At most, they should be very gently simmered. My initial reason for looking into the best way to cook eggs is because I find that many recipes essentially tell you to overcook them. Even for something like deviled eggs, where you need firm whites and dry, crumbly yolks, there's just no need to cook eggs for 15 minutes or more.
I took a dozen eggs and brought them to room temperature. I recommend this because the eggs are less likely to crack due to thermal shock when put into hot water or when brought to a boil. A quick way to bring eggs to room temp is to place them in a bowl of lukewarm water for about 5 minutes.
I then placed each egg individually in a small pot of water, brought the water just to a boil, then covered the pot and removed it from the heat. However, I let each egg sit in the covered pot, off the heat, for a different amount of time. I started with 3 minutes and increased the time by one minute for each egg. To stop the cooking, I immediately removed the eggs from the pan and put them in an ice water bath.
As you can hopefully see from the photos above, 3 minutes is the optimum time for a soft-boiled egg --one that you can eat with a spoon from an egg cup. And starting at 8 minutes, you have eggs that are "hard-boiled. Of course, these times are for cooking one or two eggs at a time.
If you pile a dozen eggs or more in a pot, the cooking time will be different. To make a larger batch of hard-boiled eggs , use a large pot--large enough so that the eggs are in a single layer. Cover the room temperature eggs with cool to lukewarm water. Bring the water to a boil, then cover the pot and remove it from the heat and wait 12 minutes. If you're skeptical, feel free to take an egg out of the pot at 12 minutes, run cold water over it, and open it up to see if it's done to your liking.
The water sneaks underneath the shell where you cracked it and makes it easier to peel after 5 minutes or so. After cooking and pouring in cold water I smash each end of egg against something and put it back into the water. That lets water seep in to make peeling easier. Hold egg under tepid water while peeling. All comments are moderated before appearing on the site. Thank you so much for waiting. First time commenting?
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I also love to make hard boiled eggs to turn into deviled eggs or healthy egg salad! Notify me of follow-up comments via e-mail. Lately no matter what I do, the yolks are not done all the way?? I follow these directions exactly too!
I have a gas stove. Maybe it cools off too soon? What am I doing wrong?? Followed the directions exactly and they turned out perfect!! Who knew the perfect yellow yolk trick! To make a hummus bowl, just halve or quarter a few eggs and spoon them over the best hummus you can buy or make. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle with paprika, add a pinch of sea salt, and maybe some parsley or za'atar.
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