I'm sorry not to have responded sooner. The bad news: my husband's digital camera was stolen right off his desktop this month. Things are a bit tight and we couldn't justify replacing it at the moment. The good news: some friends of ours moved a few hours away (that's not the good part) and invited us to come and stay a few days after they got settled in. They took us to dinner at a casino near their home and after dinner I was convinced to spend $5 on a quarter machine. I won $375! DH got a camera and I got to buy a lot of yarn to support one of my habits. We have a potluck to go to in a couple of weeks and I am taking deviled eggs. I promise to take a picture.

I ran across this method for hard cooked eggs from Julia Child. Please read #5. WHO KNEW! -Grainlady Perfectly Easy-to-Peel Hard Boiled Eggs 1. Start by placing your eggs in the bottom of a large pot. You want the pot to be large enough that the eggs can fit in a single layer. Add water until it's 1 inch above the top of the eggs. 2. Turn on the heat and bring the water to a boil. (If you want, you can add a half teaspoon of salt here like Katie suggests.) 3. When the water boils, cover the pot and turn the burner off. Let the eggs sit in the covered pot for 17 minutes. Get a bowl filled with ice water and set it off to the side. 4. After 17 minutes, transfer the eggs into the ice water using a slotted spoon. 5. Now, bring the water back up to a boil again and place the cooled eggs into the boiling water for just 10-20 seconds more. Cooling the egg causes the egg itself to shrink away from the shell and membrane, and when we give the outer shell that extra blast of heat, it causes it to expand slightly, pulling it as far away from the egg as possible. The eggs then go back in the ice water to let them cool completely. 6. Peel the egg. Here is a link that might be useful: Cooking 101: How to Hard Boil Eggs

Cooking hard-boiled eggs. First, it's better not to use fresh eggs. Second, put them in a pot of cold water in a single layer, bring to boil, cover and remove from heat. Let sit 16 minutes, drain water, cover with cold water, drain, put lid back on pot and shake pot vigorously,cracking the shells. Peels should come off easily. If you find the vacuum spot on the egg, often you can get under that membrane and the shell will come off in one piece.

I didn't read through all the other answers, so this may be a repeat. I am usually pretty successful, although do have the occasional bothersome egg. I bring the eggs to a boil, turn off the heat, cover and let set for 20 to 22 minutes, then immediately dump the eggs in the sink, running cold water on them, roll them around to crack thoroughly, one at a time, and peel under the cold running water. Lift a fingernail under the shell and start peeling. Many times the peel will almost come off in one piece.