How to hardboil an egg

So how many of you are so bad at cooking that you can't even boil an egg right?
Boiling an egg is considered the simplest of things in culinary expertise hence the expression
"I am so bad at cooking , i can't even boil an egg"

I say you can.There's a right way to do everything, and its well worth learning.This method will get the hard boiled eggs just right everytime, guaranteed!

1. Place eggs in a saucepan or any other utensil .. but it should not be too shallow, with enough cold water to cover the egg completely by 1 inch. Bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is brought to a rolling boil, reduce heat to a lower medium boil and cook an additional 10 minutes for a “hard boiled” egg. Rolling boil means you should see large bubbles rising in the water.For a “soft boiled” egg reduce the time by 5 minutes.
2. Remove from heat and immediately place eggs under ice cold water or in a bowl of iced water to chill promptly to help yolks stay bright yellow. Chill for a few minutes in the cold water until the egg is completely cooled. This is an extremely important step which prevents the greenish-gray layer from forming on the surface of the yolk over time. If the egg is not chilled immediately after cooking an unsightly dark greenish ring will eventually appear on the outside of the yolk.I don't mind this greenish layer, but if you are a parent , you'll know what unlikely things kids can make a fuss about.When I was 3 years old I had smeared 4 egg yolks on the floor, much to my mum's displeasure. I had decided that they had gone bad due to the greenish layer on them!
   
3. To peel, crack the shell around the entire egg and remove.My brother and I have differing methods on this one, he likes to tap the egg gently on the plate and then peels it from the crack, I simply smack the egg with a fork or a spoon.But it turns out there's a method to this and my little brother has been doing it right all along :D

To quote Montell Jordan , 'This is How We Do It'

1. Prepare a hard boiled egg and let it cool. Soaking in ice water is a good way to speed up this process.
2. 
   Crack the shell at each end by firmly tapping the egg onto a hard surface such as a counter. Do one end, and then the other. There is an air bubble in the wide end of the egg; you want to crush this.
   
   
3. 
   Place the side of the egg on a counter and roll forward for one revolution with your palm firmly down on the top of the egg.
   
   
4. 
   Submerge the egg in a bowl of warm water and slip the entire shell off in less than a second.
   
   
   
   

edit:Next stop for me? Learning to do this awesomecoolicious thing.Its called (*drumroll*) 'blowing the shell right off the hard boiled egg'.This gent in particular appears to have mastered the technique with a showman flair thrown in for good measure.


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