How long do I boil an egg ?!
Answers: I want it to be cooked all the way through.
1. Cover eggs with water
2. As soon as it boils turn off the heat and cover with lid.
3. Let it sit in the hot water for 12 minutes.
Rinse with cold water so that you can handle them. They will be completely done all the way through and not overcooked.
Till The Shell Cracks........
5 to 6 minutes
bring the water to a running boil first before you drop in the egg... then cookit for about 10 mins... add acid if the egg cracks half way through... it would prevent the contents from going out more...
It needs to boil for 12-15 minutes to be fully cooked.
All the way through (hard boiled egg) minimum of 10 minutes in boiling water.
Soft boiled is 3 minutes and medium boiled 5 minutes.
egg needs to be out of the refridgerator for 5min. put eggs in cold water , bring to aboil and cook for 12 min. drain, slighty crack shell then shock eggs in ice water for 1 min. peels alot easier.
If you want it boiled all the way through (hard-boiled), then put the egg in boiling water and let it stay for 5 minutes.
If you want it soft-boiled, let the egg stay in boiling water for roughly 3 minutes.
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Yup bout 10 minutes.. for a perfectly boiled egg.
Btw, if you don't want your egg to crack while it's boiling, put out in room temperature first before you put it in the water.
Boil water, then put egg in.
As was said, usually around 10 min. but if you want to be sure cook for 15 min.
Note: Over cooking will turn your yolks green. 15-minutes at a boil is too much. Alleria has the best answer.
~dama
It depends on how u want the egg. if u want it well done then keep it for 5 to 6 min. If u want it half cooked then keep it for 2 min
You place it into the pan and just cover with water. Put on to boil. Once it begins to boil, set a timer for 7 minutes. This will cook the egg thoroughly (5 minutes if you like a soft center). Turn off and remove from heat placing pan in the sink. Turn cold water on and run into pan for about 1 mi nute. With the egg still in the water, tap it on the bottom of the pan constantly turning so the shell is cracked all over.You peel the egg while it is still under water that way, the shell falls to the bottom and your egg doesn't look as though it went through a blender.
this is how I do it, put the egg(s) in a single layer in a pan, fil with enough water to cover the tops of the eggs, put the pan of eggs on the stove about med-high heat and bring to a boil, then boil for 15 minutes. turn off the heat and move the pan to the sink, run cold water into the pan for 2-3 minutes or until the eggs are cool enough to handle. then peel the eggs, and use them for whatever I needed hard boiled eggs for.
I always place a cold egg in cold water, add 2 t. white vinegar and set to high heat. When it starts to boil, turn off heat, cover and let set 15 minutes. Then run cool water over and peel.
Remember, fresh eggs don't peel well. I am always frustrated with this as we get our pastured eggs right from the farmer and they never last long enough in the fridge to have to hard boil... I have to fight the family to leave 1 dozen sit for 3 weeks or so to make it. Store bought eggs are fine because they are already up to a year old when you get them, bet you all didn't know that???
Here's what I do..
Put eggs in pot of COLD water
Put on burner and cook til water is boiling VERY rapidly.
Turn burner off and let the eggs sit there til water is just warm enough to get the eggs out of it by hand.
works for me every time!!