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No-Fail Instant Pot Hard-Boiled Eggs
With this no-fail method, you get perfectly cooked hard-boiled eggs — yes, even when your eggs are fresh off the farm — EVERY TIME! No watching a timer, peel when you're ready, no grey ring around the yolk!
Cook Time 4 minutes
Total Time 4 minutes
Servings 12 eggs
Ingredients
- 1dozen farm-fresh eggswill work on grocery store eggs, too
- 1cupwater
Instructions
- Place the metal trivet in the bottom of the stainless steel insert of your Instant Pot.
- Add 1 cup water to the pot.
- Place the eggs on the metal trivet.
- Put the lid on the Instant Pot, checking that the seal and all parts are in working order.
- Seal the vent.
- Press the "Manual" button and adjust the time to 4 minutes on high pressure.
- When it beeps, IMMEDIATELY release the pressure.
- As soon as the pressure has released, IMMEDIATELY remove the lid.
- Using tongs, transfer the cooked eggs to a bowl.
- Cover the cooked eggs with cold water and set aside until cool enough to handle or even several hours, until you're ready to peel them.
- Peel, then store in a covered, airtight container in the fridge.
Recipe Notes
This method is using ROOM TEMPERATURE, farm-fresh eggs. If your eggs are refrigerated, take them out of the fridge and allow them to come to room temp before cooking.