The Easy Fix To Stop Bursting Hard-Boiled Eggs - Chowhound

Cracking often happens because people try to drop their eggs into a pot of boiling water right away. The eggs will experience temperature shock and thus, crack like ... well, an egg. To avoid this, you'll want to do the opposite — put your eggs into a pot of cool tap water. Preferably, the eggs should be at room temperature, or as close as possible to the water's temperature, to ensure they heat up evenly…