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Add eggs to cold water, bring to boil, cover, turn off burner, set timer for 10 minutes. Perfect every time.

Had breakfast with a group of friends and asked everyone how they like their eggs. Prepared the pot with cold water and the eggs - went to use the bathroom. And came back to every friend changing their requests to longer times. Was really confuesed until I figured out, that they didn't know that there's two times to time an egg. In cold water and 3 minutes when it starts to boil or directly in boiling water for 6 minutes to have a soft boiled egg. - was just a little mad that they all thought 30 year old me didn't know how to boil an egg ;)

Confused by this pic. 6 minutes is, for me, a perfectly soft-boiled egg (large egg). Not what’s shown here.

Scrambled

But THEN remove them from the hot water and shock them with cold water or ice. It makes them earlier to peel and prevents the grey outside of the yolk.

Altitude can really mess with time to cook anything. For eggs, we found that an egg "timer". https://www.amazon.ca/Provone-Timer-Medium-Durable-Kitchen/dp/B08394WMD4/ref=asc_df_B08394WMD4/?tag=googlemobshop-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=341614841641&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10136412595978732241&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001454&hvtargid=pla-916409221153&psc=1 is really helpful because it helps produce perfect eggs every time and you can find these things at almost any grocery or Dollar store.

I don't mean to be rude, but this is bollocks.

It depends on the size of the egg, though.

Per the PBS cooking show "America's Test Kitchen", put eggs into pan & cover fully with cold water. Bring to a boil & boil 2 minutes. Cover pan & remove from heat. Let stand 13-15 minutes and then put eggs into an ice bath (I NEVER do this part, just run cold water until they're cool). Perfectly done for egg salad or Deviled Eggs.

If you add your eggs to boiling water they are very very easy to peel, I used to bring then to a boil starting with cold water NO! PUT THEM IN BOILING WATER SUPER EASY TO PEEL!!

my dad taught me to do them for 13 minutes exact....hard boiled eggs turn out exactly perfect everytime

Hard boiled eggs in microwave: put warm/hot water into microwave bowl or saucepan, add 1/2 teaspoon salt per egg to water, add eggs making sure water covers them well, cover the bowl, but not completely (have some venting) and cook on high 2-3 minutes per egg. When done let sit for about same amount as cook time, then transfer eggs to a cold water (icy even) bath and let sit for about 5-6 minutes. No eggy explosions because of salt, super easy peel from cold water bath.

Add a bit of baking soda to the water for easy peeling

It depends on the size of the egg, if you start counting time when the water boils or put them in boiling water, if you cool them with cold water after... that's why I never trust these. I boil eggs every morning for breakfast so by know I just "feel" when they are ready how a I want them (not runny but very soft). Never use a timer.

If the egg is cold, from refrigerator, add one minute to the chart.

For scrabbled eggs only: stir egg in bowl. Microwave 1 min. Only do 1 egg at a time. You're welcome

This all depends on how many eggs

We can boil eggs for up to 15 minutes, and they are still raw inside. Full rolling boil. Eggs raw. So we buy pre boiled, sigh.

Easiest hard-boiled eggs ever: add eggs to cold water with a teaspoon of white vinegar, covering with about 3cm of water. Bring to boil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for 7 minutes. Perfect hard-boiled eggs with no grey every time.

Yeah, we always have to cook our eggs longer for the same results. I think it also depends on mineral composition of the water and your altitude. We have to cook ours for 12 minutes to get something like 5 minutes on the above chart. We used to have to cook them for 14 minutes when we lived elsewhere.

If you have an instant pot, 1 cup of water, at least 2 eggs, cook on high on manual for 6 minutes (for fully hard boiled). Quick-release steam as soon as it's done, then transfer eggs immediately to an ice bath and let cool. Easiest to peel eggs ever.

I use my Instapot. It works wonders. It's worth it alone for eggs!

I've got an electric egg boiler. Sorry.

It's a mystery, but I have to boil an egg for 10 mins to look like the picture of 6 mins. No, I don't live in Nepal and I add the egg to boiling water.

I knew a guy who told me: "Sorry, I cooked your egg for 20 minutes, but it's still not soft"

I just swing it. Is it done? Could they not be done by now? I guess they are done...let me see...I always end up with a good hardboiled egg ...always

A famous TV chef said the way to make hard boiled eggs so that the shell does not stick is to bring the water to a boil first, then carefully drop each egg in. Cook 6 minutes.

I boil them until one shows a cracked shell, done. 😋