The biggest trick to cooking it just right is knowing how long to cook a hard-boiled egg. You want to be careful about overcooking, as well as undercooking.

Overcooking: As many of you know, when the egg is overcooked, the outside of the yoke will turn a dark green color. Some people claim this leaves a sulfuric taste, although most people do not taste this difference. What overcooking does do is takes away the value of the protein found in the egg. That is why this method is so excellent because its nearly impossible to overcook using this method.

How to tell if your boiled egg is perfect: One easy tip is to take it out of the water if it dries in 5 seconds or less, it is perfection! Another more fun approach is to spin it on the counter, if it spins like a top, then you know it is done. If it "wobbles like a weeble," then it is not done. Uncooked eggs will weeble and wobble. Who knew! If you are unsure if it is weebling, then press your fingers lightly on the top while it is spinning, if it continues to turn when you release, then you know it is not yet done.