Hard Boiled Eggs

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 1 dozen eggs
  • Total: 10 min
  • Active: 5 min
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Ingredients

1 dozen eggs

Directions

  1. Place your eggs in a pot and cover with cold water by 1 inch. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then cover, remove from the heat and set aside 8 to 10 minutes. Drain, cool in ice water and peel.

For Soft Boiled Eggs

  1. Bring a pot of water to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low, then add your eggs and cook 4 to 5 minutes. Drain, cool in ice water and peel.

For Medium Boiled Eggs

  1. Bring a pot of water to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low, then add your eggs and cook 7 to 8 minutes. Drain, cool in ice water and peel.

Cook’s Note

Let eggs stand at room temperature for 20 minutes before cooking to eliminate the chill from the refrigerator. Cook 1 dozen eggs or less at one time for more even cooking.

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teknoid59

There is only one fool-proof way I have found in my 60 years of cooking to make a perfect hard boiled egg.<br />1. Bring water to a boil<br />2. lower eggs into water with a slotted spoon<br />3. Boil for 12 minutes<br />4. Remove from heat and cover pan for 12 minutes<br />5. Run cold water over eggs<br />6. Peel. <br />No shells stick to eggs, and they practicly peel themselves. Works EVERY time.

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