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How to boil the perfect egg by Nick Burke
How to boil the perfect egg
As we all know, boiling the perfect egg can be as difficult as putting toothpaste back in the tube - or is it?
Picture this; you set everything up perfectly for a nice runny yolk, you have everything laid out, the soldiers are nice and straight, you're armed with your favourite egg cup and you've found a spoon small enough to fit inside the egg. So far so good, eh? Wrong! You go give the egg a tap with the spoon and it breaks because the egg is harder than rock. Guess what? There is no need to despair, with my fantastic egg boiling tips; your hopes of the perfect boiled egg needn't evaporate with the boiling water.
The following tips are based on boiling an egg from scratch in a pan of cold water, which is subsequently brought to the boil.
The times listed are the amount of time which the eggs will simmer in the pan for once they have been brought to the boil. With your stop watches at the ready lets get cooking!!
Hard boiled:
Normal eggs - 11 min
Large eggs - 14 min
Extra large eggs - 17 min
Medium boiled:
Normal eggs - 4 min 30 sec
Large eggs - 5 min 30 sec
Extra large eggs - 6 min 30 sec
Runny yolk:
Normal eggs - 2 min 45 sec
Large eggs - 3 min 45 sec
Extra large eggs - 4 min 30 sec
So how did you do?..........What do you mean, you haven't tried it yet?............Go ahead and give it a go you won't be disappointed.
About the Author
For more good housekeeping tips visit http://www.oph-good-housekeeping.com/index.html
As we all know, boiling the perfect egg can be as difficult as putting toothpaste back in the tube - or is it?
Picture this; you set everything up perfectly for a nice runny yolk, you have everything laid out, the soldiers are nice and straight, you're armed with your favourite egg cup and you've found a spoon small enough to fit inside the egg. So far so good, eh? Wrong! You go give the egg a tap with the spoon and it breaks because the egg is harder than rock. Guess what? There is no need to despair, with my fantastic egg boiling tips; your hopes of the perfect boiled egg needn't evaporate with the boiling water.
The following tips are based on boiling an egg from scratch in a pan of cold water, which is subsequently brought to the boil.
The times listed are the amount of time which the eggs will simmer in the pan for once they have been brought to the boil. With your stop watches at the ready lets get cooking!!
Hard boiled:
Normal eggs - 11 min
Large eggs - 14 min
Extra large eggs - 17 min
Medium boiled:
Normal eggs - 4 min 30 sec
Large eggs - 5 min 30 sec
Extra large eggs - 6 min 30 sec
Runny yolk:
Normal eggs - 2 min 45 sec
Large eggs - 3 min 45 sec
Extra large eggs - 4 min 30 sec
So how did you do?..........What do you mean, you haven't tried it yet?............Go ahead and give it a go you won't be disappointed.
About the Author
For more good housekeeping tips visit http://www.oph-good-housekeeping.com/index.html
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