In a medium large pot, add 2 inches of water to the bottom of the pan and bring to a boil over high heat.

Place your steamer basket or steaming rack in and carefully add the eggs into the steamer basket with a fine mesh strainer. I found that if you load on alternating sides, it keeps it from tipping over into the boiling water.

Cover with a lid and steam for 12 minutes of steaming time.

Prepare a large bowl with lots of ice and water.

After 12 minutes of steaming the eggs, turn off the heat and place all them immediately in ice water bowl to chill for 15 minutes, add more ice if necessary.

Roll the egg on a cutting board or any flat surface, and slip the shells right off! Dip in a bowl of clean water to remove any pieces of shells. You will get perfectly smooth hard boiled eggs to use in recipes.