how long do you boil a hard boiled egg?

Answer 1

The Four States of Egg

Soft Boiled

This is the egg with a runny yolk and a lightly cooked white. The egg should be boiled for no longer than three minutes for this state to occur. This applies, regardless of how many eggs there are in the pan.

Hard Boiled

This is the egg with a solid white and a completely solid yolk. Considered the safest, but also the less fun option. Boil for about 10-15 minutes, depending on the size of the egg. If you remove the egg from the water too soon, you will end up with an egg with a soft centre.

Soft, but not Too Soft

This is generally regarded to be a solid white and a thick yolk which looks like it is coagulating around its borders. About a 4 or 5-minute egg.

A Three-minute Egg

Pretty self-explanatory.

Once the egg has been cooked for the required time, it is then time to remove it from the hot water. Use a slotted spoon to remove it, and carefully place it in an egg cup. If you like, you could place an egg cosy3 over the egg to keep it warm.

Answer 2

After heating to a rolling boil, I continue to boil the eggs for 8
minutes.
Then I remove the eggs from the hot water and place them into a bowl of
cold
water. After a minute or so I pour out the water and pour in more cold
water. I crack the eggs gently with the back of a spoon and peel off the
shell. I slice the eggs in half lengthwise to cool the yolk. A little
salt
and pepper and I'm set.

Answer 3

For a hard boiled egg ,you boil for 15 minutes.
For a soft boiled egg it is 6-8 miutes.

Answer 4

After your water has come to a rolling boil 10 minutes. then dump out the hot water, and replace with cold water. keep doing this for a lil bit until the eggs feel cool.

Answer 5

10 Minutes

Answer 6

The best advice I ever got was to add some salt to the boiling water if you ever have had a problem peeling them...it's work's great !

Answer 7

8 mins

Answer 8

5 min

Answer 9

7 Minutes should do it.