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4
The perfect hard boiled egg, every time!
Description
Today's post is a back to basics cooking lesson, How to boil an egg. The perfect boiled or hard boiled egg is when the egg is cooked all the way through and the yolk is golden , there shouldn't be a grey/green ring around the yolk. To me if a hard boiled egg has that grayish or green tone, it becomes very unappetizing. (I can picture it, grayish yolk chunks in egg salad ,,,yuck ). I think eggs are one of those foods that seem like a fairly easy to cook food, but some how can turn into a difficult food to master. Many people have problems with either over or under cooking eggs and can quickly go from delicious to disgusting. This is a fool proof method and if you try it your hard boiled eggs will come out perfect.
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Preparation
1. Utensils you will need are a large pot, a slotted spoon, and a large bowl. You will also need cold water and of course fresh eggs. First place the eggs in a large pot and pour cold tap water into the pot, the water should cover all the eggs by about 1 inch / or 2.5 cm. Place the pot over high heat until the water has reached a rolling boil. This means that the water is bubbling vigorously. Then immediately lower the heat to a medium low setting, and continue to boil for an additional 10 minutes.
2. A minute before the 10 minutes are up, fill half way a large bowl with very cold- ice cold water. Using the slotted spoon gently place the eggs in the bowl with very cold water, making sure that all the eggs are covered.
3. Leave the eggs in the cold water until they are at room temperature. This is a very important step because this cooling down is what prevents the yolk from turning grey/green.
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11/22/09
amybyrd21 says:
Great Tip. Also make sure that the eggs are not that fresh or they stick to the shells. It is important to let them sit for a few days or the whites shred and stick to the shell.
10/20/10
kolokey says:
Marvellous-I must try it-any tips how to peel an egg without breaking the white
10/20/10
Hi kolokey,
Yes, actually I just recently added some times and comments on this on my blog. Please feel free to stop by and take a look, http://spiciefoodie.blogspot.com/2010/09/classic-egg-salad-and-another-iip.html .
9/10/11
DKG says:
Good posting for hard boiled eggs. When removing shells from eggs, roll them on your kitchen counter and peel off the egg shells.
10/22/11
BABS5018 says:
I do mine almost like this but didn't wait for them to come to room temp. I will be sure to do this the next time I make hard boiled eggs.
10/29/11
Loisdelene says:
If you are having trouble peeling eggs because they are a little too fresh, take a spoon and run it inside the shell and it will slip right off.
