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How to Cook Hard Boiled Eggs

By Jane Maynard

This recipe can be adapted for as many eggs as you want to cook. Just make sure the eggs can rest in the pot in a single layer and also be covered with about 1 inch of water over the tops of the eggs.

Adding the eggs to an ice bath after cooking makes peeling the eggs easier.

About the Author

Jane Maynard

Jane Maynard is a mom, wife, graphic designer and blogger living in the San Diego area in sunny Southern California. Jane started her food blog This Week for Dinner 9 years ago and has be...

Jane Maynard is a mom, wife, graphic designer and blogger living in the San Diego area in sunny Southern California. Jane started her food blog This Week for Dinner 9 years ago and has been posting weekly meal plans ever since, in addition to recipes, travel, kitchen tips and more. Jane writes for the food sections of several websites and is always busy cooking up something new! Jane is pretty much obsessed with chocolate chip cookies and does not want to fix that about herself.

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