How to Dye Easter Eggs: The Basics, Tips + Tricks

The Perfect Hard-Boiled Egg

Materials:

– fresh eggs

– distilled white vinegar

Tools:

– sauce pan

Place your eggs in a pot. Fill it with water, covering the eggs by at least two inches. Bring the water to a boil, and then add a glug of vinegar. Turn off the burner and place the lid on top. Let it sit for 12 minutes. Remove the eggs and rinse them with cold water. Oh, what's that? Your eggs are perfect? We thought so.

How To Blow Out an Egg

While many egg-decorating techniques call for hard-boiled eggs, there are a handful that suggest a blown out egg. We know, it sounds gross, and it kind of is, but you still need to know how to empty out your egg!

Materials:

– fresh eggs

Tools:

– turkey lacer

– jar or bowl

First, and most importantly, wash the eggshell with soap and water to avoid the wrath of salmonella poisoning. Gently poke a hole in the top of the egg using your turkey lacer. Flip the egg over and make a hole in the other end. Put your mouth over one hole and blow the yolk and whites out of the other hole. It's like blowing up a balloon. It's strangely hard work. Just be careful not to work too hard and crack your egg.

Egg Drying Rack

Materials:

– small piece of plywood

– spray paint

– nails

Tools:

– ruler

– pencil

– hammer

Spray paint your wood and let it dry. Measure and mark your board in one-inch increments. Hammer the nails at your marks and then place your eggs on top!

Happy egg-making!