Easy to Peel Boiled Eggs

More than one boiled egg has been hurled across my kitchen in a fit of disgusted rage due to its un-peel-ability.  I actually have shed tears over pitted, ugly, ruined boiled eggs that were meant to be beautifully deviled and delicious.  After much research (thanks Mama and Ina Garten, among others) and a little practice, I believe I have compiled the information needed to make boiling and peeling eggs as pain-free as possible.  Most any information you read will tell you that the older the egg, the easier it is to peel, so it's not a bad plan to use eggs that have been around for 5 to 7 days.  I have used fairly fresh eggs with this procedure with very good results.  Here goes...

Just about to boil.

1. Place your eggs in the pot and cover with cold water.
2. Put 'em on the burner and crank up the heat.
3. While heating, add a tablespoon of baking soda to the water.  This is supposed to raise the pH and make the membrane beneath the peel stronger, making them easier to peel.
4. Bring the water to a boil, then immediately remove them from heat and smack a lid on them.
5. Let them sit for 10 minutes, then immediately place them into a bowl full of ice water.
6. Let them sit for 5 minutes in the ice water, then immediately remove. This will keep the center of the egg a little warm while the outside is chilled, helping to loosen the shell.
7. Now this part is a little strange, but it helps.  Tap the egg on each end to crack the shell, and remove a small section from each end.  One end should have a little air pocket in it, which makes it easier to start.  Now tap around the sides to crack the shell all around the egg.  Next, take the egg in your fist and blow into the narrow end of the egg, where you removed the shell.  Pretend you're trying to blow the egg completely out of the shell.  You might actually accomplish that, but odds are, you will blow around the egg and help loosen the shell so that it will peel off in one piece.  Look this up on youtube, there are tons of videos on the subject.
8. Start peeling and the membrane should separate from the egg and prevent pitting or peeling away little parts of the white.  GOOD LUCK!!