How long do you boil eggs?!


Question: 6 minutes for hard boiled eggs, and about 3 minutes for a soft boiled egg. If they crack, they are overcooked. Rinsing them in cold water immediately afterwards makes them easier to peel, as it loosens the shell from the membrane surrounding the white of the egg.


Answers: 6 minutes for hard boiled eggs, and about 3 minutes for a soft boiled egg. If they crack, they are overcooked. Rinsing them in cold water immediately afterwards makes them easier to peel, as it loosens the shell from the membrane surrounding the white of the egg.

10 minutes after full boil

not long, about 30 mins. if you see them cracking,then their done!

12 minutes for hard boiled
6-7 minutes for soft boiled

I find the wisest way to hard-boil eggs is to put all the raw whole eggs (as many eggs as you like as the number of eggs you will be boiling has nothing to do with this cooking method) into a pot that has a tightly, snugly fitting cover of its own -- then cover all the eggs, filling the pot, with cool or lukewarm tap water until there is more than one-inch of water covering the egg that is on top of all the eggs in the pot. Then, on a high-flame, bring the water to a full, rolling boil... the very minute the eggs reach that full, rolling boil, remove the pot from the stovetop to a nearby waiting trivet and IMMEDIATELY put the cover on the pot completely covering the pot TIGHTLY and allow the eggs to continue to cook in the hot water (right on your tabletop, yes, without any flame underneath it) still in the pot for EIGHTEEN minutes. After the 18 minutes, remove the cover and bring the pot to your kitchen sink, gently and carefully pour out the still very very hot water and refill the pot with the coldest water you can get your tap to produce. Let the eggs just sit in the very cold water for a minute or two and then refill the pot again with more of the coldest water you've got. And you will have perfectly hard boiled eggs (which will also be remarkably easy to peel -- THAT is the secret to easy egg-peeling, immediately rinsing the cooked eggs with the very coldest water you can). I got this egg-boiling method from the old Betty Crocker cookbook and I was happily amazed to realize that it really works -- PERFECT hard-boiled eggs EVERY single time -- and NEVER any soft uncooked spots inside the eggs either. It's just great.

1. Place eggs in a saucepan with enough COLD tap water to cover completely by 1 inch. Bring to a ROLLING boil over HIGH heat. Once the water is brought to a rolling boil, PROMPTLY reduce heat to a lower medium boil and cook an additional 10 minutes for a “hard boiled” egg. For a “soft boiled” egg reduce the time by a few minutes.

2. Remove from heat and IMMEDIATELY place eggs under ice cold water or in a bowl of ICED water to chill promptly to help yolks stay bright yellow. Chill for a few minutes in the cold water until the egg is completely cooled. This is an extremely important step which prevents the greenish “ring” from forming on the surface of the yolk over time. If the egg is not chilled immediately after cooking an unsightly dark greenish ring will eventually appear on the outside of the yolk.

I only let them boil for about 7 minutes - then I turn the burner off and let them sit for another 5-10 minutes.

To boil eggs to suit most tastes, 3? to 4 minutes.
To boil eggs hard, 6 to 7 minutes.
For salads, 10 to 15 minutes.

14 mins or so

Hard Boiled 10 min
Soft Boiled 5 min

I put them in a pot ocold water when they come to a boil on medium high hest their done.

you should boil them until they're boiling mad I would guess

as long as you fuking want! untill they jumo out of th pot and kick your ***

i put them in the water from the beginning and as soon as they boil, three min, i like my eggyellow to be a bit runny

15- 30 mintes lol

when they start boiling, let them boil 10 minutes. yum

about 10-11 minutes..then i rinxe em in cold water

place in cold water
bring to a boil
remove from heat
cover and let rest in hot water for 12 minutes
rinse in cold water

the perfect boiled egg

add cold water and eggs to a pan, add salt. bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes. turn off the heat and take off stove and let stand for 10 minutes. take out eggs and cool. perfect every time.





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