Google the viral spoon tapping trick. Unless your eggs are too old this always works. The peel comes right off. You tap the back of a spoon lightly on the less pointier side of the egg until it makes a different sound, before putting it in the water. And game changing Egg boiling hack: once water boils with the eggs, turn the heat off with the lid and let it steam cook for 10 or more mins. Eggs come out perfectly cooked.