It’s been a couple of years now that I have been observing Shabbat.
I’m not Jewish, I just don’t see where God has changed the Sabbath from the seventh day of the week (which He established at Creation) to the first day of the week.
I did learn, in my studies, that a man (Emperor Constantine) decided that the Sabbath was to be observed on a different day. Since I follow God’s rules above man’s, I have chosen to stick with what God did at the beginning, and it has been a tremendous blessing.
Anyway, I don’t do any cooking on the Sabbath unless it can be cooked in my crock pot (and now, my Instant Pot).
Last Shabbat, I had a hankering for hard boiled eggs and wondered if you could make them in a crock pot.
Silly me, of course you can! You can make anything in a crock pot (like awesome baked potatoes and effortless-shucking corn on the cob)! It turned out that I didn’t have enough eggs to make it worthwhile to fire up the crock pot so I decided to make crock pot hard boiled eggs next time I got more eggs.
Sure wish we had chickens, although with the arctic weather we’re having these days they’d probably be on strike and not laying anyway. Fortunately, they were on sale this week for 99 cents a dozen so I stocked up!
January 2014 has brought winter like we used to have “back in the day.” Like with actual snow that just keeps falling and piling up, winds howling and making drifts, and frigid, arctic, subzero temps. My husband says “It’s Minnesota out there!” It takes a LOT to shut down Indiana, folks. Seriously.
Water or no water?
After a little research, I learned that some people say to use water and some say don’t.
Being much like water myself, in that I always seek the path of least resistance, I opted for the water-less version to make my crock pot hard boiled eggs. Besides, we have to pay for our water so that just makes it more frugal.
Now for the instructions. Super easy!
1. Put the eggs in a single layer in your Crock Pot
2. Put the lid on and set your crock pot on HIGH
3. SET YOUR TIMER. I may or may not have remembered to set my timer. Ahem. For medium eggs, 1.5 hours. For large/jumbo eggs, two hours. Since I *might* have spaced out setting the timer, some of my eggs had these brown spots on them.
The eggs with brown spots on the shells also had a spot or so on the white of the egg:
3. Run cold tap water over the eggs or put them in a bowl of cold tap water and ice. If you live in Indiana right now, you don’t need ice. You practically have ice coming out of the tap. Bbbrrrr!
After your eggs have cooled, peel and enjoy.
I had varying results with my crock pot hard boiled eggs, just like when cooking on the stove. I’m not sure if the eggs were too fresh or too hot (I might also be impatient. Maybe.), but some of them peeled perfectly (oddly, all the eggs with the brown spots peeled very easily!) and some of them, half the white came off with the shell. The yolks, however, were perfect! Creamy smooth and delicious.
Why would you want to take 2 hours to do what takes 30 minutes, you ask?
As I mentioned above, I don’t cook on Shabbat and since I don’t always remember to do things ahead of time, this is a great way to cook eggs for egg salad for lunch or just to munch on – my kids LOVE hard boiled eggs. In the summer, you can make eggs for a cool, creamy egg salad without turning on the stove and steaming up the kitchen. You can also “boil” eggs without using tap water, which may be an issue for some of you. True, it takes a little longer, but I think that it’s still an option that is worth keeping in mind and using.
Making crock pot hard boiled eggs is ridiculously easy!
I can’t believe it never crossed my mind before.
Is there no end to the versatility of the Crock Pot? I can not thank Irving Naxon enough for inventing the crock pot, which was, interestingly, invented for Sabbath cooking!
Do you need a Crock Pot? I would recommend this affordable Crock Pot 6 qt Cook ‘N Carry available on Amazon.
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Crock Pot Hard Boiled Eggs (Waterless Method)
Easily cook hard "boiled" eggs in your Crock Pot without water!
Ingredients
- Eggs
- Crock Pot
Instructions
- How many eggs you can cook depends on the size and shape of your crock pot. I got 9 or 10 in my six quart oval cooker.
- In a COLD crock pot, put your eggs in the crock in a single layer
- Put the lid on
- Set the crock pot to HIGH
- Set a timer for 11/2 hours for MEDIUM eggs, 2 hours for LARGE/JUMBO eggs
- Remove from crock pot and run cold water over the eggs or put them in a bowl of cold water
- Peel and use as you would any hard boiled egg
Notes
If you leave them in too long, some eggs could develop brownish spots on the white part. Just cut those parts off if you don't want to eat them.
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Nutrition Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 0Cholesterol: 0mgSodium: 0mgCarbohydrates: 0gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 0g
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Rebekah says
Hello!
I stumbled across your blog when I was researching hard boiling eggs in a crockpot, and low and behold I am here!
The fact that you are not Jewish but observe the Sabbath and follow Yeshua totally caught my attention…because I have to tell you…me too!!! I am so excited that you are another follower of Yeshua and love to keep his commands. I just had to tell you that 🙂
And thank you for your blog posts!
dawnyoder says
Oh I’m glad you found me! So often we feel very so very alone in this walk and what a joy it is to find other believers in Yeshua who love to keep his commands. I prayed for at least two years before I was connected with a group of believers in our local area…definitely worth the wait, but a struggle still. I’m so glad you “stumbled” upon my blog, thanks for checking it out and for the kind words! Shalom!
Ericka Watson says
Shalom. I too am not Jewish but I observe The Sabbath. I love your recipe and thank you for the blog. It is a narrow walk, so glad to fellowship with you all here..
dawnyoder says
Shalom, Erika!
It certainly is a narrow walk, and often a lonely one. Thank you for your kind words!
Rachel says
What would happen if we double layered eggs??
dawnyoder says
Hi Rachel, thanks for stopping by! That is a very good question, actually. I have not tried it so I can’t say for sure. I’ll try to remember to do that next time I make them, but if you try I’d love to know what happens!
sabrina says
Excellent. Thanks so much for posting this. My mother has bad arthritis in her hands and this makes making hardboiled eggs so much easier on her.
dawnyoder says
Hi Sabrina! I’m so glad to hear this makes things easier for your mom. It never occurred to me that this method may be helpful for those with physical difficulties. Thanks so much for stopping by and letting me know!
shawn marie says
I had to see if anyone else out there slow-cooked their eggs. I just wonder if they taste anything like my accident yesterday, when I put six eggs in a non-stick saucepan and set the timer (or so I thought). I walked away and never gave the eggs another thought. When I heard little sizzle sounds coming from the kitchen I went in to check, and there were my eggs, sitting in the pan with nothing but a few droplets of water on them and a still-moist pan. There was a little brown spot on each egg, much like yours, but also, most of the white was slightly golden brown in color. I feared the worst but decided to peel one and taste it. It peeled much easier than a fast-cooked egg and, lo and behold, it tasted fantastic. I liked it better than a fast-cooked egg. I’m guessing these were cooking on a low temp (not quite simmer) for about close to what yours cooked at in the slow-cooker. I’m just glad I realized they were there before they were overdone and exploded.
dawnyoder says
Oh my goodness! I’m glad you caught them in time and what a fortunate accident!
Costa says
You must be loving this Indiana winter!!
dawnyoder says
It’s not too bad so far, really. El Nino usually means pretty mild winters here, although I hear that this month and next might get pretty bad. But it’s Indiana…if you don’t like the weather, wait 5 minutes lol…
Aimee says
I was looking for cook times for boiled eggs in recipes. Stumbled upon your page. Thought it was funny you were talking about Shabbat, I grew up orthodox. There is a chulent recipe that a lot of people put boiled eggs in and let them cook and you peel them when the chulent is done.
dawnyoder says
Hi Aimee! I’m so glad you stumbled upon my site! Thanks for sharing that about the cholent, I will look it up!
Kristyn says
So strange (and also interesting!) that you used no water! I’m going to give this a shot. 🙂
Pawpaw says
Thank you husband has egg allergy so I can’t boil eggs in the house when he’s home. This is great I can crockpot out side on patio Thanks
Dawn Yoder says
Oh wow! Glad this helps you, thanks for stopping by and telling me!