Eggs

To Hard-Cook an Egg:

For easy-to-peel hard-boiled eggs, don't boil them. Boil some water in the bottom half of a steamer, then put the eggs in the steamer basket and put on the lid. Where you would boil the eggs for 8 minutes, you want to steam them for 12.

Lift the eggs out of the steamer with a pair of tongs or a big spoon and drop them into a bowl of ice water. Be sure to use more ice than eggs.

After 90 seconds or so you should be able to crack and peel the eggs cleanly.

To Separate an Egg:

Here is a short video demonstrating how to separate an egg's yolk from the white without buying any gimmicky gadgets. Click on the picture to see the video.