This hate comes from not being able to make a consistently peelable, creamy egg. I have tried my grandma's method regarding boiling time vs cooling time. I've boiled them with salt. I've boiled them with baking soda. I've boiled them with sugar. I've waiting until the eggs are expired before boiling them. I've boiled the water first and then added the eggs. I've added the egg to cold water. You get my drift. I've tried just about everything and STILL only get really good eggs about a quarter of the time.
Then I found the following pin on Pinterest: Make Hard Boiled Eggs in the Oven This idea is GENIUS. Forget boiling eggs, BAKE THEM!
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This is seriously so simple. I preheated the oven to 325 degrees. I placed 12 large eggs into the cups of a muffin tin. I placed the muffin tin in the oven. And then I forgot about it for 30 minutes. I did some laundry, I started some chicken noodle soup, and I cleaned up my kitchen. I did not once look at the eggs in the oven. When my timer went off, I removed the eggs with a spoon and placed them in ice water in the sink for 10 minutes. Then I put them in a bowl in the refrigerator. Done.
Okay, not done. I HAD to try one. And.....it was fantastic! It peeled so easily and the yolk had a nice, creamy texture. Yum! I don't think I will ever make them the "old way" again.
One last little tidbit: a few of my eggs got small brown spots on the shell while baking, and the one I tried had a spot on the egg after I peeled it. But that had no effect on the flavor.
Edit: One last, last little tidbit: The blog I linked to above listed cooking time as 30 minutes in a 325 to 350 degree oven (depending on the oven). Since this was my first time making them, I set my temperature at 325 and went for 30 minutes. Then I crossed my fingers :) The blogger suggested testing just one first, but I decided to just go for it and it worked!
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