How to Store Boiled Eggs

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Place eggs in cold water immediately after boiling.. Refrigerate all eggs within 2 hours of boiling.. Refrigerate unpeeled hard-boiled eggs.

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Place eggs in cold water immediately after boiling.

Step 1

Place eggs in cold water immediately after boiling.

2

Refrigerate all eggs within 2 hours of boiling.

Step 2

Refrigerate all eggs within 2 hours of boiling.

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Refrigerate unpeeled hard-boiled eggs.

Step 3

Refrigerate unpeeled hard-boiled eggs.

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Refrigerate peeled hard-boiled eggs in a bowl of cold water.

Step 4

Refrigerate peeled hard-boiled eggs in a bowl of cold water.

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Use the hard-boiled eggs within one week.

Step 5

Use the hard-boiled eggs within one week.

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Freeze only the cooked yolks of hard-boiled eggs.

Step 6

Freeze only the cooked yolks of hard-boiled eggs.

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Place the hard-boiled egg yolks in a sealed container or freezer bag.

Step 7

Place the hard-boiled egg yolks in a sealed container or freezer bag.

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Consider separating the yolks before boiling.

Step 8

Consider separating the yolks before boiling.

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Use the frozen egg yolks within 3 months for best quality.

Step 9

Use the frozen egg yolks within 3 months for best quality.

10

Sterilize the jars in the oven.

Step 10

Sterilize the jars in the oven.

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Boil and peel the eggs.

Step 11

Boil and peel the eggs.

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Prepare the brine.

Step 12

Prepare the brine.

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Place the eggs and the brine in the sterilized jar and seal tightly.

Step 13

Place the eggs and the brine in the sterilized jar and seal tightly.

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