How to hard boil eggs so they PEEL EASY! (Best Way) 

I'm back !! Kevin you have shown the way to boil eggs. I said I would report back and I am very happy to comment on this video. So many recipes truly fail. Many say to not add salt. The other people who have hard boiled egg videos need to watch this and just do it. It works just like Kevin says. I just want to go back to all the others and where I gave a negative comment, replace it with a link to this recipe. Thank you Kevin.

I genuinely laughed when he said "Shut up, no it doesn't." The way you delivered that was hilarious!

Dude! I can’t believe how good this works! I’ve tried everything too. Wow, added plenty of salt, boiled for 10 minutes or so, cooled, an BAM! Peels like a pro! Thank you brother!

WOW --- been hard-boiling eggs for 50+ years, have never been able to peel eggs leaving no nicks or literally destroying the egg. Just boiled a dozen following your instructions and each one peeled easily and cooked to perfection!! Thanks Kevin Reese...

I'm broke after moving into a new apartment and had some eggs I couldn't fry without oil or butter so this saved my evening by giving me a nice dinner. Thanks K Reese, you're a legend.

Mr. Reese… thank you for being “regular!” Every time I watch meal prep videos- these guys live in these Hollywood condos and houses; driving range rovers to the supermarket! In addition, “shut up… no it doesn’t”= #priceless

I'm 69 and finally learned how to easily peel a egg, Thanks Kevin

Hahah I was actually thinking "Yikes that will just make the eggs unhealthy" and the next second he said "shut up, no it doesn't" 😂😂

Thank you, Kevin!!! I now know how to make perfect boiled eggs! Boil in salt water, cool with water, refrigerate, tap each egg & roll to peel!!! I'm SO HAPPY!

Just tried your method. Results............ OUT-FRIGGIN-STANDING!!!! Eggs cooked perfectly, and pealing them was never so easy. Thank you for you fantastic post. 💪🏻🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚💪🏻

Omg!!! You have changed my life!! I've been so intimidated by boiled eggs so long now because it's so frustrating to peel them they are stuck to the shell and the other day I tried to cook them less time and they were runny so I tried to cook them for longer and I actually burned them. I've tried so many different techniques and they all didn't, but this technique works!!! I'm so freaking excited!!!

Kevin , it’s driven me crazy that I always hacked my eggs trying to peel them !! I just watched your vid and went and did the exact same thing as you !! I heard baking soda but not salt . I just used the salt . They peeled like it was nothing and cooked perfect !! Simple and easy !! Grateful brother ! Thanks

Hey, I can’t cook. I followed this and it works like a charm. Came out perfect. After filling the pot with cold water i waited 30 sec then replaced with more cold water then dumped ice on top. The peals literally rolled right off. No shells left on the eggs. I used Kosher salt

Thanks for this video! Depending on the pan, stir the salt in the water first so the salt doesn't pit the pan. If you don't have salt, baking soda works pretty well to. I bring mine to a rolling boil, remove from heat, cover and let sit 10 minutes. Rinse with cold water or let sit in the cool water. Store or peel and eat. My stove is gas, so when I kill the burner, the heat source is gone.

THIS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL , This recipe was so quick and simple and they were absolutely impeccable best boiled eggs I have ever made!

Thanks for asking for my recipe, Bobbie Sue Sanders. I did Kevin Reese's technique and it works GREAT! except I would let the eggs set in the hot water no more than 12 minutes (I left for 15 minutes and the yolks were a little dark). When done, tap the ends and roll lightly on counter .. the peelings come right off! WOO HOO! Here is my recipe, and everyone LOVES my deviled eggs! ( I think it's the vinegar tang that makes them so great) .. I do not use mustard for this. Donna’s Recipe for Deviled Eggs: (24 eggs) Mash 24 yolks (save 4 whites) with fork. With spatula Stir in 1/3 cup onion flakes (or 1/ 4 cup yellow onion, chopped) - 5-6 tsp. white vinegar - 2 1/2 tsp. Himalania salt - 1/4-1/2 tsp. Sprouts black pepper (amount depends on taste). Stir in 4 remaining whites, chopped fine), and Vegenaise or mayo (I use Best Foods if no Vegenaise). Spoon into halved boiled eggs. Sprinkle lightly (or more) with cayenne pepper. TADA NOTES: 1) Real onions are moister than flakes, so use less mustard; but I prefer onion flakes for this recipe. Also, flakes can handle more vinegar and mayo. 2) Miracle Whip, Best Foods, etc. are a little nasty because of whatever, including that they have icky salt. They are also wetter than Vegenaise, so use less of them and add less salt.

I do same but take off burnner for 15 minutes. Immediately place eggs in bowl of ice water. The sudden chill seperates eggs from shell. Fresher the egg, harder to peel if not using ice method. If not peeling eggs right away, using a little vinegar when boiling. Gives them a purple tint so you know they've been cooked. We had 6 kids all grown now. But they would sometimes crack an uncooked egg when a sibling swapped eggs for a joke. Lol Remember too, if eggs float to top of cold water when you start to boil, discard. Spoiled egg. We always put salt in but different reason. If shell cracks during cooking, contents stay in shell instead of spreading out everywhere. Old trick my aunt showed me back on her farm in Wva where my job was gathering the eggs from dozens of hens. Then fried in bacon grease on huge wood/coal stove in iron cast skillet. Oops, sorry for the trip down memory lane but was so good

I waited a life time to learn how to make hard boiled eggs with out having to call my mother. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge on this subject, short, sweet with a sense of humor and to the point!

I’ve struggled with peeling hard boiled eggs forever! I just tried this method and all I can say is THANK YOU!

I am 74. Almost exactly how I have done eggs for 50 years except, and this I just learned, about the salt. I am going to try, because my way they don't always peel. Many thanks!

I raise chickens. The reason that some boiled eggs are more difficult to peel is because they are too fresh. Very fresh eggs are hard to peel. Older eggs are easier. If you are getting fresh eggs then boil them with baking soda. This will release the shell from the meat. Shells will slip off.

Love it, I've been steaming eggs for years... And every now and then I get a batch of eggs that won't peel. I never knew about fresh eggs being harder to peel.

I've seen other videos where they made it seem so difficult via using more than one pot, but you just made it so simple. Thank you!

Just a tip, you can take that hot pot off the burner as soon as you cover it, to stop that boiling. Then let sit in the hot water 13 minutes. This way the yolk of your eggs will be all yellow, without that green tint they get when hot for too long. (Makes prettier deviled eggs, don't ya know?) You only need to bring the water to a boil, but as soon as it does, the eggs do not need to continue boiling at all. Hard-cooked eggs, as opposed to hard-boiled eggs, are more tender. You as SO RIGHT on the salt. I give mine a real good dose, it never seeps through the shell, but it sure does make peeling a whole lot easier.

I’m 45 years old and I’m watching your video to boil eggs. It’s been working perfectly. Thank You 😊

You are the best!!! I've been using your method for 3 months now and no more frustration with peeling eggs. Yaaay!!! Thank you so much for sharing your technique.

I was going to comment about the salt but then he told me to shut up 🤐

I use to live in the gym & ate a lot of egg whites. A while back, I found out that the protein is actually in the yolk...which makes more sense being that it's the protein source for the baby chick. Also, there is NO cholesterol in eggs & we can eat as many as we want. We've been lied to! Just thought I'd pass it on.😉 Great info vid tho! Literally trying it right now.

Thanks Kevin! Saw this on a friend's laptop and decided to try it. Awesome! Deviled eggs will be my all-time carry-in for parties, picnics, lunches.

You made my day, Kevin. I always hated peeling eggs. Today we hardboiled about 5 dozen eggs to make red beet eggs. I followed your advice and added salt to the water. We do not use Morton salt so I used Redmans Real Salt, about a small scoop per dozen eggs. They all shelled perfectly except one which might have been cracked before hand. Some eggs we used were old and some were fresh but that did not make a difference! I notice this video had very high views which tells me there are a lot of people out there that have had trouble peeling eggs Again thanks much.

I do it the Exact same way-the salt does Not get into the egg, Unless one of the shells crack while boiling! The trick is to shut off the boiling water the instant it begins to roll-so the eggs don't bounce around and crack! Good demonstration and I don't mind that it took him over 6 minutes-I Like the tone of his voice, te-he!!

"Shut up no it doesn't " LMFAOOO

Been making boiled eggs after watching your video dozens of times and its never failed!!! It also doesn't hurt that you're hilarious 😆 I make sure to never leave out the salt! Lol

Putting salt in the water raises the boiling temperature of the water. Putting the eggs in a cold bowl of water and putting ice over them will dramatically help make peeling them easier (think expand and contract guys... the egg shells will practically fall off the eggs). Great video.

"Shut up, no it doesn't" Why can't all tutorials be this straight forward. No fancy camera set up, a few dirty dishes in the sink (lets be real, at least we know you do, infact, use your kitchen like a normal person) and easy to follow instructions. I'm literally about to do this. Hopefully I remember to give a review in the morning after I've peeled my eggs. Oh and thank you for this easy to follow tutorial by the way.

I'm not sure what impresses me more... the quality of the eggs or the fact that this guy managed to make this video over 6 minutes.

I CRACKED UP when you talked about "those who had something to say about all that salt, shut up" because I definitely was one of those people, lol! A sista was WORRIED, lol. Great video, I tried it and it really helped -THANK YOU!!!

Thanks Kevin, I like hacks that save time and effort when cooking. You did a good job with your instructions, not leaving steps out. I'm sure your hack will help a lot of people, including me !! Be well.

Saw your video this morning & gave it a go & success !!! Had 1 egg explode for some reason but rest were perfect. Another tip is, when cool enough to handle, break the shell on the fatter end and pull it off. Then crack and peel down the side while cool water is running over the egg. Once the shell is loose enough, the water will hydraulically pop the shell loose from the rest of the egg.

Been doing the exact same thing for over 50 yrs. Grandma/Mama taught. Works everytime!!!!!

I like that ur stove actually looks like u cook 👨‍🍳 on it (like mine) some of these cooking videos are so unrealistic it’s like come on there’s no way u actually cook on that stove every day. Just thought I’d mention that. Great video!!!!

thanks man.. this video really helps me out cuz i've been running around asking people what to do to make my boiled eggs perfect. and when I say perfect, I mean, the yoke is cooked and it's easy as hell to peel. Peeling is the most frustrating part that I always encounter; cuz if I peel, the white part of the egg comes off with the shell bits as I started to peel it off... LOL So again thank you very much for this video. Ciao.

Tks Kevin..I finally found a video that shows me how to perfectly peel an egg 🥚

So I have been boiling eggs for 50+ years. I just bought a dozen to make egg salad, but I did not wait a week or two before they would peel easy. I tried your method- very easy to do. I did everything to the precise instruction, but I wanted to make the salad the next day. After the second cooling wash, I drained the eggs and put them n the refrigerator. Today I took the eggs out and let them sit for a while as I fed my dogs, did some lawn work, etc. I actually forgot about them for maybe half an hour. I started to peel the top eggs from the bowl and it was quite a mess. Most of the egg stuck to the shell and I lost a lot of the white part. As I worked down the stack, the lower eggs were still cool from the refrigerator and they peeled perfectly. So the moral here is that if you want this technique to work, leave them in the refrig and peel them COLD. When I did that, the shells came off quickly and easily. I will always hard boil my eggs this way from ow on. Thanks Mr. Reese!!!!!

I think you're another legend in the boiling and peeling off eggs. Thanks for making these tasks a lot easier.

This is an awesome video. If the other video pals would understand the absolute beauty of getting right into whatever the purpose of the video is - I would watch more of them. This is not only a well done video - the process works! I thank you very much! Keep the good work up.

I totally agree with you!! I have done this so many times and they peel perfectly EVERY TIME!! never had a bad one!!

WOW, that's also what i do, whenever i am hungry, i grab a boiled egg from the fridge, i do not do the salt thing. Just pile the eggs in the water and boil, remove from water, transfer to container, refrigerate when totally cool. - I crack my eggs RAW OR BOILED by cracking the WIDE BOTTOM of the egg which is where the AIR CHAMBER is located, remove protective skin and VOILA, then pour out content or peel easily.

Kevin! You are the bomb! I had 2 dozen FRESH eggs, put the salt in, just like you said. IT WORKED LIKE A CHARM!!!! I will be doing this ALL the time! Plus, you are right, No salt flavor at all!! Thanks a lot for sharing!!! ❤️

THANK you , at 63 yrs old just learned something new ,salted two dozen eggs for Eastern.

Tried your method & they peeled good. Thanks, Kevin

Tip: add some ice cubes to it when you’re cooling the eggs

I boil my eggs the same way except I don't add all that salt, but now that I know it makes the shells come off easier maybe I'll add salt too, thank you! 😎😄

It's always nice to see videos like this. Everyone has the choice to pick and choose what works for them, you're intelligent enough (you've made it to watching RU-vid so you must know how to use a computer) you can make up your own mind. As for the Shell, Mother Nature has made a very protective outer layer for what is inside...and that dear friends....is a chicken. YES. A chicken. What is POROUS....is the inner membrane, SO, with that said, Nothing is getting past that outer shell (unless of course, you're a chicken with a beak) not germs, not ants, not nothing! (Did you know, in the markets in Europe, eggs are stacked for sale OUTSIDE of refrigeration? And they are fine?) AS LONG AS THE SHELL IS NOT CRACKED, the egg is safe. The trick all the way around...is watch the cracks! That is very important. BTW, how salty do you think your egg is going to be anyway. Geez

The science behind it is that you are tempering the eggs after they are boiled. You shock them by putting them into a bath of cold water immediately after the hot water is drained, thus cooling down the temperature of the eggs so they'll shrink inside the shell, making them easier to peel. Great tutorial, btw

The salt does not transfer into the egg and it's actually a chemical reaction that you're seeking that helps the water to boil. It's called nebulosus. Same thing that makes Mentos volatile in a Diet Coke bottle, but that is hyper-nebulosus.

OH MY GOD ALL THAT SALTS GONNA GET IN THE EGG!...shut up no it doesnt! Why is that so me tho? LMAO

This is how I do mine. Have two dozen now waiting for the pickling jar.

Great video. Thanks for sharing... I'm boiling 16 eggs in big pot like yours... Added salt... Once roll & boils I'll let sit 15 mins with gas off... Then I'll drain water & keep adding cold water, remove it, add cold water, remove it until water in pot is cold, then let it sit... I actually like ideas of using a cartoon go hold boiled eggs. I wipe each egg off & put in glass bowl then put in refrigerator... ~~~~~~~~~~~~ I've boiled lots of eggs using your formula and all the eggs with no exceptions were easy to peel & none of the white egg yokes were lost... Thanks again...

Did an experiment last night with several ideas on this. Easiest to peel was older eggs boiled in salt water! Peeled with a spoon, shell popped off in 1 piece! Thanks buddy for this secret, been trying to discover this for years! Lol

baking soda works better. I have tried the salt way, and yes it will work. but try baking soda. made a believer of me!!

You're the best one in the world I didn't know how to boil eggs!!!!

Fresh or old eggs makes a difference also. 😏

"...Shut up, no it doesn't!" Love it! Going to the store for a box of salt this morning.

I’m 39 and suck at boiling eggs! Today is Easter and my daughter and I are ab to boil eggs. I won on YT trying to check some videos out but YOUR video was the most informative, easiest to understand! Not at all fancy pansy! Right up my aisle!!

When using the cold water , why not leave the pan under the cold running water , let the pan over flow and eventually all the hot water is gone. rather than dumping the water out first . Less chance of a burn and the eggs would be cooled. I also never use salt, don't need it.

Great demo. You need to take a power washer to that sink, however. Lol.

Thank you so much for this video! My boyfriend and I followed your batch cooking process to a tee (except for turning off the heat-ours couldn't sustain the rolling boil). We call you Kitchen Bro now.

Exactly how I learned to make them. I thought everybody made their hard-boiled eggs this way.

THANKS KEVIN !!! I have been doing SIMILAR to your procedure, but adding some white distilled vinegar, As per instructions for when you boil eggs to dye for Easter, and you have to "Hold your mouth right", to peel them. My friend said he heard about this method, so this is the first one to come up, that wasn't the "professional" TOP one listed. How long do you let it "Rolling Boil", before you turn off the eye?

Thank you for the video! Adding the salt is interesting. I don't care whether a little bit of salt gos through the shell or not. Because I do add a little salt to the egg when I eat it. However, does the egg shell still peal nicely after few days in the cold?

not so much as the salt making it easy to peel, but the cold water giving the shock effect to the hot shells.

2:03 watching him put half a container of salt in the eggs 😳😳😳 2:20 he checked me and told me to shut up 😬

For many years I've messed up boiling eggs. This really works. Thanks again.

Two men who know what's up in this world; you n my dad. I clicked the link curious as to whether this video would show the path of the true hard boiled ninja warrior and Sho Nuff... tip of the hat and a bow to you, good sir. Let these folks know what's up. Tabernacle!

quench them in ICE water is what will make them shell easy. Put a couple trays of ice in the cold water.

I roll ALL the eggs till the shell is loose, placing each one back in the water. Leave for 2 minutes and then they get removed.

i think that by adding salt to the water, it makes the water boil at a higher temperature, causing the eggs to boil faster. is that right? thats how ive boiled my eggs.

Your cold water to replace the hot cooking water is great. I do almost the same as you, but I only add some ice cubes to the cooled water to chill down the water and the eggs before I peel them. Excellent explanation on your video. Thanks!

Kevin want to know a easier way ? My mom showed me this. Go ahead boil your eggs as usual when done, drain water off completely. Then with eggs still in your pot you boiled them in, shake the pot making the eggs hit each other and crack. This will crack the shells for sure. Go rough if needed in shaking. Shells fall right off! you might have a few that might bust but this is the easiest for me and will never go back to one at a time cracking. Hope this is helpful!

Congratulations! Nearly 1,000,000 views of a 6:22 video of how to peel an egg in a little over 3 years.

Very ez 2 follow.....& i can understand him Perfectly !!

I just love your voice!✌🏼❤️

I busted out laughing when you said shut up no it doesn’t 😂😂 great video

Good video ! Boil eggs same way. When I only need 4-6 eggs I put a clean sheet scrap I keep just for that purpose in the bottom of the boiler (washed new, no detergents or softener only for boiling eggs) & it keeps eggs from cracking. Must have learned from Granny or Mama. Starting w/ cool water using salt just as you did throughout works. Good work!

I gave it a thumb’s up because he told everybody to shut up.

I love his sexy voice but when he said shut up, OMG funny!

good video always some people have some thing stupid to say if is very explaines is too much if not explain is bad so i think is a good vid dude

I saw a chef on RU-vid who placed his eggs in already boiling water for 13 minutes. Voila! Peel off no problem, but I WILL try this method.

Thank you! I'm doing your process now! People just love my deviled eggs recipe, but I rarely make it because peeling is such a chore! I've got 40 eggs on the stove .. I hope this works!!

Been doing this ever since. Thought everybody knew this already!

yesssssss thank you Kevin!

I was wondering, what the heck is he going to do with that pot lid? Now, I know.

You are 100% correct! The salt made all the difference! Thnx for the tip.

ahh i thought making hard boiled eggs were just putting the eggs in a pot and water and boiling it for a while, turns out theres more steps.. thank you for helping me ^^

Run cold water over them for a minute after boil and they peel

Trick is sticking those eggs in cold water after boiling

Waw! Excellent Thank you!

Kevin, You're 100% right. I boiled one dozen and did it exactly the way your video showed, and they came out perfect. As a matter of fact Kevin, they were so easy to peel I overindulge eating them. LOL

Coming in late, but it isn't often you see a guy this young who knows how to not only boil water, but shows how to create perfectly cooked easy to peel eggs. Did you learn that from your Momma? The trick is not just the salt, but bringing it to a boil, then turning off the heat and letting the hot water finish cooking the eggs without over cooking them. Good job.