Hard-Boiled Eggs

6 Large Eggs

1. Place the eggs in a medium saucepan, cover 1 inch water, and bring to a boil over high heat. Remove the pan from the heat, cover, and let sit for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, fill a medium bowl with 1 quart water and 1 tray ice cubes.
2. Transfer the eggs to the ice-water bath with a slotted spoon and let sit 5 minutes. Tap each egg all over against the counter surface to crack the shell, then roll it gently back and forth a few times. Begin peeling from the air-pocket (wider) end. The shell should come off in spiral strips attached to the thin membrane. 

The New Best Recipe, Cooks Illustrated, All-New Edition, 2004, Foolproof Hard-Boiled Eggs, p. 122.