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cruelshoes
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 Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 8:12 am Post subject: How to hard boil an egg - yes you do need a recipe :) |
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This month's issue of Backyard Poultry had an article about hardcooking eggs. Having made my share of rubery boiled eggs, it was nice to know the right way to do it.
http://www.backyardpoultrymag.com/issues/3/3-2/incredible-edible-egg.html
| Quote: | Hard-Cooked Eggs
Is a recipe for boiled eggs necessary? Yes! If you've ever had a tough egg that you were tempted to bounce instead of eat, or an egg with a green yolk, or an egg that you couldn't peel, these directions are for you.
That unsavory-looking green tinge to a hard-cooked egg yolk is due to a reaction of the iron and sulfur in the egg yolks that occurs at high heat. Prevent that by using this method, which cooks but doesn't boil the eggs. That same lower temperature will yield a firm, but not rubbery, texture.
Fresh hard-cooked eggs are notoriously hard to peel. Try removing the shell from an egg laid the previous day, and you'll end up tossing out half of the white along with the shell. As an egg ages, the membrane around the white begins to separate from the shell. This allows for easier peeling. However, as an egg ages the flavor deteriorates, so the best eggs to hard-cook are between one to two weeks old.
To hard-cook eggs:
Place the eggs in a pot and cover with 2 inches of water. Bring the water to a simmer. Don't let the water come to a rolling boil. As soon as the water is simmering, cover the pot and remove from the heat. Set a timer for 12 minutes for small, 16 minutes for large, and 18 minutes for jumbo eggs.
Meanwhile, fill a bowl with ice water. When the timer goes off, drain the water out of the pot. Then shake the pot back and forth so that the eggshells crackle all over. Immediately immerse the eggs in the ice water. The water will seep under the shells and loosen them from the whites.
When the eggs are cold to the touch, remove them from the water and peel. Any tiny pieces of shell stuck to the eggs can be rinsed off under the tap. Store in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to four days for optimum quality. |
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celiacmaine-iac
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That's exactly how I always cooked hard-boiled eggs, until I got my HENRIETTA EGG COOKER.
http://www.amazon.com/Maverick-SEC-2-Henrietta-Hen-Cooker/dp/B00004SABW
I've never met a kitchen gadget I didn't like. Well...maybe one or two. But I love this one! It cooks the eggs perfectly, and chirps at me when it's done, although I've never heard a chicken make the sound she does! 
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cruelshoes
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That does look line a fun little gadget. Unfortunately, my kitchen is way too small for many such doohickeys. Hopefully the stovetop method above will help someone with a small kitchen like me. 
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Thanks, Colleen!!
This will be a great help next time I make potato salad. I always wind up with most of the eggs as mush.
Steph:
I LOVE the egg cooker, but don't cook eggs enough to make the case for buying it. Pretty cool though!
--Manda
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ostrich
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Ooo, thanks Colleen! I'll have to give this a shot. It's been awhile since I've had a boiled egg.
I think the chicken is adorable. But the new rule in our house is: it can't come in if it doesn't multi task. 
Yes, that includes spouses and pets.
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| Quote: | | But the new rule in our house is: it can't come in if it doesn't multi task. |
Errrr... it poaches eggs too!
Actually, I wasn't thinking anyone would want one. Even though it does a good job, it is the one gadget I could live without if I had to. I just thought Colleen would get a kick out of it because she's mentioned how much she love kitchen gadgets. Speaking of which, you had a Magic Bullet given to you, didn't you Colleen? Did you like it?
I'm really trying to weed out some of the kitchen things I don't use often. I've been having a free yard sale off and on. The neighbors think I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread! If only they knew what a really good thing sliced bread is. A CD dx teaches you that real quick!!
The only thing I really want right now for my kitchen is one of the Cuisinart Panini griddles. Then there were these really cute teapots in the kitchen store I was in yesterday, and the..... 
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We've been trying to weed out all the stuff we don't use too. Hence the multi tasking. For example, we just got a cast iron grilling plate which can double as a pancake griddle. So the pancake griddle and George Foreman grill got donated.
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