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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/10 20:56:50 (permalink)
I use Emril's 13 minute egg tip.

Place the eggs in a pot and cover with cold water, bring to a boil, turn off stove and set timer for 13 min, cool,peel,eat.
This produces an egg with a slightly softer yolk. For traditional hard boiled eggs leave them in the pot for 15-16 minutes.

No green ring and sulfur taste/smell. 

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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/11 03:24:48 (permalink)
question is really, WHY would you want your eggs hard boiled to start with?!!? Soft to medium boiled is where it's at of course! 7mins and 30seconds....PERFECT!! (the yolk needs to be at least a bit runny, everyone knows that!)


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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/11 05:52:03 (permalink)
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question is really, WHY would you want your eggs hard boiled to start with?!!? Soft to medium boiled is where it's at of course! 7mins and 30seconds....PERFECT!! (the yolk needs to be at least a bit runny, everyone knows that!)


3d, 7mins 30 seconds seems rather a long time to ensure a runny yolk (or 'dippy' yolk as we say in these parts) To ensure dippyness of yolk, I boil the eggs for no longer than 2 minutes! This is of course vital if one has pre-prepared toast soldiers to enjoy the yolk.

There is no sadder breakfast scenario than munching on redundant toast soldiers with an unyielding and solid yoke when the timing goes askew.

EDIT: My last sentence was complete hyperbole - the most lugubrious breakfast scenario is preparing a fresh steaming pot of tea, only to enter the refridgerator and discover that some other household member has finished the milk and not replenished the supply. Now THAT's heartbreaking
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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/11 05:59:56 (permalink)
Yes, I agree, for dipping, you'd need soft boiled rather than soft to medium (which I use for salads)...but 2 minutes?? I would go for maybe 4 to 5 mins to go with toast soldiers...but have to say, haven't had those in ages, so will give it a go this weekend and will report back!

Still rather have 2mins than 10mins (brrrrr)
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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/11 06:06:02 (permalink)
The middle one below for salads!



not sure how that whole picture posting works, but, this is the one I mean:

the middle one!
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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/11 06:20:34 (permalink)
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Yes, I agree, for dipping, you'd need soft boiled rather than soft to medium (which I use for salads)...but 2 minutes?? I would go for maybe 4 to 5 mins to go with toast soldiers...but have to say, haven't had those in ages, so will give it a go this weekend and will report back!

Still rather have 2mins than 10mins (brrrrr)


Myself and other forum members will I am sure, look forward to your weekend research and report back to this thread 3d.

Dont forget to factor in the yolk viscosity to toast soldier stiffness ratio. A medium yolk will not yield its pleasure easily if at all to a lightly toasted white bread soldier but will pose no obstacle to an aggressively toasted wholemeal warrior.

I stand by my 2 minute theorum, but eagerly await your research notes over the weekend.
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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/11 07:32:08 (permalink)
Many thanks for your additional guidance there Kiosk. I'll make sure to take it into account when conducting my research. Will submit the draft research notes for peer review towards the end of Sunday.


(btw, not sure if the hardness of the water here in the Midlands may have a significant impact on the outcome; I'd better include a mineral water test too). And, I'll make sure to include Walburtons, Tesco's own bakery range, and the Spar own brand (my corner shop!) for the soldier aspects.

Got to think about that ratio (YVtSS) too indeed.
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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/11 08:21:32 (permalink)
It's great to work with pro's such as yourself on the forum here 3d.

With the right committment and research, we could deliver the definitive white paper on boiled egg preparation the world has been waiting for.
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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/11 08:22:34 (permalink)
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I only boil them for 10 minutes.  I put them in water just covering them, turn the heat on high and when the water starts a "rolling boil" I'll start the timer and back off the heat just a tad so that it's boiling but not spilling over the sides of the pan.

I like my hard boiled eggs JUST fully cooked.  over cooking them makes the yolks crumbly and dried out.


This works for me, as I don't like that dried out texture either.

I always shell them in the pan under running cold water straight away which of course stops the cooking process in it's tracks.

10 minutes works on a medium sized egg so it's just making small timing adjustments either way to suit different sizes.

btw where I live is merely a few feet above sea level which may have a bearing on cooking time too.

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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/11 09:52:21 (permalink)
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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/11 12:50:59 (permalink)
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Do you guys get scotch eggs over in the states ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_egg

MMMMMMM am hungry now :(

Love 'em.  I don't have them often as they are not a good thing for my waistline (and my cardiovascular system, I hear )





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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/11 15:01:18 (permalink)


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This person has to be a Coffee House natural, no?

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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/11 15:52:45 (permalink)
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I only boil them for 10 minutes.  I put them in water just covering them, turn the heat on high and when the water starts a "rolling boil" I'll start the timer and back off the heat just a tad so that it's boiling but not spilling over the sides of the pan.

I like my hard boiled eggs JUST fully cooked.  over cooking them makes the yolks crumbly and dried out.


This works for me, as I don't like that dried out texture either.

I always shell them in the pan under running cold water straight away which of course stops the cooking process in it's tracks.

10 minutes works on a medium sized egg so it's just making small timing adjustments either way to suit different sizes.

btw where I live is merely a few feet above sea level which may have a bearing on cooking time too.

I'm no more than 12' above sea level myself and stand in the 10 minute camp.  Anyone else care to share your altitude?


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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/11 16:54:53 (permalink)
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Anyone else care to share your altitude?

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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/11 17:23:37 (permalink)
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Jonbouy


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I only boil them for 10 minutes.  I put them in water just covering them, turn the heat on high and when the water starts a "rolling boil" I'll start the timer and back off the heat just a tad so that it's boiling but not spilling over the sides of the pan.

I like my hard boiled eggs JUST fully cooked.  over cooking them makes the yolks crumbly and dried out.


This works for me, as I don't like that dried out texture either.

I always shell them in the pan under running cold water straight away which of course stops the cooking process in it's tracks.

10 minutes works on a medium sized egg so it's just making small timing adjustments either way to suit different sizes.

btw where I live is merely a few feet above sea level which may have a bearing on cooking time too.

I'm no more than 12' above sea level myself and stand in the 10 minute camp.  Anyone else care to share your altitude?


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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/11 17:26:13 (permalink)
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marcos69

Anyone else care to share your altitude?

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I used to be an air traffic controller, but I got sacked for not having the right altitude

Now about those hard boiled eggs.....




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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/11 20:39:56 (permalink)
Now about those hard boiled eggs.....


I'm wondering now if these eggs are the kind for eating or the ones that Angelina and I use to roll at each other.

Of course the rolling kind can stand a much longer cooking, in actuality I'd recommend at least 25 minutes for that kind of use.

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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/11 23:27:56 (permalink)
Okay, my 1-egg experiment with the boil for 10 minutes recipe turned out pretty well, but I should have let it cool a bit longer.

I did another half dozen last night and left them in the refrigerator. I haven't tried those yet, but I'm confident they'll be fine.

HOWEVER, I'm going to try the cover and turn off the heat method again next, since it's kind of a pain to maintain the exact temp I need with the heat on.

For those of you who do it this way, do you leave the pot on the heating element and just turn off the heat source, or do you remove it from the heat altogether right away? In my case this is a hot plate, so it cools gradually (but pretty quickly) when I turn it off.

Oh, and no, I've never had Scotch eggs -- maybe they're called something different in the US? They look yummy in an "instant heart attack" kind of way!

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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/12 08:24:24 (permalink)
For those of you who do it this way, do you leave the pot on the heating element and just turn off the heat source, or do you remove it from the heat altogether right away? In my case this is a hot plate, so it cools gradually (but pretty quickly) when I turn it off.



I've used both gas and electric stoves for this. I leave the pot where it is and just turn off the heat.


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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/12 10:35:45 (permalink)
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As well, she always used to break a matchstick in half and put the 'headless' bit in the water - she said it stopped the eggs from cracking in the first place.


I couldn't find any matchsticks, so I lit a 2x4 on fire, and dropped it in the water.
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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/13 04:05:48 (permalink)
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Norrie


Do you guys get scotch eggs over in the states ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_egg

MMMMMMM am hungry now :(

Love 'em.  I don't have them often as they are not a good thing for my waistline (and my cardiovascular system, I hear )


If you're in in the UK and like scotch eggs check out my mate's award winning stall: www.eatmypies.co.uk he makes a range of the (the black pudding ones are incredible) and they're all stuffed with love.

A hard boiled egg is essentially an overcooked egg, so your initial technique was fine Susan, sounds like you just needed to give them a bit longer if they were larger than normal.

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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2011/02/13 04:25:11 (permalink)
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As well, she always used to break a matchstick in half and put the 'headless' bit in the water - she said it stopped the eggs from cracking in the first place.


I couldn't find any matchsticks, so I lit a 2x4 on fire, and dropped it in the water.
Anyone for egg drop soup?

 

 

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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2017/12/12 05:52:04 (permalink)
There are no hard and fast rules for preparing eggs and tell that it is ready. Only you have to follow the ideal procedure of cooking to get the desired result.
Gently place a layer of eggs in the saucepan
Keep enough space between them
Pour water into the saucepan up to an inch above egg
Put some salt to avoid cracking of shells
Heat it up for about 12 – 15 minutes
Turn off the burner
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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2017/12/12 06:32:54 (permalink)
Cool link, bro.
 
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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2017/12/12 07:05:33 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby Beepster 2017/12/12 07:08:00


 
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Re:How to cook hard-boiled eggs? Seriously. 2017/12/12 07:39:56 (permalink)
Hate myself for saying this but..there are 2 'm's in 'spammers'.

 
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It didn't fit.

 
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It didn't fit.




Make it smaller.

 
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Cool link, bro.
 
Thanks!
 
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I don't think his link would be to make eggs hard.
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