Tips for creating the perfect deviled eggs

There’s nothing more frustrating than trying to get 12 perfectly formed, perfectly peeled egg white halves to fill with your favorite filling. Deviled eggs aren’t difficult to make, but to achieve picture-perfect deviled eggs, there are a few important things you should keep in mind. 

1. Use Fresh Eggs for Perfect Deviled Eggs –
Use the freshest eggs possible for deviled eggs. As an egg age, air enters the egg through the shell and moisture evaporates, creating an air sac in the blunt end of the egg. This will result in oddly misshapen deviled eggs. The older the egg, the larger the air sac, and the less desirable that egg will be for deviling.

2. Cook a Few Extra Eggs for Perfect Deviled Eggs
Cook a few extra eggs and add the extra yolks to your filling mixture to ensure there’s enough filling to pile all your egg white halves high. This also gives you more options to choose the 12 best-looking egg white halves to fill.

3. Make Sure the Filling is Smooth  for Perfect Deviled Eggs
Use a blender or food processor to make the filling super smooth and then pipe it into the egg whites with a pastry bag and piping tip for a fancy presentation.

4. Use Cold water-

Cover the eggs with cold water, not hot. When cooking hard-boiled eggs, we want the water covering the eggs to heat from cold to boiling. By starting with cold water and not hot, the temperature rises slower, preventing the risk of shells cracking and promoting even cooking.

5. How to peel your eggs

When peeling your eggs, gently crack around the entire egg. Then, roll the egg in between your hands to break the membrane between the egg and shell. With this trick, the egg should peel easily.

6. Creatively Garnish

Garnish is where you can play around to make the eggs visually appealing. Try out some paprika, which is pretty standard, use some chopped wiri wiri peppers, chive, or scallions for a colorful look.

7. Marinate eggs for a special color

If you want to get really creative, marinate the cooked eggs in vegetable juice to add color and flavor to the white. Beet juice or carrot juice are both great options or forgo the vegetables and add a splash of food coloring of your choice.