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#170 The Case of Simple as Boiling an Egg

W ell, if it's so damn simple, why have I been doing it wrong for so many years? Wrong may be a bit harsh. My eggs have always been hard-boiled just like I like them, with no ring around the yolk, which would be as much a sign of confusion in the kitchen as ring around the collar is of disorientation in the laundry room. What I really mean by wrong is that a Becki Green hard-boiled egg, up until now, has often been difficult to peel. Sometimes, in fact, a nightmare to peel, despite the fact that I'm a natural communicator and I tried everything I know to bring my eggs out of their shells. I tapped them lightly on their bottoms before shelling them, a trick from my mother. She also passed down advice from her father, my grandfather, whose eggs apparently always, extremely annoyingly, came out pristine. "Roll them on the counter firmly with the palm of your hand before you start." Nevertheless, my results were inconsistent. Sometimes the shell would slide