Does it really only take 3 min to boil a egg to hard boiled?!


Question: Does it really only take 3 min to boil a egg to hard boiled!?
just curious cause i boil min for 5 min at leastWww@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
it takes 10 minWww@FoodAQ@Com

1!. Put your eggs in cold water, just covering them
2!. Bring the water up to a boil
3!. Once the water is boiling, let boil for 5 minutes
4!. After 5 minutes, turn off heat and let sit for 15 minutes
5!. Drain water and put eggs into ice water (very important to stop the cooking process and firm up the egg)
6!. Let chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to allow egg to sit and for yolk and white to set up and separate!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

A 3 minute egg should have the white cooked and the yolk runny!.

BOILED EGGS
Bring eggs to room temperature before using!.
If the egg has been stored in the refrigerator it can be warmed gently under a flowing hot tap!.
Place sufficient water to cover the eggs in a saucepan and bring to a gentle boil!.
Lower the eggs carefully into the water, using a tablespoon!.
When the water reboils, start timing and reduce the heat so that the water simmers gently!.
Fast boiling makes the egg white tough and causes the egg to bang against each other and crack!.
Timing boiled eggs depends on the size and degree of hardness desired!.
You should start timing the eggs from the moment the water first boils!.

Soft-boiled (soft whites, soft yolks):
Large size: 3 minutes 20 seconds!.
Medium size: 3 minutes!.
Small size: 2 minutes 40 seconds!.

Medium-boiled (hard whites, soft yolks):
Large size: 4 minutes 15 seconds!.
Medium size: 3 minutes 50 seconds!.
Small size: 3 minutes 20 seconds!.

Hard-boiled (hard whites, hard yolks):
Large size: 10 minutes!.
Medium size: 8 minutes!.
Small size: 7 minutes!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Here is a tip that I got from the Food Network!. It works everytime!.

1!. Place eggs in a pot!.

2!. Fill pot with water!.

3!. Put plenty of salt in water!.

4!. Bring up to a boil!.

5!. Let eggs boil for 2 minutes!.

6!. Turn off heat and cover!.

7!. Let it set for 11 Minutes!.

8!. Take eggs out of water and place in ice water!.

They should be perfect and peel very easily!. I hope this helps you some!. Sorry that it is so detailed!. But is the only way that I could explain it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

No - 3 minutes would give you a very soft boiled egg (4 mins is better for larger eggs) - you need to cook for at least 5 minutes to get them hardboiled!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Five minutes for a small or medium egg, seven for large, extra large or jumbo eggs!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It will take longer than that!. Believe it or not, it depends on your altitude above sea level!. Where I live, at 5400ft, it takes 6-1/2 minutes to soft boil an egg!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

perfect hard boiled egg,
boil for 3 minutes,turn off burner,cover pot and let sit for 10 minutes !!perfectWww@FoodAQ@Com

no 5mins is fine for hard boiled it is 3mins for soft boiled eggs!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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