How long do boiled eggs last in the fridge?

Seven days, full stop. That's the professional party line when it comes to how long any cooked (ready-to-eat) food is safe to eat if stored properly. Now the rules that fly in your own kitchen are of course up to you. Hard-boiled eggs that were stored properly before cooking, and cooled within four hours will most likely survive a little longer than a week in the refrigerator. But use your eyes and nose to know if an egg is past its prime. Any sliminess or funky odors should be a one-way ticket for the offender to the compost bin.

Are hard-boiled eggs healthy?

Well, there are certainly worse things you could eat! Whether or not a certain food should be considered "good for you" depends on you. But for the average, healthy individual, the latest research shows eggs can be a healthful, delicious addition to your diet . It's worth mentioning that unbiased, nutritional studies in humans are notoriously hard to conduct for many reasons. So ingest every new headline with several grains of kosher salt (a chef's best friend).

Why is the egg yolk green around the edges?

The outer edges of an egg yolk turn green due to a reaction between the natural sulfur and iron in the egg white and yolk, respectively. Especially with longer cooking at higher temperatures, this ferrous sulfide forms easily. It's also more likely to occur with older eggs. To prevent the ominous green ring, cook the eggs at a lower temperature and for less time.

Perfect Boiled Eggs, Easy Peeling [Air Fryer]

Ingredients

Scale

8 large eggs (not so fresh, if possible)
sea salt and/or ground black pepper, to season the cooked eggs

For Dijonnaise Sauce

2 tablespoons of Dijon mustard
¼ cup of mayonnaise (one made with olive or avocado oil recommended)
¼ teaspoon of kosher salt (less if using table salt in the sauce)
5 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
3 dashes of Sriracha or other hot sauce, optional
1 teaspoon of fresh, chopped herbs such as chives or Italian parsley

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Instructions

Preheat the air fryer. Set your air fryer to 270° F and preheat it for five minutes.
Cook. Place the eggs in the air fryer basket, leaving at least an inch between eggs in the fryer basket, more if you can. Cook the eggs to your desired doneness, 9 minutes for soft-cooked, 11 minutes for medium, 12 for medium-well, and 13 minutes for hard-cooked. Prepare an ice bath while the eggs are in the fryer.
Remove and cool the eggs. Immediately remove the eggs from the air fryer carefully. I like to use long tongs, bonus if your pair boasts rubber around the claws. Drop the eggs immediately into an ice bath for at least 15 minutes. Then peel them, or put them in the refrigerator to cool completely.
Peel and serve. Regardless of how you cool the eggs, peeling them in a bowl of water makes the process quicker and easier. Simply tap each egg against the narrow end of the egg with a knife (or use the bowl) to crack the shell. Slice each egg in half and sprinkle a little salt and ground black pepper to serve. Or continue on with your chosen recipe.
Store chilled. Keep boiled eggs in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to a week. You can freeze the cooked, peeled eggs, but their texture may suffer a bit upon thawing.

For the Dijonnaise

Whisk until smooth. Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl, and stir or whisk until smooth.
Store chilled. Store the dijonnaise in the refrigerator for one or two weeks.

Notes

Egg Cooking Times

You can certainly cook your eggs at a higher temperature for faster cooking. But adjust accordingly and I don't recommend cranking the heat past 300° F. Egg whites especially prefer a gentle heat since the proteins coagulate (become tough and rubbery) at higher temperatures. The times below are for air frying at 270° F.

Coddled, 8 minutes. Just-set outer whites, milky inner white, runny yolk. Traditionally served in an egg cup.
Soft-boiled, 9 - 10 minutes. Firm outer whites, semi-liquid yolk.
Medium, 10 - 12 minutes. Firm whites and soft, viscous, or "jammy" yolk to varying degrees of doneness.
Hard-cooked, 13 - 13½ minutes. Firm whites and completely set yolk.

Chef's Tips

On centered yolks. For perfectly presentable hard-cooked eggs with a yolk smack in the middle, you want to start with fresh eggs. But older eggs peel easier. To help center the yolks in older eggs, flip and prop the entire carton of eggs onto one of its long sides in the refrigerator.
Leave at least an inch between eggs. Crowding the eggs in the air fryer basket to the point that they're touching will prevent each egg from getting even heat on all sides.
Preheat the air fryer. It ensures the tray and cavity of the air fryer are hot before you lay the eggs inside.
Cool the eggs before peeling them. The bottom line is that boiled eggs are easier to peel when cooled. So if you lack patience, an ice bath is your friend. If you are a planner, you can cook the eggs the day before and let them cool overnight in the fridge.

On the Nutrition Information

The amounts below are for enjoying one egg with a couple of teaspoons of the dijonnaise sauce. An egg by itself contains about 72 calories, five (5) grams of fat (split between monounsaturated and saturated fat), and a little over six (6) grams of protein.

Author: Christina
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 13 minutes
Category: Side Dish, Breakfast
Method: Air Fryer
Cuisine: Classical
Diet: Vegetarian

Nutrition

Serving Size: 8 Cooked Eggs with Dipping Sauce
Calories: 106
Sugar: 1.3 g
Sodium: 400.1 mg
Fat: 7 g
Saturated Fat: 1.8 g
Carbohydrates: 2.9 g
Protein: 6.3 g
Cholesterol: 191 mg

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