Charlotte wrote:

> Hello,
> I plan on bringing deviled eggs to a party on Saturday afternoon. I know
> not to make the filling mixture until that morning, but how far ahead of
> time can I boil the eggs without sacrificing safety or quality? If I
> could do it a couple days ahead, it would be alot more convenient.
> Thanks for your thoughts.

Hard-cooked eggs will keep just fine in the fridge for a week or more.
There's a lot of guesswork about this and a lot more plain and simple
fear based on ignorance about real spoilage conditions.

Cook them, chill in ice water and put into the fridge. Don't worry
about them. If they can stay usable raw for literally months, why
should their useful lives be so, so much shorter after cooking *still
in the shell*?

Pastorio