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The next morning we had perfect, not one shell cracked, easy peel with no “peel damage” hard boiled eggs! After 45 minutes, rinse under cold water and place in the fridge. After 20 minutes, remove pot from the heat and cover for approx. Once the water begins to boil, set the timer for 20 minutes. Make sure there is about an inch of water above the eggs. Fill pot with cold water and place eggs in it. Let sit on the counter for 20 minutes so they get room temp. After reading several recipes (and failing after trying one to the T), we took the longest process from each and combined them to try the following. We were on vacation from So CA where altitude is zippo. It was a LONG process so if you need quick eggs, this isn’t your best option. Photos by Kellie Hatcher/ recipe by Mountain Mama Cooks Warm Spinach Salad with Bacon-Mushroom Vinaigrette MY FAVORITE RECIPES USING HARD BOILED EGGS Because of the higher altitude, cook the eggs a few minutes longer and at a roaring boil. 10-15 minutes on the counter is perfect.ģ. Let the eggs come to room temperature before you boil them. MY TIPS FOR BOILING EGGS AT HIGH ALTITUDE:ġ. As tedious as it might sound, plan ahead for easy peeling. Hard boiled eggs can be temperamental and nothing is more annoying than peeling eggs and taking off have the white so you’re left with a sliver of an egg. So, don’t peel them right after you hard boil them and don’t peel them straight from the fridge. I like to use eggs that are a week or even 10 days old.Įggs are the easiest to peel when they are room temperature.

They cook more evenly and peel so much easier when they’re not fresh. Don’t ask me why because I don’t have the hard answer. The best kind of eggs to use for boiling are older ones. THE BEST KIND OF EGGS TO USE FOR HARD BOILING It’s simply what I’ve found works for me! And, if you read all the comments you’ll see that this works for lots of other folks, too! Who knew that people were so dedicated to their own way of making eggs? I take it with a grain of salt and will be the first to admit that this isn’t the only way to hard boil eggs at high altitude. If you don’t believe me, just read all the comments below. You can see a some of my tips for high altitude cooking and baking-> HERE.Įveryone has their own tried and true method for making hard boiled eggs.
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Hard boiled eggs (and rice) used to be my nemesis but I’ve learned how to make them work for me. While baked goods are certainly where I have to make the most adjustments in the kitchen, I’ve learned over the years that I have to make adjustments with cooking too. High altitude doesn’t just effect baking in the kitchen. Truth be told it was my husband who showed me how to make them this way so I can’t take all the credit but it’s the only way I make them now. This is my tried-and-true method for making High Altitude Hard Boiled Eggs.
