How To Boil Easter Eggs Before You Decorate Them

Knowing how to boil Easter eggs will give you a firm foundation for the most popular Easter crafts. Many people make decorated eggs with their children as a way to decorate their homes for spring and the coming Easter celebrations.

Here's a guide on how to do it properly.

How To Boil Easter Eggs For Decorating

Boiling the eggs correctly really isn't difficult. Simply follow these steps:

1. Put the eggs in the saucepan - make sure it's big enough to hold all the eggs without layering them up on top of one another.

2. Fill the saucepan with enough water so that there's at least an inch above the eggs.

3. Cover with a lid and boil over a medium heat.

4. Once the water reaches a full boil, remove from the heat but keep the lid on the pan.

5. Now keep the eggs in the pan for another 15-18 minutes (or longer for larger eggs).

6. Drain and cool the eggs in ice water. Keep them in the water until they've cooled completely before using them. If you don't want to use them at this point, keep them refrigerated until you're ready.

How To Stop The Eggs From Cracking

One of the biggest problems is knowing how to boil Easter eggs without cracking them. If you follow the instructions above then cracking shouldn't be too much of a problem. But if you want to be extra safe then here are a few tips.

* Let the eggs reach room temperature before you cook them,
* Don't pour boiling water over the eggs - start with the water cold,
* Don't add too many eggs at once (to avoid them bouncing together),
* If you really want to be extra safe then you can wrap each egg in a piece of pantyhose to stop them banging together.

What To Do Next

Now you know how to boil Easter eggs, you can use them for decorating with a number of methods. This could mean dyeing them, letting your children color them with wax crayons, or anything else. Having the eggs hard boiled in advance will make it easy to bring them out of the refrigerator once you and your kids are ready to do the decorating!

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