How Long To Hard Boil An Egg: A Visual Guide

Boiling may be the easiest way you can deal with eggs.Poaching gets messy, fryingmay require the flip of a spatula, scrambled eggsrisk becoming rubbery andomeletsstill mystify many professional chefs. But with boiled eggs, you just pop those beauties in some water, shell and all, and let time pass.Heres where some precision is required:Everyone likes their yolks their own particular way, whether its runny like liquid gold or rock hard like a golf ball. (Were pretty sure no one likes them with the green ring around the outside,which forms when you overcook your eggs.) So weve made a guide for you!This chart shows you exactly what your yolks will look like based on the times you set when using the cooking method described below.(If you prefer the boil, cover and turn off the heat method, this visual guide wont apply.)Cook your eggs using the method described here to match your results to the chart:First, place your eggs in a saucepan thats large enough to hold the eggs in a single layer. (We recommend cooking no more than 6 eggs at once ' heating up any more water than that requires too much heat-up time, thus overcooking the eggs before the water even comes to a boil.)Second, cover the eggs with cold water. Bring the water to a boil, then turn it down to a low simmer. Set your timer now. Dont put a lid on the saucepan.When the timer goes off, immediately run cold water over the eggs to stop them from cooking any further.According to the 2007 handbook from the French Culinary Institute, these are the times typically used to make soft-, medium- and hard-boiled eggs with the method above:Soft-boiled: 3 minutesMedium-soft boiled: 4 minutesHard-boiled: 10 to 11 minutesCheck out the chart to see exactly how long you want to boil your eggs.type=type=RelatedArticlesblockTitle=Related... + articlesList=579f70d1e4b004301c519fb8,57f26a4ce4b082aad9bc19c4,573c74d8e4b0ef86171cc44a -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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