Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

I got this recipe from natashaskithen.com found by clicking here.

Tips for the Best Instant Pot Eggs:

• Timings below are for large eggs. For medium eggs, reduce cook time by 1 minute and increase by 1 minute for extra large eggs.
• Start with refrigerated eggs.
• It’s ok to stack eggs on the rack, but eggs should not touch the water or walls of the instant pot.
• Transfer cooked eggs to a bowl of ice water right away to prevent overcooking.
• We use a 6 Qt 7-in-1 Instant Pot Duo. You may need to experiment timings using a smaller or larger pressure cooker.

How to Hard Boil Eggs in Instant Pot:

1. Place the wire rack (that comes with the instant pot) in the bowl of the instant pot. Add 1 cup water. Place 2-12 eggs on the rack (so they aren’t touching the water).
2. Secure the lid and set lever to “sealing.” Set to manual “high pressure” and set timer for desired doneness (5 min for soft boiled, 6-8 min for medium boiled, 9-10 minutes for hard boiled). Once instant pot reaches high pressure (which takes 5-6 minutes), your set timer will automatically start counting down.
3. As soon as your timer is up, use a hot mitt to switch the lever to “venting” position and a hot burst of steam will release. When pressure is fully released and the pressure indicator has dropped, remove lid, use tongs to transfer the hot eggs to a bowl of ice water and let rest 5 minutes to stop the cooking process.

How Long to Boil Eggs in the Instant Pot:

Instant Pot Soft Boiled Eggs: 5 minutes on high pressure was what it took for consistently fully cooked egg whites with a wet yolk. I’ve seen several tutorials say 4, 3 or even 2 minutes, but I found anything less than 5 minutes to have a portion of the whites still a little wet and more difficult to peel.

Medium Boiled Eggs: A range of 6-8 minutes seemed to all produced medium boiled eggs. These have fully cooked whites with a tender and somewhat creamy center.

Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs: It took from 9-10 minutes on high pressure with 10 minutes being a dry yolk – the ideal texture for making deviled eggs.

I got my first Instant Pot a few months ago.  I'm finally getting comfortable using it.  My daughter, Rachel, has had one for a couple of years and she has helped me figure out how to use it. She always cooks hardboiled eggs in hers.  I finally tried it myself, and she's right.  It's a great way to hard boil  eggs.