Can you hard boil eggs in a pressure cooker?

9 Responses to “Can you hard boil eggs in a pressure cooker?”

1. HeldmyW says:

   January 12, 2011 at 7:42 pm

   Not really.

   Hardboiling eggs only takes bringing the eggs, submerged in water by an inch, to a boil shutting off the heat and then letting them rest for 10 minutes.

   You couldn’t build pressure in that time, and bring it back down before overcooking your eggs badly!

   Best wishes
2. Happy Cooker says:

   January 12, 2011 at 8:35 pm

   God no, they’ll blow up. Just boil them on top of the stove.
3. libbyami says:

   January 12, 2011 at 8:39 pm

   Gee, I don’t know, sorry. Here is the method I swear by
   I swear by this method
   The Classic
   Hard Boiled Egg

   The simple, classic Boiled Egg, is indeed one of the finest and easiest edible delights known on earth, with just 70 calories, and full of nature’s most perfect form of protein.

   While there are many ways of preparing Boiled Eggs, we suggest below the directions for making eggs which are the easiest to peel and which will not have the dark green discolored coating on the yolk (see step 2 for tips to help avoid the green discoloration).

   Extremely fresh eggs will not peel easily. In fact, an egg that is just a day or two old is almost impossible to peel. As eggs age, the shells will peel more easily. It is advisable that eggs used for hard cooking (including Easter Eggs) be at least 2 weeks old before cooking for easiest peeling. Hard cooked eggs that are cooked slowly over low heat (and not ‘boiled’) will be more difficult to peel.

   Directions for Large Eggs:
   1. Place eggs in a saucepan with enough COLD tap water to cover completely by 1 inch. Bring to a ROLLING boil over HIGH heat. Once the water is brought to a rolling boil, PROMPTLY reduce heat to a lower medium boil and cook an additional 10 minutes for a “hard boiled” egg. For a “soft boiled” egg reduce the time by a few 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 “ring” 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.

   3. To peel…crack on all sides, roll egg between hands to loosen shell,and remove shell. Enjoy, with a light sprinkling of salt if desired.

   To serve in egg cup, place egg in cup small end down, slice off large end of egg with knife or egg scissors and eat from shell with spoon.

   Refrigeration is necessary for hard boiled eggs if they eggs are not to be consumed within a few hours.

   Refrigerated boiled eggs, kept in the shell, can be kept for up to 1 week.
   Goodegg.com
4. zynr says:

   January 12, 2011 at 9:17 pm

   OMG! Absolutely not. It would take longer for the pressure cooker to even build up the pressure than it would to cook the eggs the normal way. If your eggs hadn’t exploded by that time, they wouldn’t be edible. Make sure you read the book for that pressure cooker before you use it. It clear you don’t understand how it should be used. Use it for pot roast, stews and things like that. It’s a wonderful thing to have, but you need to know how to use it.
5. Replace says:

   January 12, 2011 at 9:31 pm

   Don’t use pressure cooker for hard boiled eggs unles you want an eggplosion!
6. lilcandelova says:

   January 12, 2011 at 9:34 pm

   no
7. David says:

   January 26, 2011 at 4:27 am

   Yes, you can hard boil eggs in a pressure cooker.

   1) Fill cooker with eggs, water 1 inch above eggs.
   2) Bring cooker to 15 PSI, then shut off heat.
   3) Don’t open cooker for 5 minutes.
   4) After 5 minutes, remove remaining pressure.
   5) Run eggs in cold water to cool.
   6) Peel.
8. Laura says:

   March 19, 2011 at 10:00 pm

   Yes. Directions on my website in April!

   L

   hip pressure cooking
   making pressure cooking hip, one recipe at a time!
9. ramsey says:

   April 26, 2011 at 5:22 pm

   they wont explode in the pressure cooker, obviously the people that said that never tried it. Which makes me wonder about their other comments. Pressure cooked hard boiled eggs are great peal easy and no green yokes.