Chef’s Clever Hack for Perfectly Peeled Hard-Boiled Eggs

Before you put your eggs into the boiling water, take something sharp, such as a thumbtack, pin, or even a safety needle, and poke a small hole in the wide end of the shell, where there is a small air pocket inside the egg. You have to simply pierce that area to let the air escape while the egg cooks.

Now if you’re squinting and thinking this is going to crack the whole egg, don’t panic. You are not stabbing into it like you are checking the pressure in a tire. You want to simply break the shell so the trapped air can escape while cooking.