Easy to peel hard-boiled eggs

Putting a tiny pin hole in each egg before boiling will make even the freshest eggs easier to peel

I tried this once with baking soda but no salt in the water, and didn't notice any improvement in peel-ability. I'd be interested in seeing a side-by-side test with other methods.

Kenji Lopez-Alt at Serious Eats recently did a Food Lab on boiled eggs, and he got the best results from:

1. Using older eggs straight from the refrigerator

2. Starting cooking at a high temperature, either in boiling water or a steamer

3. Putting the eggs into an ice bath immediately after cooking

4. Peeling under running water after the eggs were very cold.

http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/05/the-secrets-to-peeling-hard-boiled-eggs.html?ref=pop_serious_eats