Tips for perfectly cooked eggs: Avoid cracks and peeling issues

Regardless of how skilled we are at cooking eggs, they might occasionally crack, affecting their appearance and making them harder to peel. Can we prevent this? Of course. Just follow these two principles.

Although cooking eggs seems to be a straightforward task, it turns out that it isn't always the case. Eggs, the stars of the Easter table, are also frequently added to salads or various spreads. To cook them in a way that prevents cracking, follow these two simple rules, which still not many people apply.

If you're an egg fan and want to improve your cooking skills, you must know two tricks to prevent your eggs from cracking. First, never drop eggs straight from the refrigerator into boiling water. The eggs will experience thermal shock, which will cause them to crack quickly. It's best to take them out half an hour before cooking. This way, we can be sure they will cook properly.

Secondly, and equally important, add a tablespoon of table salt or lemon juice when gently placing the eggs into the pot of water. This will prevent the shells from cracking.

Another equally popular method for perfectly cooked eggs is to place them in cold, not boiling, water. Remember the appropriate cooking time, which is very important when cooking soft-boiled or hard-boiled eggs.

When we put the eggs in cold water, we should cook them covered for a specific time. Soft-boiled eggs will be ready in three minutes, while hard-boiled eggs require seven to nine minutes of cooking. If we cook them longer, a gray ring will appear around the yolks, which we prefer to avoid.