How to Smoke Eggs

Boiling vs. Smoking

Since smoking the eggs until cooked does NOT add smoke flavor, feel free to choose whichever method is easiest. Once the eggs are cooked and peeled, they will be placed on the smoker which will give it that great smoky flavor.

Boiling eggs

Still want to boil your eggs before smoking them? That's perfectly fine and easy to do. Simply put eggs in a pot and cover with cold water. Place on the stove over high heat until they start to boil.

Once boiling, reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Remove eggs from hot water and place in a bowl of ice water to prevent the eggs from cooking further.

Pros to Boiling:

• Takes less time than smoking
• Shell is easier to peel off

Smoking eggs

Fire up that smoker to 300°F and place the eggs directly on the grill rack.

Smoke for 35 minutes before removing and placing the eggs in a bowl of ice water. Allow eggs to cool down in the ice bath for at least 5 minutes to stop the eggs from cooking further.

Fact: When smoking eggs, the flavor of the smoke doesn't penetrate the egg shell, but the egg will have a smoke colored look to them. Smoked eggs will not be bright white as they would if boiled.

Pros to Smoking:

• Less dishes, no pot to clean!
• Takes more time than boiling = more beer drinking time. Ha.

Peeling the perfect egg

Peeling hard boiled eggs is the hardest part of this process.

The BEST way to peel hard boiled / smoked eggs is underwater.

Get a large bowl and fill with lukewarm water so your hands don't get cold while peeling. Grab a cooked egg from it's ice bath and softly hit the egg at the bottom of the warm water bowl to slightly crack.

Rip off the egg shell carefully while it's underwater. The shell should come off nice and easy leaving a perfectly peeled egg.

Smoking the cooked eggs

This is the process that is going to give the eggs that FANTASTIC smoky flavor. Once all the eggs are cooked and peeled, place the peeled eggs directly on the grill rack at 180°F and smoke for 20 minutes.

The key is to not smoke them too long which will result in a rubbery texture. Use a nice strong wood such as mesquite or hickory wood for the best flavor.

Since the eggs are only smoking for a short period of time, a strong wood is fine to use.

Eating eggs

Smoked eggs can be used for anything you would normally use boiled eggs. Slicing them atop toast, eating whole with a pinch of salt, or making a delicious egg salad sandwich.

The smoke flavor gives these a great taste that takes boring boiled eggs to the next level. Don't eat boring eggs again, smoke them!