Air Fryer Hard Cooked Eggs
I read that eggs could be hard cooked in the Air Fryer. I don’t know why I was curious since our eggs turn out perfect and easy to peel every time in our egg steamer. However, my curiosity got the better of me since I like to try just about everything in the Air Fryer.
I started with brown eggs at 300º for 15 minutes.
I immediately placed them in a bowl of ice water.
And then I peeled them, what was left tasted fine but were rubbery.
Since that was a bust I decided to try white eggs. I cooked them the same temperature and time.
I placed them in a bowl of ice water too.
They were slightly easier to peel than the brown eggs but still awful to peel! They tasted fine and were also rubbery.
So my conclusion is NOT to hard cook my eggs in the Air Fryer but instead stick to our egg steamer.
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A useful experiment
It was fun to see if there was a difference in the two kinds of eggs as well as if the air fryer would work. Thank you Derrick!
Now you know Diane. I just cook mine in a saucepan.
There is nothing wrong with that Sheree! I will always swear by our egg steamer, it makes the perfect hard Cooked eggs every time.
You probably cook way more if them than me
😂😂 I do also try everything in my air fryer… Eggs won’t be one.. thanks for the heads up
You’re welcome! I really thought the brown eggs were too fresh and that’s why they didn’t turn out, but when the white eggs didn’t turn out I knew. Lol
You took one for the team 😂 and we appreciate you. 😜
Awwww thank you!
Thanks for conducting the test and sharing what you learned!
It was actually fun to do, disappointing but fun! You’re welcome!
I’ve never thought you could do eggs like this in an air fryer. Guess it’s ok, but like you say they are a pain to peel that way. Good to know the result when someone has tried though.
Yes you don’t want to make them this way, not worth it! Thanks Paul 🥰
Interesting! Yes, I agree the results seem less ideal than boiling of steaming. Thanks for reporting back.
You’re welcome!
Good to know. Thanks.
You’re welcome!
Oh well, live and learn. I also try most anything in the air fryer, but this I’ll skip, thanks to you.
Definitely but I do love love experimenting. Lol
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Thanks!
Thanks for saving me the trouble 🙂
You’re welcome!
Thanks for taking one for the team, Diane💜 I’ll keep boiling.
You’re welcome Jonetta! It was a fun experiment and I will stick to my egg steamer. Lol
Good to know! I like to eat hard boiled eggs for my lunch on travel days. We eat in the car as we go down the road. When I saw your headline, I thought, “Great! Maybe an easier way to make them – since I usually make them in the travel trailer the day before.” But alas, I’ll just have to stick with my little pan and stove top. I certainly don’t want rubbery eggs! Thanks for your post!
The rubbery part was disgusting and I can’t stand eggs that don’t peel. However, it was fun experimenting and you would never find new ways without trying.
You’re exactly right about finding new ways!
Good to know!
Yeah, finally something I don’t need an Air Fryer for 😅.
Most definitely, stick to the good old fashioned way unless you have an egg steamer.
I use the instant pot for hard boiled eggs
How do they peel?
Super easy. I use the 5-5-5 method, 5 mins under pressure, 5 to depressurize and 5 in an ice bath. On a rare occassion an egg shell will give me trouble. Also use the instant Pot to make potato salad. Start to finish in the time it takes to make Velveta Mac & Cheese.
Nice!
Good to know, but I don’t have either of those appliances. It’s a pan of water on the stove for at our house. 😁
And that way cooks them just fine!
When I had the microwave, I had a gizmo shaped like an egg which held four eggs and you filled it with water and they cooked – I want to say 10 minutes. It was all good until one day when I didn’t put the lid on right and the eggs exploded in the microwave. What a mess! An egg steamer – hmm. You are a gadget girl for cooking Diane!
Oh no! I think I remember seeing that egg cooker on TV a long time ago.
It worked well until I didn’t put the lid on right – it took me a long time to clean that microwave – egg bits went EVERYWHERE!
You made me smile!
Good, you deserve a smile!
Thanks for doing this test and sharing the results! Talk about timing – I made a batch of hard cooked eggs to have on hand the old fashioned way yesterday but I had been seriously thinking of trying them in the air fryer. Nope! Not after your post, I will stick with the old fashioned way which doesn’t really take that long 🙂
I really thought it would work but if eggs don’t peel easily why bother right? Lol