Hard Boiled Eggs
It's been so long since I've hard boiled an egg I need help! IIRC, the time to cook was 3 minutes, but do you place the egg(s) in cold water in the pan or do you put them in after the water comes to a...
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Cover the eggs with cold water in a pot.
Bring the water and eggs up to a boil.
Once the water starts boiling, cover the pot and turn off the burner.
Let the eggs sit in the hot water for, depending on the size of the egg, 15-20 minutes.
Rinse them in cold water, or ice water, to cool.
Older eggs peel easier than very fresh eggs.
The 3 minutes you're thinking of, is probably a soft boiled egg. I like mine at 5 minutes.
Hope this helps.
Bring the water and eggs up to a boil.
Once the water starts boiling, cover the pot and turn off the burner.
Let the eggs sit in the hot water for, depending on the size of the egg, 15-20 minutes.
Rinse them in cold water, or ice water, to cool.
Older eggs peel easier than very fresh eggs.
The 3 minutes you're thinking of, is probably a soft boiled egg. I like mine at 5 minutes.
Hope this helps.
