Boiled Eggs

Undertoad · 03-13-2018, 12:52 PM

Serious Eats does the hard work, and the best way is:

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Lower your eggs straight from the fridge into already-boiling water, or place them in a steamer insert in a covered pot, steaming at full blast on the stovetop. If boiling, lower the heat to the barest simmer. Cook the eggs for 11 minutes for hard or six minutes for soft. Serve. Or, if serving cold, shock them in ice water immediately. Let them chill in that water for at least 15 minutes or, better yet, in the fridge overnight. Peel under cool running water.

No baking, no pricking, no tricks, no gimmicks, that's it.

https://www.seriouseats.com/2014/05/...iled-eggs.html

Flint · 03-13-2018, 01:02 PM

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lumberjim · 03-13-2018, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Serious Eats does the hard work, and the best way is:

https://www.seriouseats.com/2014/05/...iled-eggs.html

When I take them off, I run cold water into the pot of eggs until it overflows, then I pour off the water, and let the cold fill it back up....overflow for a bit, dump and refill a few times to stop them cooking. Until I can pick them up in my hand and not get burned.

I'm at sea level +67 feet, and I use a gas flame stove. My results are repeatable and consistent. It takes all of about 11 minutes from idea to eating.

Amanda thinks I do it wrong too.

glatt · 03-13-2018, 02:27 PM

I think Jim does it right. Except the only down side I see is that you have to pay attention to when it starts boiling to start timing the 5 minutes. So you have to watch the pot.

The other way, you throw a pot on the heat. Come back into the kitchen any time in the next hour or so to see that it's boiling. Drop some eggs in and set a timer. When you hear the timer go off, you come back in to get the eggs. You can focus on other stuff while doing the waiting.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-13-2018, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Except the only down side I see is that you have to pay attention to when it starts boiling to start timing the 5 minutes. So you have to watch the pot.

Don't be silly, everyone knows a watched pot never boils.

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glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I think Jim does it right. Except the only down side I see is that you have to pay attention to when it starts boiling to start timing the 5 minutes. So you have to watch the pot. The other way, you throw a pot on the heat. Come back into the kitchen any time in the next hour or so to see that it's boiling. Drop some eggs in and set a timer. When you hear the timer go off, you come back in to get the eggs. You can focus on other stuff while doing the waiting.

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