Secret Unlocked: The Perfect Hard-Boiled Egg

On today’s Wildcard Wednesday episode of Simple Joe, I’m talking about what happens when even a veteran podcaster forgets to hit record, runs out of space on the recorder, and has to trust that the third time really is the charm. We check in on the weather in Canton, Michigan and Cincinnati, celebrate birthdays including Colonel Harland Sanders, Otis Redding, Joe Theismann, Tom Wopat, Hugh Grant, Adam Sandler, Michael Bublé, and Michelle Williams, look back at moments in history involving California statehood, the creation of NBC, Elvis Presley on The Ed Sullivan Show, and John Lennon’s Imagine, and celebrate everything from teddy bears to Wiener schnitzel. Then it’s time to introduce a new Wildcard Wednesday feature called Secret Unlocked, starting with something near and dear to my heart: how to make the best hard-boiled eggs. I share the method I’ve developed after making hundreds of them, including what eggs peel better, how I use my Instant Pot, stovetop timing, the importance of an ice bath, and the little membrane trick that can make the shell slide right off. It’s practical, a little ridiculous, and exactly the kind of everyday thing I love talking about with friends, so if you’ve got your own foolproof hard-boiled egg method, I want to hear it.

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