Question for those that cook

[ray1970]

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.

[sandman76]

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.

[Madeinhb]

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.

Pretty much exactly this.

[TheGrey]

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.

[Scanker19]

Steam them in a steamer basket for 14 minutes. Chill in an ice bath. Beautiful whites, wonderful creamy non-sulfur-bomb yolks....

[Duman]

Wait! Wait! You forgot about getting the proper permits, justifying the "NEED" for more than one egg, and approval from the HOA !

[ray1970]

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.

[SideShow Bob]

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.

[osok-308]

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.

This. If you cook them too long, the yolk gets rubbery and sulfury.

[Great-Kazoo]

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.

Older ones boil better. Fresh eggs are harder to peel than older ones.