Hard or Soft Boiled Egg
photo by LilPinkieJ
- Ready In:
- 31mins
- Ingredients:
- 3
- Yields:
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1 egg
- Serves:
- 1
ingredients
directions
- Fill a small sauce pan with water and put egg(s) in the water. Also fill a bowl with ice and cold water and set aside.
- Set stove on high heat.
- Once boiling, let it boil for 15 minutes for hard boiled or 5 minutes for soft boiled.
- Move the egg(s) to ice water right away and let them chill for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Store in the fridge until ready to eat.:).
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Reviews
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In general, the method used in this recipe works well, but we've found that the times and temperatures are different for us. One reason might be that elevation above sea level changes the boiling point of water and cooking times. Since we live AT sea level, perhaps that's why our times were shorter. Here's what we've found, living on the shore. HEAT - While we put the heat at High for bringing the water and eggs to a full boil, on our stove, we find that if we leave it on High throughout the boiling process, the eggs sometimes split open. We reduce heat to 7.5 out of 10 once the water is at a full boil and keep it at that setting throughout the rest of the boiling time. TIMES - For us, a perfect soft boiled egg (not overly liquidy, but not yet firm at all) takes 4 minutes after reaching a boil while a hard boiled egg (fully firm and pale yellow throughout) takes only 10 minutes after reaching a boil. COOLING TEMP - The cooling part we do with cold tap water, instead of ice water. We don't make ice in our house, so it's not handy. And since our tap water is rather cold, perhaps that's why we've found we get no green using no ice. Running very cold tap water into a bowl containing the eggs for 5 to 10 minutes works well, and no green. I think it's also important to point out to new boilers that when the recipe says to put the eggs in the water as you begin heating, not after the water comes to a boil, they're not kidding. If you add the eggs in only after the water is boiling, things don't work out the same at all. I did this several times when I was younger and just learning to cook. When we're new to cooking, many of us only SORT OF follow the directions. If they're written well, the directions say what they mean.
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This is the first time in my life that I have ever made a boiled egg without turning it all green! Fabulous! Plus I had a really easy time peeling them. Another first. I made this for some egg salad that I've been craving. Thanks so much, this is now pinned to the cupboard door. Made and Reviewed for PAC Fall 2008.
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I am a teen cook, and not exactly the best one out there! I've burnt water on numerous occassions, so I don't make the hardest recipes.;) I'll be traveling to Quebec this coming year...I can't wait to try the cusine!