Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs (5-5-5)

The pattern is five, five, five

Here is the whole method. Five minutes under pressure, five minutes sitting in the pot, then five minutes in ice water. That is it. The eggs come out with firm whites, cooked yolks, and shells that let go.

Let the pot sit for the full five minutes. That slow drop in pressure is called a natural release, and here it is just the eggs finishing gently. Then open the valve and let the rest of the steam out.

Peeling is the only hard part

Straight into ice water after the pot. The cold stops the cooking and loosens the shell. Peel under a slow tap, and most shells slide off in big pieces. One egg will always fight back. I just eat that one at the counter.

Twelve eggs fit on the trivet in one layer, and they keep for a week in the fridge, peeled or not. I keep the cooking times chart bookmarked for jobs like this one. It holds the basic times in one place, so there is no guessing.