So, I've been put in charge of making some deviled eggs.
Can someone one tell me how to boil eggs?
Do I get the water boiling before I put the eggs in?
How long do I boil them?
Any tips on getting the shells off?
Thanks.
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So, I've been put in charge of making some deviled eggs.
Can someone one tell me how to boil eggs?
Do I get the water boiling before I put the eggs in?
How long do I boil them?
Any tips on getting the shells off?
Thanks.
Put them in the cold water with sea salt added. Turn on the stove. Get the water to a full boil. Shut off the stove. Let them sit for ten minutes or so. Not much longer though. Run pan in cold water. Add ice cubes to the water. When good and cold peel them right away. Because you're making deviled eggs take your time peeling them so you keep the white intact. Yolks should be perfect for deviled eggs.
Yes. I forgot to say cover them with a lid while sitting.
Pretty much exactly this.Quote:
Originally Posted by sandman76
Put cold water in a pan. and add about 1 Tablespoon of white vinegar in the water. Put in the eggs, making sure the water covers the eggs at least about an inch. The vinegar will make it easier to peel the eggs, but the thing hat makes them peel easiest is if they are slightly old. Fresh eggs don't like to give up the shell.
Put the pan on medium-high heat, bring to a rolling boil (that's a boil where the water appears to 'roll' on the top, and it continues to boil when you give it a stir) and then put a lid on the pan and remove it from the heat source. It needs to sit for about 20 minutes for the eggs to boil.
To check and see if the egg has hard-boiled, remove one from the pan with a slotted spoon, run it under cold water until you can handle it with your fingers, and then try to spin it on its wide end like a top. A hard-boiled egg will spin. One that is not will wobble and fall over.
Steam them in a steamer basket for 14 minutes. Chill in an ice bath. Beautiful whites, wonderful creamy non-sulfur-bomb yolks....
Wait! Wait! You forgot about getting the proper permits, justifying the "NEED" for more than one egg, and approval from the HOA !
Man, sounds like I really did it wrong last time I tried to boil eggs. No wonder they turned out horrible.
Thank you you all for the advice. Saved me a ton of watching videos on YouTube.
Make sure your eggs are as fresh as possible, or you will have a hell of a mess when you try to peel them.
Remember, when cooking, presentation is 75% of the taste. If the boiled egg whites look like they have leprosy, no one will try them no matter how good they actually taste.
This. If you cook them too long, the yolk gets rubbery and sulfury.Quote:
Originally Posted by sandman76
Older ones boil better. Fresh eggs are harder to peel than older ones.Quote:
Originally Posted by SideShow Bob
As seen here older ones boil nicely. Attachment 68082
Well give Irving a call, he may still have some "preserved" eggs left.Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
All I know is that I was put in charge of peeling two dozen last year, and half were so bad that they were put aside for egg salad.. Then I was blamed & had to run out and find another dozen..... Have you ever tried to find a dozen eggs on Thanksgiving morning ?
This.Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
Older eggs, fresher eggs, it's a crapshoot on peeling them. Sometimes you win, sometimes it is an exercise in frustration. Luck of the draw. At least that's my experience with trying all the witchcraft out there to make them easier to peel.
You can buy boiled peels eggs from the store.
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Seriously?Quote:
Originally Posted by newracer
This might be more in line with my culinary skills.
Yeah, they sell them in vending machines at offices and everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by ray1970
Yes. Costco has them over in the deli / cheese aisle. Yet not shown on their website.Quote:
Originally Posted by ray1970
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Originally Posted by Scanker19
This is what we do.
Never tried this, but I read once about putting eggs in muffin tins and baking them in the oven instead of boiling them. Supposed to work well, but I don't have further details atm, like temp/time/etc.
Yeah, my wife scoffed at me too......
<edit> Found it....
Preheat oven to 350F.
Put one egg in each muffin cup (the tin muffin pan things).
Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
Plunge baked eggs in large bowl filled with ice water until cooled completely, about 10 minutes.
If your oven runs hot, reduce temp to 325F.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/232024/...s-in-the-oven/
I've always wanted to try the oven method but use the boil method. 10 minutes in boiling water and immediate ice bath.Quote:
Originally Posted by rondog
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by Scanker19
This method even allows us to easily peel our fresh chicken eggs.
There is a pressure cooker method that makes peeling even easier, but steaming is more convenient.
Hold an old chicken over boiling water,tickle the chicken until it drops it's eggs into water,shut off heat to water,cover and let sit until the chicken stops laughing. DONE !!!
The steaming method sounds intriguing. Unfortunately, I probably have one shot to get this right. Probably just boil the eggs this time. Unless I can find them pre-boiled at the store.
Another advantage of steaming the eggs is that you don't have the eggs bumping in the boiling water and the likelihood of getting cracked eggs in the boiling water is reduced.
If you buy the pre peeled ones rinse them off before you devil them. They always taste a little "pre packaged" to me otherwise. If you can get them in bulk that sounds like it will save you a lot of time.
Well, I'm heading to the store soon to get some eggs. Think I'm going to buy the eggs and see if I can boil and peel them myself.
Place the eggs in the microwave oven.
Turn to High 5 minutes.
Ask your guests to clean the oven.
You will never be assigned the "Deviled Egg" task again.
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Side note Safeway had 1 dozen eggs for $.99
I really need some chickens
Get extra so if you mess up you don't have to go back.
Got extras. Ruined one already. Apparently eggs are a bit fragile. Especially if you drop one.
Starting the boiling process now. Wish me luck.
How old are you and you don't know how to boil an egg?
Hey, I've lived a pampered life.Quote:
Originally Posted by Monky
Always had a woman to do this kind of stuff.
Oh, and water takes forever to boil when you stand there and watch it.
Hence the sayingQuote:
Originally Posted by ray1970
A watched pot never boils.
Well, it did boil. Eventually.Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
Frankly I'm impressed by your determination. I've always assumed you were inept around appliances and utensils.
and try to find the microwave door after it blows off across the room. Done this a few times as a payback to asshats in high school.Quote:
Originally Posted by BladesNBarrels
I see what you did there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
So, they are done cooking and in the ice water cooling off. How long do I need to let them cool down before I attempt to peel them?