crack the shell all over. if doing a whole batch, leave them in the pot and smash the pot around semi-gently. if doing just one, slap it around a lil.

the shell breaks into small pieces that are still attached to the layer underneath, which can then be broken and peeled off in large sections.

this has only failed me a couple times, when I smacked it too hard and broke the actual egg flesh. works on all eggs I've tried, made by various people, and of under and over done eggs made by myself and immediately after cooking or after being stored in the fridge for two weeks.

Try Rolling them on the counter after boiling/steaming. Doing this seems to separate the membrane from the egg, letting you pull most of the shell off with the membrane.

Its a bit easier if you use a bath of ice water. Skin separates easier most of the time.

Have you tried steaming them? That's the only way that consistently yields easy-to-peel eggs for me.

Do you put the eggs in the water and then boil it or do you put the eggs in already boiling water?