Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs - Recipes That Crock! (2024)

FAQs

What is the 6 6 6 method for hard-boiled eggs? ›

The 6-6-6 method simply means cooking your eggs for 6 minutes at high pressure followed by a 6-minute natural pressure release (then a quick release), and 6 minutes in an ice bath. People who prefer a softer egg use the 4-4-4 or 5-5-5 method, which follows the same high pressure-natural release-ice bath formula.

If your eggs seem to be cracking more often, or are cracking before the whites are set, try cooking them at low pressure instead of high pressure.

Your Instant Pot should have come with a metal trivet. Place the eggs on top of the trivet. I have a 6 QT IP and I can easily fit 12 eggs on the trivet. You can make as many as 1 or to however many you can fit in your IP.

How many daily boiled eggs should I eat? You should limit yourself to one boiled egg per day. If you have heart disease or high cholesterol, you shouldn't have an egg every day.

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Want to serve hard-boiled eggs? Simply mash with water, avocado, breast milk, or formula.

For most healthy adults, it's safe to eat 1–2 eggs a day depending on how much other cholesterol is in your diet. If you already have high cholesterol or other risk factors for heart disease, it may be best to eat no more than 4–5 eggs per week.

Bacteria can enter eggs through cracks in the shell. Never purchase cracked eggs. However, if eggs crack on the way home from the store, break them into a clean container, cover tightly, keep refrigerated, and use within two days. If eggs crack during hard cooking, they are safe.

Adding a small amount of vinegar or salt to the water may help strengthen the egg whites and reduce the chances of cracking. Use about a 2 teaspoon of vinegar or a half teaspoon of salt per two cups of water. Gently pierce the rounded end of the egg with a pin or a needle before boiling.

There's no limit to how many eggs you can boil at once, as long as each one is fully submerged in water while cooking. Next, bring the water to full boil, and then reduce the heat so the water is just simmering.

Can you stack eggs in an Instapot? ›

The best part of this method is you can cook up to 18 eggs at a time in the Instant Pot with just one cup of water! Feel free to stack them on top of each other, it won't hurt a thing.

According to the Dash Rapid Egg Cooker, soft-boiled eggs take about 7 minutes for 1-3 eggs, while 4-6 take about 10 minutes; 1-3 medium-boiled eggs take 9 minutes, while 4-6 take about 12 minutes; and a few hard-boiled eggs take 12 minutes, while an entire tray takes about 16 minutes.

Pressure Cooker Hard-Boiled Eggs Tips

Pressure cook eggs on high for 5 minutes, wait 5 minutes before releasing pressure after the cooking time, and then plunge the eggs into an ice water bath for 5 minutes. For extra large or jumbo eggs, increase the cooking time to 7 or 8 minutes, respectively.