How do you have a perfectly boiled egg?
By Cutie18f
@Cutie18f (9546)
Philippines
November 16, 2012 10:31am CST
I wonder if there are rules and techniques to boiling eggs. What I do with mine is boil it with low fire, then I'd put the fire high for a short while and when it boils, I turn the fire off. However, many times I'd end up with some eggs with broken shells, the contents spilled out. It seems like I have never really mastered the simple art of having a perfectly boiled egg. Do you have any techniques? Please share.
3 people like this
7 responses
@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Nov 12
It is not difficult for me since I have a machine which can cook different kinds of boiled egg. It is small and you can make five eggs together. It offers you a cup and there are some marks on it. Such as it will write down how much water you shall use if you want a half boiled egg. After that, just press the button and everything will be done in a few minutes.
@prashu228 (37518)
• India
16 Jan 13
This is the first time i heard about egg boiling machine.Hope i will find it here too.
@STOUTjodee (3670)
• United States
17 Nov 12
For a hard boiled egg, I place the eggs in cold water. When the water comes to a rolling boil, I let it boil 8-10 minutes. Then I remove the pan from the stove, drain the hot water and let the eggs soak in cold water (or let cold water run on them) until the egg is cool to the touch.
@prashu228 (37518)
• India
16 Jan 13
Hi
After placing the eggs in cold water the shell is not coming properly i mean the meat is sticking to the shell and the eggs is not good to look at.
@JamesKYTan (1605)
• Malaysia
20 Nov 12
Sometimes it breaks too. However I prefer to eat half boiled egg.
I normally bring the pot of water to boil. Off it and put the egg in
and cover for 5 minutes. Just nice for half boiled egg - the way I like it!
If you want it to be fully hard boiled egg, then can continue to boil in slow
fire.
@courtknee525 (3742)
• United States
16 Nov 12
I've never really boiled an egg before by myself. But I have heard that instead of boiling them on the stove, you can "boil' them in the oven and pretty much bake them. All you do is put the eggs in a muffin tin and pop them in the oven. I heard that the shells are easier to break off afterwards too.
@prashu228 (37518)
• India
16 Jan 13
Hi cutie
I too have this doubt. I have seen on some Tv show they said that boiling eggs for 5 to 10 minutes is okay and it will be perfectly done. But when i followed it i didn't find the egg perfectly boiled. It appears as half boiled which i dont like and the shell also breaks and the liquid comes out.
@Gretchen522 (714)
• China
17 Nov 12
I boliling eggs together with rice porridge.Maybe you can have a try.
@elsino91 (440)
• Poland
16 Nov 12
I like my eggs soft boiled so I don't keep them on the stove for too long. What I do is I first get the water to a boil without the eggs in it. The once the water is boiling I put the eggs in and let them boil for about 3-4 minutes. I also find that they're easier to peel if I boil them in salted water. That's what works for me, hope it helps.
