. Is there a way to confirm? Jacques Pepin says yes ...

The simplest and best way to cook boiled eggs is in a pot of boiling water on the stove. Hard-boiled eggs take about 10 minutes to cook using this method and another 10 minutes to cool. Store unpeeled ...

When it comes to fashioning hard-boiled eggs for Easter — the correct term is actually hard-cooked — you don't want rubbery whites or shells clinging like barnacles or a sickly greenish ring around ...

Cracked eggs during boiling are common and usually safe to eat. The heat seals the crack, and any escaped white can be trimmed. To prevent cracks, bri ...

It's also important to store eggs in the coldest part of your fridge rather than the door as the temperature fluctuates in that area, he says. Hard-boiled eggs that are still in their shell stay good ...