Well today's your lucky day, because thanks in part to Rachael Ray and trial and error of my own, I have discovered the ONE TRUE WAY to cook a perfect hardboiled egg.
First - Put your eggs in a pot.
Second - BARELY cover with room-temp water.
Third - Place the pot over high heat (do not cover).
Fourth - Bring to a boil.
Fifth - BOIL ONE MINUTE. No more, no less.
Sixth - Kill the heat and COVER.
Seventh - Let sit for TEN MINUTES. No more, no less.
Eighth, and this is where it gets really exciting - Drain the hot water and shake your eggs around in the pot to get them all smashed up. This step is important, I promise.
Ninth - Cover eggs with frigid water.
Tenth - Allow to sit for FIVE MINUTES, replacing the water as it warms up.
Eleventh - Peel.
The importance of breaking the shells before cooling is this: The water gets in there and makes them easier to peel! So following these instructions will not only result in a perfectly cooked egg with no green:
It will also allow you, too, to do this with the shell:
Therefore, I firmly believe that the ease of peeling has more to do with cooking method than freshness of the egg. DO NOT CONTRADICT ME.
You're a genius. What's your method for a soft-boiled egg?
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't dare contradict you. My method is pretty much the same, without the rolling around step. . . definitely trying that next time--- thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteI'll let you know as soon as I live somewhere where the eggs don't terrify me, and where I have access to a toaster. It's been too long since I made one.
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU FOR THIS. I did it this afternoon for my kids' lunch and it worked great. I loved the part where the water made it easy to peel AND cooled the egg down enough so I didn't burn my fingers while doing so.
ReplyDeleteYour nails look really nice in the pictures. Can you do a post on how to not have bendy nails? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYou're a champ at shucking eggs. You managed to de-shell the egg into one strip.. i would have ended up with pieces all over the counter and one in my eye..lol
ReplyDeleteI don't think i'll ever accomplish peeling a hardboiled egg into one strip like you've done. I hard boiled some eggs yesterday and ended up taking chunks off the egg as I was peeling.
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