There is an art to boiling a perfect hard-boiled egg…and in the end it has less to do with boiling and more to do with letting the egg cook off the heat. Place your egg(s) in a single layer in a saucepan and cover with 2 inches of water and a generous sprinkling of salt. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute, then remove the saucepan from the heat, cover, and let stand 15 minutes. Remove the eggs, crack each shell on the counter, and place in a bowl filled with ice water. When cool enough to handle, peel.

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