HOw many minutes do i have to cook a HArd boiled egg?

Question

How many minutes please

Answer 1

I put the eggs in the pot and then cover them with cold water. Turn the heat up to high and let in come to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes. Turn off heat and cover the pot. Let eggs sit for 10 minutes. Drain off water and shake eggs in the pot to crack the shells. Run them under COLD water a few times to cool them down and stop the cooking. Let them sit for a few minutes and then peel. I always have perfect hard boiled eggs...good luck!!

Answer 2

How long should I let my eggs cook for hard-boiled eggs?

We were going to start with our standard line — "there are many schools of thought on this question" — but it turns out while we weren't looking that most of the cooking world seems to have reached agreement. The first point to be made, though, is that you don't want hard-boiled eggs, you want eggs that have been simmered gently. Otherwise, the whites become tough and rubbery, the yolks pale and chalky, and the egg is quite likely to develop a gray-green line between the yolk and white.

The first step is discretionary — you can prick a hole in the large end of the shell with a clean thumb tack, pin, or egg pricker, which should help keep the shell from cracking as the air in the egg expands. Next, put the eggs in a single layer in a pot. Add enough water to cover all the eggs by an inch. Turn on the burner and bring the water just to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat, cover, and start timing. The eggs should cook for XX minutes.

OK, we lied. Not everyone in the food world is in complete agreement on the amount of time you let the eggs cook. Julia Child, in The Way to Cook (Canada, UK), says 17 minutes "exactly." David Joachim, in the modestly titled Brilliant Food Tips and Cooking Tricks (Canada, UK), says 15 minutes produces "perfect hard-cooked eggs." Rosemary Brown's Big Kitchen Instruction Book (Canada, UK) takes you by the hand and tells you medium eggs need 12 minutes, large eggs take 13, extra-large eggs take 14, and jumbo eggs require 15 minutes.

Adding just a little more dissent, the worthy committee that wrote the new Joy of Cooking (Canada, UK) says you can add your eggs to already simmering water, keep it simmering, and cook the eggs for 12 to 15 minutes, taking into consideration their size of the eggs and whether they just came from the refrigerator or not. If the eggs were just taken from the refrigerator, they will take a couple minutes longer than if they went into the drink at room temperature.

Everyone agrees you should immediately place the eggs into cold water to stop the cooking once the time is up.

Answer 3

I always put the eggs in a pan and cover with cold water and put it on high. When the water starts boiling, boil for 15 minutes. Drain, shake, and immediately cover with cold water and let them stand for another 10-15 minutes. They should peel well then. It also help to use older (not out of date though!) eggs.

Answer 4

Here is what I do to make hard boiled eggs. It has never failed me yet.

In a pot put hard boiled eggs and water in it. Place it on the stove. Heat the water and eggs until you get a nice rolling boil. Once you reach that rolling boil place a lid on the pot and turn off the heat. Allow the eggs to sit for 30 minutes. Than remove them from the water and cool.

Answer 5

With so many different answers, what are you going to do?!
After the water comes to a boil, I just cover the pot, remove from the heat, and let stand 20-25 minutes.

Answer 6

12 minutes after the water boils.

i wonder why the answers up there vary a lot. i often boil eggs.

1. don't cover the pot/pan (the eggs will crack).
2. if you don't want the eggs to crack, add a tablespoon of salt or abt three tablespoons of vinegar (they both protect the integrity of the shell).
3. after the water boils, 7mins after you get soft boiled eggs.
4. after the water boils, 12mins after you get hard boiled eggs.
5. if you want the shell not to stick to the eggs when you peel them, drain the water right after, then immerse them in cold water.
6. reminder-- wash any dirt off the eggs before you boil them.

goodluck with your eggs.

Answer 7

At a medium boil you would cook it for about 10 minutes.

Answer 8

the way I do it is.... I put my eggs in the water let it come to a rolling boil and then i cover it and turn the stove off and let them sit for about 10 mins... they are perfectly done...saves time from babysitting the pot and a lil energy as well

Answer 9

once the water comes to a boil, 5 minutes...

Answer 10

about 10 minutes, keep the stove on medium heat & after the 10 minutes are up u can let it sit in the water for another minute if u want