You Should Poke a Hole in Your Eggs Before Boiling Them
by Claire Lower on Skillet, shared by Claire Lower to from Lifehacker on (#5GH5M)
Most hard-boiled egg recipes will tell you to cover your eggs with cold water, bring them to a boil, then cover and move them off the heat for 12 minutes or so. In my experience, this has always resulted in eggs that are impossible to peel.