How to Cook Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs

By AUTUMN JOHNSON

If you are among those whose Easter celebration includes dying the eggs the day before (and hoping the dye dries enough to leave no marks when hiding them), here are some tips for making the perfect hardboiled egg.

The American Egg Board says the average person ate 24 eggs last Easter. Patch checked with the experts for a few easy tips to help you make perfect hard-boiled eggs this season:

• Put eggs in pot and cover with water.
• Add a tablespoon of baking soda to water.
• Put stove on high until water starts to boil and then start your timer for 13 minutes.
• Remove eggs from pot and immediately place in ice water bath until cool enough to peel.

Voila! Egg-ceptional hard boiled eggs!

Also, fresh eggs may preferable in omelets but not for hard boiled eggs. To make eggs easier to peel, the Egg Council recommends using eggs that are about 7 to 10 days old when hard boiling.

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