Theresa, I agree with Colleen, that's the stage I try for, instead of being cooked until they crumble. Sometimes I'm successful, LOL, so you did better than I do sometimes. I wouldn't try to cook them any more, I think you're "stuck" with them the way they are. If you are making deviled eggs or using them in potato salad, you probably won't notice. You could always do what my husband Elery does, he removes the yolk and gives it to the dog and then fills the indentation in the white with my homecanned salsa. Now, and egg white filled with salsa is a bit much for me in the morning but he loves 'em. Annie

This is a toughy, for me, anyway! My tendency is to just skip them. Are they a big part of the recipe? If so, what about using extra firm (not silken) tofu, maybe with a sprinkle of herbs like you use for fake egg salad (there are many recipes) or something like Fantastic's Tofu Scrambler (I use it to make too-lazy-to-pull-out-herbs fake egg salad). Or what about going another direction - like chopped mushrooms? I think those would be good in empanadas. Maybe some more creative minds will have some better ideas. Good luck, and happy eating!

pkramer60, Oh o close but far away. The thing I am curious about is like the Amazon thing except it only does one egg and has a hook on the top like a Christmas tree decoration. grainlady_ks, I think that is it. Amazon.com: Eggies Hard Boiled Egg System: Electric Egg Cookers: Kitchen & Dining - Eggies Hard Boiled Egg System. Ours looks like the picture on Eggies' box. Do they have a name for it in the instructions? I'll just google for eggies. It appears they are called eggies. Thanks.

I don't ever remember having any issue peeling hard boiled eggs UNTIL I read a post about it on here years ago. Then it suddenly was an issue! (I am sure I had just not noticed before.) I have tried virtually every method I have read about and my current preferred method is steaming. I have the same steamer basket as tigereye. I used it just last weekend to hard boil eggs. The steaming method doesn't always work but last weekend was one of the best batches I remember in ages. I didn't use ice water to cool but more room temperature. I will have to try the steaming combined with letting them cool at room temp.