That is what I have always done, mostly. However, there is that rare occasion when it doesn't work. But with the eggies there is no peeling, which is heaven. Also they store right in the eggie until you eat them. We live in the boondocks and do not have a garbage disposal, so not having all those tiny bits of shell to make sure I pick up and throw away, rather than going down my drain is a big deal to me. I used to work in the egg industry and had lots of neat tricks and trivia about handling/cooking eggs, but Eggies are the greatest things ever.