Ok people. This is a game changer.
I love hard boiled eggs.
Why don’t I make them all the time? Well, the thought of getting a big old pot of water boiling, and then timing the boiling, flame on, flame off, lid on , lid off…. UGH!
Half the time I end up timing something wrong, and end up with over cooked, hard to peel eggs. OMG…. peeling hard boiled eggs is the pits!So when I kept seeing the idea on Pinterest, of hard boiling eggs in the oven, I HAD to give it a try.
Ok people. This is a game changer. Eggs go in the oven for 30 minutes, then in a bowl of ice water to cool. That’s IT! You wanna know the BEST part? The peel practically slides off in one piece. I kid you not!
Easy peel hard boiled eggs = the best thing ever.
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Here is what you do.
PLEASE DO A TEST RUN with a couple eggs until you figure out the correct cooking temp for your oven.
How to Make PERFECT Hard Boiled Eggs in the Oven
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F. If you know your oven runs cooler, try 350 temp. Place eggs in a muffin tin to prevent them from rolling around. Cook for 30 minutes.
- After the 30 minutes, remove eggs from the oven and place in a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. I left them in there for about 10 minutes.
- That’s it! Perfect eggs every time. I have cooked about 4 dozen so far and have had success with EVERY batch. Not an egg lover? Make sure to pin this one for Easter time.. it will be a life saver for coloring eggs 🙂
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How to Make PERFECT Hard Boiled Eggs in the Oven
Ingredients
- Dozen eggs
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325. Some of the posts I found said between 325-350. My eggs turned out perfect at 325. If you know your oven runs cooler, try out a higher temp. Otherwise, go for the 325.
- Place eggs in a muffin tin to prevent them from rolling around.
- Cook for 30 minutes.
- After the 30 minutes, remove eggs from the oven and place in a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process.I left them in there for about 10 minutes.
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jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
Shut Up!! I can’t believe this, so cool! I always makign hard boiled eggs, but never baked them. I am sooooooo doing htis tonight, I can’t wait to see how it turns out!
Corey @ Family Fresh Meals says
I know! I can’t believe it worked so well 🙂 I will be making hard boiled eggs much more now 🙂
Angeline Studdard says
Hi! I just tried this and it did cook the eggs fine. However, all three of the eggs I tried this with had two brown spots on the white of the egg… Almost like burn marks. Has this happened to you? Did you bake eggs taken right from the refrigerator or were they at room temp?
Thank you,
Angeline
Melanie says
the same thing happened to me, Angeline. I may try putting them directly on the oven rack next time to see if it happens again that way
Marie says
Ummm… I guess I’m a perfectionist. I just figured out a way to prevent the brown marks, even though they’re not THAT big a deal (or so I tell myself). Take a cotton ball and pull at it until it makes a “nest” about the size of the mini-muffin cup; line each cup with a cotton ball, then set the egg (fat end down) in the cotton nest. The idea is to prevent any portion of the eggshell from actually touching the cup. Bake as appropriate for your oven. I LOVE this method of hard-cooking eggs. I get fresh, fresh, fresh eggs straight from my husband’s ranch – I know the warnings but have never had a problem – and I can’t believe how easily these peel after 10 min. in the ice water bath. Never had that result when boiling eggs, I always lost half the white trying to peel them. This method produces creamy eggs with bright, beautiful yolks!
Bill says
Great minds all work together!!!!! Saw your idea with lining muffin tin with cotton balls. I used the little square/round cotton makeup removal pads. you can put as many or few as YOU want. (I for about them and they turned into flame boiled eggs) not really, just a little kitchen humor.
Annie says
I cooked 4 eggs yesterday and it worked fine. Yes, there was a little brown spot or two, but fine. Today I cooked 6 more eggs with the cotton ball lining. Unfortunately the eggs didn’t fully cook in the 30 min. One third of the egg white was still somewhat liquid and the egg yolk was not fully cooked either. Maybe my cotton balls were still too thick even though I flattened them by pulling and spreading out the fibers. Next time I will just go with the original method.
Annie says
P.S. I do love cooking them in the oven. So much less trouble than the boiling water method.
Joyce McGrane says
Just tried Bill’s idea using cotton make-up remover rounds. Worked perfect!!! Reuseable too.
nope not me says
I did this last night with 6 eggs in my toaster oven. A blog from a different site for toaster ovens. The eggs turned out great. Yes, there are little brown marks where the eggs sit on the rack (no muffin pan!). Those little marks don’t take away from the taste of the egg. They won’t hurt you. And the eggs I’ve peeled so far have been fully cooked.
Ron says
What level do u put the rack?
Corey says
I usually have mine on the middle rack.
Laurie Klenzing says
About the brown spots, some eggs get the brown spots, this is not a big deal as you don’t eat the shells. They should disappear when you put then in the cold water.
Maryann Elliott says
I’m very anxious to try this! I notice that the photos show a mini muffin pan and I’m wondering if that makes the difference why the blogger hasn’t had the problem with the dark spots? Also wondering if a silicone muffin pan would eliminate the hot spots completely?? I appreciate the creative ideas like using paper baking vup liners too. Cooks are the best people! Can’t wait to try this! Thanks for this excellent idea!
Nelda Skinner says
I have been doing eggs like this for awhile and always had the brown spots as well. I just picked them off. However, I read somewhere to crumple up aluminum foil and put in the bottom of each muffin tin opening. That works really well to eliminate the spots and I just keep the same small wads of foil to use over again for this rather than having to make new ones each time. Alton Brown eliminates the spots by wetting a cotton towel and placing it in a cold oven, putting as many eggs as you would want and then turning on the oven. He has a video showing this. I tried his method but it scorched my towel and I am afraid I will set my kitchen on fire doing this. Good luck. I will NEVER go back to boiling eggs on the stove!
Nelda Skinner says
P.S. I always use room temperature eggs. Also, I never use fresh eggs straight from the store, Older eggs always peel better.
Corey says
Great tip Nelda!
Tammie says
I actually never thought of the cotton idea, but i do use small bits of tin foil and make a nest that way .. works great every time. as a matter of fact i am making some now …. yummy!
Gene says
use a silicon cup cake pan. no burn spots.
Kristin says
I put them in cupcake liners and they don’t brown!
Gloria says
Oh my I ruined a dozen or more eggs today until I came across this site. I did it in a reg muffin tin with cupcake wrappers and it saved me. They came out perfectly! Thanks soooo much…
Corey says
I am so glad Gloria! Thanks for stopping by! XO
John S says
How many wrappers did you use per egg in each cup?
RobLMoore says
I have the rubber muffin wrappers. No need for muffin pan. These things are firm and stand up even when full.
I just spray the inside of each rubber wrapper with no stick spray, break the egg into each one and through the shell away. 20 minutes at 350 and I get perfect muffin shaped baked eggs. I prefer these over hard boiled eggs because I am not dealing with pealing them, I can sprinkle with what ever seasoning and have it bake into the top. I like Parmesan cheese topped baked eggs smothered in Hollandaise sauce on top of any kind of toasted bread, even tortilas
Joyce says
You do not have to have that pan. Just place them on your cooking racks. They won’t roll. You do not have to go out and buy a pan for them.
Kathy says
Joyce, you don’t have to buy a special pan. Any cupcake pan will do.
Zee says
Aaaah, thank you. I tried the Alton Brown version with a wet towel, and twice now, have ruined a towel. I don’t know what magical towels he’s using that don’t get absolutely scorched after 30 minutes in the oven, no matter how much you wet it. I’m on paleo diet now, and much prefer boiled/ baked whole eggs to scrambled or fried. Will totally go put eggs in my muffin tin later!
Lisamaarie says
I am going to try this for Dying Easter eggs, can anyone tell me if they crack when putting them straight from the oven into ice water? I don’t like dying cracked eggs!
Momma Sparks says
Mine didn’t crack! When I boil them I always lose a few but when baking them I didn’t crack a single one.
katina says
do you put water in the pan?
Corey says
Nope 🙂
KZ says
I believe in Germany they put the eggs in an ovenproof dish full of salt. When they are done they just serve them still in the dish of salt and that helps to keep them warm. If you want them cold, then use the ice water. Enjoy!
Allison Sell says
Are the eggs room temp when put in the muffin tins or directly from fridge?
Myra of Mommy+Me Lunchbox says
I’ve been wanting to try this since I saw it on Pinterest. Was waiting till someone I “know” try it out to make sure it worked. Thanks!
Corey @ Family Fresh Meals says
Haha. I know! I was doing the same thing, but no one was trying it…. so I thought, why not! I am so glad I did!!
Charise @ I Thought I Knew Mama says
Amazing! I can’t wait to try this.
Corey @ Family Fresh Meals says
You won’t be disappointed 🙂
Footsteps2Brilliance says
Wow! looks like a winner!
Corey @ Family Fresh Meals says
It totally is! YUM!
Cristi ~ Candy Girl says
I’ve been wanting to try this! But… well, you know how temperamental my oven is 🙂 Love that the shell comes off so easily!
Corey @ Family Fresh Meals says
hahaha.. yes. I would be scared of your oven 🙂
LindaC53 says
OMG!! first there was perfect cooked corn on the cob in the microwave without husking it and now hard boiled (baked??) eggs from the oven and no hassle peeling!! I just might cook more often 🙂
Corey @ Family Fresh Meals says
I know! Anything to make cooking easier is fine by me!
D says
The eggs dont peel easily because they are baked but because they are put in ice water to cool. I’ve been “icing” my eggs for several decades, whether i had Old or new eggs, whether I boiled them in a pot of water or used an egg cooker (super quick and easy, plus economical, way to get perfect eggs without the dark spots), the peel always (!) sliDes off in almost one piece if you put them in ice water once they are done.
Carlene Foster says
Yeah, I agree. But I also found out that IF you leave the eggs in the cold water too long the shells are very difficult to remove…just so y’all know!
Anonymous says
I would never have thought of that. It is fantastic and so logical.
Corey @ Family Fresh Meals says
It really is a life saver 🙂 I can’t stop making hard boiled eggs!
Donna says
I dson’t know what I did wrong, but they DO NOT peel. Do they need to be room temp?
Maybe there wasn’t enough ice in water.?? May need to raise temp. ?? Any ideas?
Jill says
Mine don’t peel well either. I like to keep a few hard boiled eggs in the fridge. I did not peel mine right away and a few days later, they were impossible to peel…
Corey says
Sorry to hear that Jill. Some people have said that older eggs work better for peeling.
Shelly says
I’m probably one of the few people that like to peel hardboiled eggs. I haven’t tried this yet but will be tonight. One of the best things I’ve found is before they completely cool, peel them in the sink with a bowl or pan with cold water. I usually have the cold water running as I peel them. The egg being a little warm and the shell being cold from the water seems to separate them better. I use the pan or bowl to collect the shells then drain the water and toss the shells.
Rachael says
Adding a few tea spoons to your boiling water also aids in peeling. I never have trouble peeling eggs anymore. I also add some salt to get the water to boil faster. I’m about to bake half a dozen eggs I’ve been wanting to try it for so long. I love eggs I hope mine turn out ok my muffin pan has huge cups.
Rachael says
They turned out perfect! I just rested them on the oven rack long ways so they would not roll. They peeled wonderfully! You only need to put them in the ice water until they are tolerable to touch and the shell just slides off. The yolk is the perfect consistency for deviled eggs, egg salad, you name it. I will be baking half my eggs for now on so I can have quick Delicious egg salad sandwiches! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Anne says
Shelly, that’s the way I’ve always peeled eggs. plucked from boiling water to cracking and peeling under cold running water.
Linda says
Peeling eggs under running water is the old fashioned, tried and true method. But I saw a video recently of a guy shaking a boiled egg in a small jar, with an inch of water, and lifting off the shell afterward. I tried it at home. Most of the time, it worked like a charm.
Christine says
Are the eggs room temperature or take them right out of the fridge and put them in the oven?
Robert Andrews says
Another way to cook eggs on the stove is to remember not to let the water boil. Place the water in the pan with cold water. Heat on the stove until the water is just about to boil, then remove the pan from the heat and cover with a lid for 10 minutes. After this, place the eggs in cold water or ice water to stop the cooking process. The boiling water is one thing that makes the egg shell stick to the egg. Another reason why the egg shells stick is if you use eggs that you just bought at the store. The older the eggs, the better they are for hard boiling.
Vera says
Just turned on the over to give this one a try 🙂 😉
Corey @ Family Fresh Meals says
I hope they turned out great for you Vera!
Anonymous says
Thanx, Corey! I just forwarded this link to my mom: at 86, she no longer cooks anything from scratch…except egg salad, but peeling the eggs is a curse for her, not only bec. they stick, but bec. she has arthritis and numbness in her fingers. This might be a lifesaver for her!:)
Appreciatively,
Knitnut
Corey @ Family Fresh Meals says
I really hope the tip helps her out 🙂 Mmmmmmm Egg Salad. I am totally going to make that tomorrow 🙂 Does your mom have a favorite recipe for egg salad?
Kathy Coop says
Mine are in the oven now.. wish me luck! lol
Corey @ Family Fresh Meals says
Luck, luck, luck! I would love to hear how they turned out 🙂 XO
Anonymous says
A perfectly made hard boiled egg takes 13.
Anonymous says
minutes. This seems incredibly inefficient.
Anonymous says
minutes. This seems incredibly inefficient.
bghanoush says
I have to agree that heating the eggs by conduction (boiling water) rather than by radiant heat in the oven is going to be much more efficient. You still have to time them either way. It takes 5 minutes for water (just enough to cover the eggs) to boil, at which time I turn the heat off and let the eggs sit for 5 minutes, making a perfect soft-boiled egg. I make a batch every week for my wife and myself.
The oven method may result in eggs that are easier to peel, though. I haven’t tried it.
James says
The advantage here is if you want to do lots of them at one time… I have a lot more pan space in the oven than I do pot space in my pot of boiling water…
Anonymous says
A perfectly made hard boiled egg takes 13.
Anonymous says
A perfectly made hard boiled egg takes 13.
Kate says
Anonymous,
And how long does it take to get the water up to boiling? How many eggs crack and cannot be used? Remember the green around the yolk that happens when boiling in water? Well, that ring doesn’t happen when you bake them. Baking a cake from scratch is very inefficient too, but oh! it is worth it!
Chef Judi says
I was wondering if baking caused a halo. Good to know it doesn’t. I do agree that boiling is just about as quick. Bringing the eggs to a boil is about the same amount of time as heating up the oven. Took lots of practice learning to boil them which I was finally mastered just two days ago. Now, I discover this post. My secret to boiling is to prick the shell with a pin.
I still haven’t read whether the eggs need to be room temperature or can can be cooked right out of the refrigerator. I would love to know.
Also, if I reduce the temperture to 325 degrees, will I still need to use the cotton balls to prevent the brown spots on the egg whites?
Let me know, please. And thanks for this recipe. Can’t wait to tr it.
Janice says
I just done 18 eggs in the oven and took them out of the refrigerator, put them in the muffin tins. When oven was 325, put them in for 30 mins. Put them in ice water and then peeled them. Several had brown spots on the white of the eggs. Cut the spots off as I am pickeling them for Easter. Don’t like the spots, but they peeled quite well.
vivian says
the awesome thing about baking them is you just put them in the oven and walk away. you dont even have to wait for the oven to preheat! i have been doing this the past few months since i saw it on pinterest and its great!
Tom says
I will try this and if it works then it beats the traditional way hands down. I don’t have time to baby eggs in the water and breaking 2-3 each time or dealing with cracks and overheating. I like the idea of putting them in the oven and setting the timer, taking out and cooling. Enjoyably easy almost like buying a crawfish meat rather than catching them and peeling them.
Erika says
Popping a dozen eggs in the oven now. This will be great since I eat hard boiled eggs every morning for breakfast while getting everyone out the door.
The Bayou Chica says
This is a great idea! I am going to try it now. Thanks!
CRB says
Just tried this and it failed. 325 for 30 min. My eggs had brown spots and half were over done. I even rotated them half way through cause my oven is hotter in the back then the front. I was going to make deviled eggs fir a party but all the brown spots on the whites makes that a no go. Looks like egg salad for lunch instead.
ironrider92 says
DOESN’T WORK AT ALL!!!!!!! TERRIBLE IDEA!!!!!!!
Corey says
I am so sorry it didn’t work out for you. I have had a lot of people who have had success. Maybe I could help figure out what went wrong. What did you use to cook them in, temp? How long?
jess says
I have to agree. This is terrible. Multiple brown spots per egg and actually MUCH harder to peel.
Recipe=FAIL.
Corey says
Sorry that it didn’t work out for you Jess. Did you read the many comments above about preventing brown spots and using older eggs for better peeling? Hope that helps! Thanks for stopping by 🙂 XO
Trina says
I tried this for the 1st time using organic brown eggs…30 minutes at 325 (pre-heated oven)…the insides were still uncooked and it was hard to peel!!!! 🙁
I put the rest of the eggs back in the oven to cook another 20 minutes in the oven. I hope it gets cooked all the way though or else, I just wasted 12 pcs of organic eggs 🙁 SIGH.
Danielle says
Well, to be fair she did say to do 2-3 eggs at first as a test instead of doing all 12 the first time you try it.
Paula says
Mine turned out great, i did see some very light brown spots on a couple of mine. I think it might have been residue from one that broke, because it came off when i used a cloth on the shell.. Now all I have to do is color them with the kids tonight. thanks for this, it was a awesome idea….. did mine at 325 for 30 min in electric oven…
Corey says
You are so welcome Paula! Have fun coloring them with the kids 🙂
K R says
Tried it in a toaster oven – Nope.
After 10 minutes they started popping. Boiling water is only 212° Farenheit. No doubt that this is a viable cooking method, but 300 may be a bit high. Or you need to make note of where in the oven you place it. I get that a toaster oven is different than a conventional oven, but this did not work at all for me.
Corey says
Yeah, I haven’t heard of anyone having success with a toaster oven.
Pamela Watson says
I do them in my toaster oven all the time, but my oven is a large one does a great job … Same time and degrees.
Jackie says
I did a dozen in my Breville toaster oven yesterday. Right out of the fridge and no cotton balls. I did get some brown spots on the shells which came of in the cold water while shocking. There were some brown spots on the whites but not a lot. Looks like wherever they made contact with the muffin tin the browned. They made wonderful deviled eggs. I think I may do a few more today for salads and I will try placing them in muffin cup liners.
Tammie L Wilson says
I made them yesterday . have been making them since i saw this idea a while ago.. and i crumple up a little bit of aluminum foil. and then put a tiny dent in the middle and rest the egg in the “nest” of the foil.. they turn out beautiful every time. – i only use a tiny bit of foil because not much is needed .. then put it right in the cent of each empty cup 🙂
Carly says
I also use the toaster oven frequently, it’s a standard size. I just put them right on the rack and 12 minutes usually does it!
Pattie says
Worked great! 325 for 30 minutes was perfect. The shell peeled off flawlessly – thanks for the idea!
Corey says
Awesome! Thanks for sharing Pattie! I am so glad it worked out for you 🙂
Sheli says
I tried these today because I want to start eating more hard-boiled eggs in my quest to lose weight. I preheated my gas oven to 325 and baked for 30 minutes before putting them in ice water for 10 minutes. The first one I tried was stubborn and I had a very hard time getting the shell to come off and it had a couple of small brown spots. The second was much easier to de-shell but had three or four brown spots (which look like burn marks and are just on the first layer of egg whites). I cut off the spots and tried them and they tasted right but I was wondering what I might adjust to not get those spots. Great concept if I can perfect it!
Corey says
A couple people have mention brown spots. I also have a gas stove and have yet to have brown stops show up. Did you cook them on the top or bottom rack? I usually do mine on the top rack. Maybe that would help? Let me know if you have any luck 🙂
Dorsey says
I too had the brown spots. I cooked them in the middle of the oven.
Elaine says
This did not work for me! 🙁 I did exactly what you said. Pre-heated to 325. Put them in a muffin pan for 30 mins. Took them out and placed in ice water. 15 mins later when I went to peel them, the egg shell was stuck on. It took me 5 mins just to peel one! And when i finally did, it either lifted the first layer of egg white with it or, left that weird rubbery lining. What happened?
Corey says
Hmmm. Well, like I say in the post, some people need to bake at 350 (just depending on your stove).. so maybe try a higher temp? I make these every week, and there will be a couple batches were 1 or 2 of the eggs in the batch that do what you are talking about. Did it do that for ALL the eggs? Maybe try a peeling a couple more. I hope that helps Elaine!
Jodi says
You know what? Maybe your eggs were too fresh. I raise chickens and if you use very fresh eggs,the shell WILL stick.You’re better off using like week old eggs. <3
Rachel @ Following In My Shoes says
I think people need to consider making adjustments for their ovens.
I tried this today using my gas stove. I wasn’t completely sure how it would turn out because MY oven does get pretty hot.
My rack was in the middle — went ahead and cooked as you directed, but I too had the brown spots (although the eggs WERE fabulously easy to peel). The majority of the brown spots were on the bottom half of the egg — which was the section touching my muffin tin.
I’m going to try again because I simply love this idea … but I think I’m going to experiment with lowering the rack and the temp. Hopefully that works!
Corey says
YAY, I’m glad they peeled well for you 🙂 I like the idea of lowering the rack. Can I ask… were the brown spots on the shell or do they show up on the actual egg. I still haven’t had this happen and am curious as to these spots. Are there a lot of spots or just a small one where they are touching the muffin tin, like you said. Thanks Rachel!
Rachel @ Following In My Shoes says
They were on the egg itself (visible after peeling). I peeled two of the six eggs I baked — both had them and there were 2-3 spots on each. All were where the egg had rested against the metal sides of the muffin tin. So, I think it’s an issue with the metal heating up and burning them a bit.
Alisa says
Brown spots are happening for 2 reasons.
1. Rinse eggs first especially if you bought them at the store. There tends to egg whites on the outside from broken eggs in the packing process.
2. This is only a guess about the inside spots. When you boil eggs in water you can see air escaping the shell. The spots appear where the pin holes are. I had one with a thin line that looked like a scratch on the shell. The inside had the same line browned on the egg white. Next batch I am considering what type of oil I could rub on that might not brown in the baking. Not sure yet about that. If I don’t want to dye the egg I would think it would take care of the problem.
By the way, this was an awesome way to cook 15 dozen for an Easter Event.
Corey says
Great tips Alisa! Thank you 🙂
Denise says
Two questions:
1) No mention of egg temp before cooking so I’m guessing you can take them straight from the fridge to the oven.
2) Wonder if a silicone muffin pan would eliminate the brown spots?
Going to try it for the first time in a few minutes for tonight. I’m trying both a metal pan for 6 eggs and a silicone pan for 6. I’m putting my rack in the center of my (electric) oven.
Wish me luck!!
Denise says
And I’m going to bake at 325 degrees. {side note: anyone know how to make a degree symbol appear? 🙂 }
Joel says
i like your methodical mind there Denise, curious about the differences. And BTW the “degree” symbol is ALT-0176 (hold down the ALT key and then type ‘0176’
Corey says
Yes I take them right out of the fridge. I must say, Iv’e never used a silicone pan. Fun! I hope they turned out for you Denise 🙂 XO
sarah says
Hi I just wanted to let you know that i came across your oven hard boiled eggs on pinterest and tried it out.. Works fantastic! Thank You.
Corey says
Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know Sarah! I am so glad if worked well for you 🙂 XO
Anne says
Do you think this would work for soft-boiled eggs?
Corey says
I have never tried Anne 🙂
Jodi says
Could you try??? hehe… I’m curious to find out!!! lol… I just might experiment, if I find the time… 😀
Paige says
Silicone mini muffin pan — no brown spots.
Mary says
I have been wanting to try this ever since I saw it on pinterest but just never have. Tried it this morning so I could have a couple boiled eggs and fruit for a low WW points lunch. I too got a few little burn marks only where the eggs were touching the metal pan, but it didn’t matter since I was just going to slice and eat them. Easiest eggs I’ve ever peeled!!!! I did mine at 350 and they were a tiny bit dry, next time I’ll do 325 and use a silicone muffin pan 🙂
Corey says
YAY Mary! I am so glad they turned out for you 🙂 Isn’t strange how easy they peel?! I have had a couple eggs from time to time that have a hard time peeling, but overall, it is still so cool how easily the peel comes off 🙂
PS… great ideas for a low WW point lunch. I think I’ll do the same today 🙂 XO
Delorese miller says
Mine are in the oven now, I think the silicone muffin tin is the answer, also I think on the peel issues even when doing it on top of the stove the easy peel depends on how fresh the egg is.
bghanoush says
Harold McGee says in On Food and Cooking that the best thing you can do to have easy-to-peel boiled eggs is to use older eggs.
Beth says
So I tried this and it worked great. One dozen perfectly cooked and peeled eggs. Our 3yr old let our puppy in to the kitchen where I had the perfect eggs sitting in a bowl on counter, the puppy ate all dozen eggs. Guess they were tasty too! I will have to try it again after I buy more eggs!
Corey says
Hahaha. Puppy approved! I am glad the eggs turned out great for you Beth 🙂 XO
Mandy says
Will have to try this out as I love Hard boiled eggs!! Just a little worried about them exploding!! hope it does work!!
Corey says
Hahaha. They won’t explode 🙂 But like I said in the post, play around with the temp with a couple eggs until you find your oven’s sweet spot.
Rich says
Works!
Jodi says
WOW!!! This works GREAT!!! Thanx!!! 😀
Kylee says
I tried this today and it didn’t quite work out how I was hoping! I think next time I need to try the silicone baking cups because I think my pans got too hot and my oven must be hotter than it says (325 was what I set it at). And I did 30 min and a few of them exploded open a little! I’ll try again later with less-fresh eggs and with silicone cups and with less time and lower heat 🙂
I still like this method better than the boiling water though!
K Slo says
Do the eggs have to be room temperature?? thanks!
Brian says
I can’t believe I never though of this! I mean really, take out the step of the boiling hot water, duh!! The shells came off without like they had no business with the white and yolk to begin with. One weird other fact, the shells where perfectly brittle to puvlerize for my worm composting bins. Screw you boiling water, I’m never coming back to you!
Corey says
hahahaha! That is awesome Brian 🙂 I am so glad this worked so well for you! XO
javajulz says
i saw alton brown do this on one of his earlier shows but never tried it. silly me. my daughter tried it a few months ago and this is the way we’ve been doing it since! Alton just laid the eggs on the rack but i envisioned a disaster so used a muffin tin. got those brown spots, hmmm, silcone to the rescue! works so well! i cook mine at 335º . making some now for pickled eggs. oh, and my vast egg boiling experience has taught me NEVER use fresh eggs. they just don’t peel well no matter if ya boil or bake ’em. 🙂
Susan says
I was wondering if the egg shell turned brown in the oven..I was thinking of doing this for Easter eggs for dying – but dont want to if the egg shell turns brown,
Corey says
That is a good question! The eggs we get are brown, so I have never tried it with white shelled eggs. Has anyone does this with white eggs?
Sarahbelle says
I’ve used this for white eggs many times and it works just fine. I actually had less success using the muffin tin – the eggs were tougher and had heavier brown spots where they contacted the tin. I just use a sheet of aluminum foil over my cookie sheet (less dish washing and some of my sheets are kinda dark from lots of use) and lay out however many I’m planning to do in a batch. I’ve always gotten brown spots – on the shell and on the egg itself – but they’re usually not too bad. Since we just eat them, the spotting has never been a concern for us.
Corey says
Great tips! Thanks for sharing 🙂 XO
Kerry says
Okay everyone if do not have a gas oven you can’t cook at 325. I am going to try again at 350. I used my pampered chef stone muffin pan so nothing burnt at least. Eggs slightly undercooked and difficult to peel.
Corey says
That is a great idea to cook at a high temp with an electric stove. Like I said in the post, everyone’s oven is different. So please, please, please try this out with only a couple eggs until you figure out how your oven cooks the eggs. As another reader pointed out, it’s best to use older eggs to help with peeling. Hope that helps Kerry 🙂
Meg says
Just tried this came out awesome! Baked at 350 since I have electric oven. Did have brown spots but doesn’t bother me. Peeled so much easier this way. Thanks for the recipe!
Corey says
You are so welcome Meg! I am glad they worked out for you 🙂 XO!
Kisha says
OMG!! The best idea ever! Worked like a charm!!!!.
Corey says
Thanks for stopping by Kisha! I am so glad you loved this method as much as I do! XO
Kelly Lester (@EasyLunchboxes) says
These are in the oven right now for our Passover seder dinner tomorrow, and I’m also making your crockpot artichokes for tonight’s dinner. Thanks Corey!!
Corey says
Yay Kelly! I hope you love them both 🙂 XO
Nicole says
Just tried this- fail. Made one dozen to dye tonight and 6 of them cracked- one of which exploded wide open and left tiny brown spots all over the other eggs. I guess we will only be dying 6 eggs since my husband is the only one who will eat them cooked this way and I don’t want any to get wasted. 🙁
Corey says
Sorry it didn’t work out the way you wanted Nicole. This is why I URGE you to only try a few eggs at a time until you learn the best oven temp for your eggs. Every oven is different. 30 minutes at 325 works perfect for me, but when we made these at my friend’s house, she had to cook hers for 30 minutes at 335.
Candice R says
Don’t know about anyone else but my shells refuse to peel off and the yolk is runny even at 350
Emily Inglevine says
But… then you’re spending 40 minutes to do something which should only take 5.
Gayle says
Emily, how do you make perfectly cooked hard-boiled eggs in only 5 minutes start to finish?
Thanks
SHELLY COX says
No one said you Have to do this. Some will, some won’t!
shanno says
I am doing this now, so when the kids get home they can color them 🙂 hope it goes well hehe
Stacey says
I tried this today for the first time. I have one word for the results. PERFECT!!! I have always had trouble with boiled eggs before. Peeling them was a nightmare. These were perfect in every single way. Unbelievable!
Corey says
I am so glad you liked this so much Stacey! XO
Jim says
just had my first egg, two small brown spots, cut them off tasted great and peeled with no problems.
used Martha Stewarts recipe in the past…..horse a piece….. Thanks
mamalotsoftots says
Wow! We’re about to do this for our deviled eggs for Easter. Thank you so much for sharing this (and trying it out to see how it really works, too! )
~Sarah
Jamie says
Just made these in a metal cupcake tin, 325 degrees in a gas oven, then 10 or so minutes in a large bowl of ice water. Worked perfectly! Very easy to peel and perfectly cooked through. Though I had very few, tiny brown spots I will use a silicone cup cake pan in the futrure 🙂
Corey says
Great Jamie! I am so glad you liked it 🙂
Stephanie Ingram says
Well, followed the instructions exactly and my eggs did not cook properly and peel worse than they do when I boil them. Now I need to make a mad dash to the store to buy more eggs that I boil the usual way so that my kids have something to color for Easter. I highly recommend that others do a test run before relying on this method.
Corey says
Sorry to hear that Stephanie. I have URGED people to test out only a couple eggs at a time, so you can figure out what temp to cook you eggs at so you do not waste a whole dozen. For those of you missing this important part, I will change in the post to bold print 🙂
Kristin says
This did not work. I am very disappointed that we will not be able to eat our dyed eggs on Easter.
Corey says
I am very sorry Kristin. I wish you would have done a trial run as suggested on only a couple eggs until you found the best temperature for your oven. I hope you give it a try again sometime 🙂 XO
shell says
Trying 4 right now.I don’t have mini muffins so I laid them on the side in a cupcake an with liners to hopefully keepfrom burning. We’ll see! I put them on the middle rack. Hope that’s not too high.
Ashley D says
I was thinking of using cupcake liners to avoid the marks….did it help?
Corey says
Some people have used silicone muffin tins to help with spots. I have never tried cupcakes liners, that might do the trick 🙂