Quick. I don't wanna look it up. Best way to make hard boiled eggs?

well, what is it? exactness please in times and temp
cold water... ten mins or twenty at boil?
or taking away with lid on after boil?
i dont know... i gotta make this bangin chicken corn soup and i HATE making hard boiled eggs. i know it's easy but it annoys me. im strange.

 

I can't help you. I always forget until I hear them popping. haha

 

lol. i think i shall just stop being lazy and look it up... after i start this chicken. sigh. i wish i didnt have to do any work right now though. my brain is hurting.

 

i've never made them before. but isn't this at least as much effort as looking it up?

 

i stick the egs in a pan and cover them with water, than bring to a boil, and let it boil somewheres between 10 and 15 minutes. then i drain the hot water off, and fill with cold. let set a few minutes, drain and fill with cold water again. then stick it in the fridge or freezer for a few minutes to truly cool, peel and enjoy.

 

It's easy. Just bring them to a boil and leave them on for about 8 minutes.

 

get a pot
lay eggs in pot
add some water - not too hot or too cold
add a little salt
put on the fire for 10-15 minutes

 

Stick em in your tailpipe and drive around the block 3.6 times

 

10 or 15 minutes is usually more of a soft boil.

I usually go 21... Salt the water so it heats up more, start timing from when the water boils.

 

OK this thread was started over ten minutes ago, I am assuming you now have boiled eggs.

 

hey stopping making so much sense.

actually when i look them up i gotta try to determine which way to cook them.. there are so many and some work well some dont.... i was hoping someone would just tell me "this is the BEST way" so i dont gotta figure it.

 

see complicated. sounds like it would work but there are so many ways. use cold. bring to boil. turn down to low. boil two mins., cover sit ten. or boil ten boil twenty. eck.
i think im just gonna follow what pr said and do it about ten instead. i just really couldnt remember if you just boil them if it's ten or twenty mins but its prolly closer to ten?

 

lol nope. gonna start them now. was waiting anyways for this chicken to finish getting a broth n cookin n such...

 

Well, so far as I know, eggs take three minutes to boil, but if yer want 'em 'ard, better keep 'em for 5 or 6 minutes, I think. I'm not an expert on boiling eggs, I prefer to fry them. Apparently that's less healthy, but I just think it's better with oil or butter.

 

not to sound totally dumb but do they taste the same or can be used the same way as boiled ones?

(i have never fried an egg)

 

never cracked a egg open on a pan and fried it up?

the longer the time in the water, the harder the egg and yolk become. less time, you get a softer egg, yolk may still be runny..

 

Yeah I think I'm gonna do about ten mins (it finally is started)...
Um I crack eggs and make not an over easy egg but well they call it around here a dippy egg.. haha i dont think it's called that everywhere? over medium maybe? that that isnt frying is it? now im so confused about eggs, lol.

 

Put them in a pot and cover with water. Bring to boil. Turn the heat off after 1 minute of boiling and cover the pot. Leave them for 15 minutes and they're done.

Yeah...eggs are complicated. There's so many ways to cook the little fuckers and I don't know what all that over easy, sunny side up stuff means. I always order scrambled. That way I know what I'm getting at least.

 

I always put the eggs in boiling water. If I want them soft, I boil them for about 4-5 mins, for hard eggs I'd boil them for about 10 minutes.

 

I know this is from last night, but this is THE BEST way...:biggrin:

-Use older eggs. Fresh eggs are a bitch to peel.
-Put the eggs in a pot and cover with cold water. Let them sit for an hour to equalize the temperature, this helps them not to crack.
-Bring to a boil, cover, and remove from the heat. Let sit 15-20 minutes.
-Drain, cool, peel and enjoy.

You know that green film you get on the yolk sometimes? That is from overcooking...

And now you know.