The best/easiest way to hard boil eggs?
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The best/easiest way to hard boil eggs?
| Fri, 01-21-2011 - 11:36am |
Hi!
I've read various suggestions on how to hard boil, the most recent being keep on heat until boiling, cover and remove and sit for X amount of time (depending on egg size). I believe I use extra-large so my time would be 18 minutes.
I'm very picky with my eggs so I really hate when they are not boiled/cooked enough or when they are over cooked (no green for me, please!).
What is the best way to boil them so they end up perfect?
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Any reasonably heavy pot will work.
When I was pregnant, back when dinosaurs were new, I took the "miracle vitamin" that you had to have a scrip for (turned out it was nothing but Centrum), and ate what I craved.
And I agree with the deviled eggs. They go like hot cakes at any BBQ I've been too (although I will admit that I'm picky with them as well -- some people make them differently, and I love vinegar so I use some mustard in mine).
I have this question so often, and usually closer to Easter,
I boil my eggs like you. I have tried the bring to boil and then cover and take off the heat and that is fine too....works both ways for me. I find I have better luck if I boil a dozen rather than 2......have you ever boiled 2 eggs till you wonder what exploded and you know you only left them for a minute or 2? Or say 40? LOL Don't tell anyone because I did that once and it took me for ever to clean the pan...the next time I had a very cheap pan and after that eggtime the pan? I don't know what happened to that pan....(well I ain't telling anyway)...lol
I also have always wondered why when some kids wouldn't eat a fried egg or egg in salad would down a ton of deviled eggs? Or adults that don't like eggs don't have a problem with deviled either? I have told the family that what we ought to do is when we have our picnic is get the fried chicken and then everyone just bring 5 doz of deviled eggs.........and you won't believe how many people said "That works for me"......what is it about them?
I love eggs. When Del was in the hospital I had breakfast "special" , it was creamed eggs on buttermilk biscuts......I know they get that stuff frozen and they just heat it up but I am telling you I loved that stuff.....I tried making it myself, while it was ok it wasn't as good as in the hospital.......
Fried , poached, scrambled or anyway you can think of I love them......and talk about cheap.....
Well, now I went and did it...I am hungry......lol....
That is the basic method I use, but I never set a timer & sometimes I forget they are waiting for me.