They still may be too fresh. Try buying 2 cartoons, boil one set right away and let the other sit on counter for 2 days first. That’s basically the same as letting then sit in fridge for 2 weeks. If they are too old, you will know right away when you crack the first one. They look and smell bad. I only have this happen if we have eggs that are really old, well beyond what a store would have as an expiration date.
I use the method that @GRITS80 uses. Put the steamer in the bottom of the pan and then water up to the bottom of the steamer. I put the eggs after the water boils and cover. I steam them for 12 minutes. Then, cool in cold water for a bit and then refrigerate. My husband hasn’t complained at all about hard to peel eggs. Definitely hit the top and bottom ends before you roll on counter. They peel very easily.
@MaineLonghorn - I put one cup of water in the bottom of the Instant Pot, then arrange the eggs on the trivet or in a steamer basket, lock the lid, and cook on manual for 5 minutes, then natural pressure release for another 5 minutes. I take them out and put them in a bowl of really cold water, drain the water, refill with cold water so they are really cooled down, and then peel the eggs.
Also - you can put potatoes in with the eggs, up the water to 1 1/2 cups, up natural pressure release to 10 minutes, and make potato salad in a jiffy. ( I use 9 eggs, 3 pounds of red potatoes.)
This works for me: put 6 eggs in cold water. Bring to boil with lid off. Put lid on, turn OFF burner and let sit 13 minutes. Immediately drain, and rinse in cold water. They usually peel very well and are never overcooked.
@MaineLonghorn, I have an off brand instant pot. I put the eggs on a trivet, add 1.5 cups of water, and cook for 6 minutes on “fish/steam” program. I remove when finished and put them in iced water for several minutes.
The shells come off almost in one stroke.
I have tried just about every way to cook the eggs so they peel easy. I have found that there is never any consistency in the results. I did have a friend show me one method that works pretty well. After you have cooked the eggs, rinse them in ice water right away and drain. While they are still in the pot add a drizzle of cooking oil, place the top of the pot on and shake for a few seconds. The peels come right off, sometimes all the way off without any help from your hands, lol.
I think my eggs lately have been too fresh since the peels have been acting difficult. DH keeps telling me his mother added salt to the cooking water to help. Does anyone recommend that, because normally I don’t pay attention to what his mother used to do.
Also, it sounds like most of you peel the eggs sooner rather than later. Do you think it’s bad idea to refrigerate after the ice bath and peel another day? Or should I peel right out of the ice bath for best results?
We don’t peel th eggs until we are ready to eat them. But we only hardboil 6 at a time…three days worth!
I put eggs (grocery store-bought) in cold water, bring to boil and boil for 10 minutes. Then pour water off and let the pot stand under cold running water until it’s filled with reasonably cool water, then turn the water off and let it stand for a few more minutes. Works every time.
Oh, and I do put salt in cooking water, I was told it helps an egg not to leak out if a shell cracks. But I don’t think this makes a difference in peeling.
I put salt in the water used to boil the eggs and recommend it highly! Adding a teaspoon of baking soda also increases the alkalinity of the cooking water to make them easier to peel.
I also make sure that it cools a substantial amount before peeling by letting them sit.
It seems that cooking them over water rather than in water makes them easy to peel, even if you don’t peel them for days afterwards. I don’t have an instapot, but I can’t believe anyone here missed the lengthy discussion of the microwave egg cooker! It hard boils 4 eggs in 8 minutes or so, depending on your microwave setting.
They are always easy to peel!
https://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Microwave-Egg-Boiler/dp/B0007M2BN0
It’s from Nordic ware, the Bundt pan people.
Yes! The egg thingy. 
Put the boiled egg in a mason jar of water. Shake and the shell should come off.
I also used the tap against the counter and roll forward method to peel the egg.
Started using an egg cooker and they do turn out perfectly. Also, I have found if I bring them to room temp before boiling them the regular way and then immersing in cold water they peel easily.
I plunge mine into boiling water, cook for 12-13 min, then drain and quickly run cold water into pot, add ice.
I have my own chickens, and if I want to hard boil eggs for peeling and slicing, I use the oldest ones I have. If I need really nice-looking ones, as for a platter of deviled eggs, I buy them from the store.
I’m going to throw in another vote for an Instant Pot. I have chickens - so very fresh eggs. It used to be such a pain to boil eggs on the cooktop as the shells would never peel well.
They pretty much slide off in the instant Pot.
Yet another reason to consider an Instant Pot, apparently!
The instapot look great, I just can’t purchase that right now.
See post #30 re the “egg thingy.” I bought one during the first thread and have no problems hard-boiling eggs anymore. It takes 8 minutes in my microwave and then I let them sit about 5 more. Perfect and peel easily. I’ve now bought one for each of my two daughters.
The first “egg thingy” I ordered was defective. The top blew off and eggs exploded in the microwave. Based on good reviews, I tried again. My replacement thingy has done a great job of hard boiling eggs for the past 2.5 years. It’s cheap, lightweight, easy to store, and reliable. Dare I say…egg-cellent?