Food Tips + Tricks Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs Coco April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 Hard-boiling eggs can be tricky! Amiright or am I right?? If you want perfectly hard-boiled eggs every time, follow my steps below! 1 Place eggs in a saucepan + fill with cold water until the water is about an inch or two over the top of the eggs. 2 Add in a pinch of salt. 3 Place pan on stove over medium-high heat + bring water to a boil. 4 Cover saucepan with lid, let boil for 1-2 minutes, + then turn off heat. 5 Let sit covered for 15 minutes. 6 Take pan over to the sink + simultaneously dump out the hot water while filling with cold water from the sink. 7 Cover eggs with cold water + let sit for about a minute. 8 Gently tap eggs against sink or counter to crack the shell all over. 9 Peel + rinse eggs.