How can I obtain perfectly peeled boiled eggs? Let me put some context to this question.  Sometime ago I checked into this hotel (it no longer exists). It used to be some mansion, and a chain converted it to a routine hotel. Lousy sound insulation, but I'm digressing.  The breakfast was included, and said breakfast consisted, among other things, of a huge bowl filled with boiled and peeled eggs.  I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but looking back at it now, I marvel that anyone can boil and peel a huge number of eggs and get everyone of them this perfectly peeled. My own talent, which includes pouring a generous amount of salt in the boiling water and plunging the eggs into cold water promptly 3-5 minutes after boiling, produces the rather unapetizing result you see below.    This  seems to suggest that freshness is incompatible with ease of peeling. I hope that hotel, and workers, didn't merely rely on archeologic eggs to obtain this perfect peeling. I don't recall an unusual taste.  How can I obtain nicely peeled boiled eggs, every time?  To make the question a wee-bit harder, I'm often aiming for a , removing from the heat about 2-3 minutes after the start of boiling.
How to peel hard boiled eggs easily? This is one of the most annoying duties in the kitchen, for me.  What are yours tips and tricks to peel hard boiled eggs easily?
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