By Emily Harper • February 28, 2026 • Share
Although hard-boiled eggs are a healthy and adaptable food, cracking open their shells can be an annoyance. Prepare to be delighted if you’ve ever dealt with a jumbled mass of cracked eggshells.
French celebrity chef Jacques Pépin is here with a secret weapon that will change the way you cook forever.
If you want to peel eggs like a pro, try this easy approach. Jacques Pépin suggests poking a tiny hole in the eggshell’s broad side before dropping it into boiling water. Yeah, it’s really that easy!
This little tweak to your cooking method yields flawlessly peeled hard-boiled eggs every time. Eggs that have been hard-boiled may be a major nuisance to peel. As if acting independently, the shells adhere tenaciously to the egg white. The moment you try to peel them, they rip apart, producing a disgusting mush.
Have no worry, however; Jacques Pépin has rescued the day with a fantastic plan.
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