Gtwy4cb wrote:

>>Try boiling them for less time.
>
>
> You DON'T boil them!! Start eggs in cold water and when water boils, cover and
> let stand for 25 minutes--run under cold water for about five minutes--the
> shells will come off easily and there will be no green ring around the yolk.

The only thing I'll add is that I drain the pot and put ice water in
it. Let them sit in ice water for maybe 20 minutes. The shell comes
off easily unless the eggs are very fresh.

We always have hard-cooked eggs on hand as a snack or ingredient. I do
a dozen at a time.

Pastorio