How long do you boil an egg to make it hard boiled egg?

Answer 1

According to both my mother and grandmother, eggs are typically boiled for 10-18 minutes to make them 'hard boiled eggs', depending on the sizes of the eggs.

Answer 2

My favorite way to make a hardboiled egg is to put the eggs in heavily salted cold water in a saucepan, place on electric stove. Set burner to high, when the water comes to a boil, turn the burner off, cover the pan, and let sit for 20 minutes. Then remove the pan from the burner, drain the water off and add cold water. This way the yolks are a beautiful yellow. If you overcook a hardboiled egg, you get that green on the yolk.

If you have a gas stove, place the eggs in cold water, bring to a boil, turn the heat down to a gentle boil and cook for 12 minutes.

What I have always thought was interesting, was when I am trying to make a soft-boiled egg, anything over 3 minutes and I have a hardboiled egg, but if I am trying to make a hardboiled egg, anything under 12 and it's not done.

This is one of the mysteries of the universe in my life.

Good luck.

Answer 3

After the water with the eggs in it comes to a boil, I boil for 5 min. Then I take it off the heat, cover it, and let it cool a bit. Then I refrigerate the eggs because the taste better cold.

Answer 4

Put the eggs in the water and bring to a boil, take off of heat, cover and let sit 14 minutes.

Answer 5

I start with cold water covering the eggs about an inch. Bring them to a boil, cover and turn off the heat and let them set about 20 minutes. They are perfect and usually no cracked shells from boiling.

Answer 6

All the books say 8 minutes of Boiling. But go longer isn't going to hurt. I do 10 minutes at 8 the yolk is sometimes not done all the way.

In case you wanted instructions.
Add egg to a pot
Add water until egg is covered by water
Put pot heat source (Perferably a stove)
Start heat source. (Amazingly it never gets done if you miss this)
When water starts boiling start timer
8 After boiling turn off heat source. (pot gets ugly missing this)
Use Cold tap water to cool off egg in pot. (no burnt hands please)
Once cool crack open
Clean off shell pieces (Shell doesn't taste good)
Salt to taste
enjoy

LOL

Answer 7

I place eggs in a saucepan, cover with warm water, bring to a boil. Then it's 8 min for medium eggs, 10 for large, 12 for extra-large, and 14 for jumbo. Cool with cold running water then refridgerate. Fresh eggs peel easier because the inner membrane isn't dried out. Good Luck!

Answer 8

I put eggs in pan of cold water , turn on burner and set timer for 20 minutes--that way it boils for about 7 minutes and eggs are done.

Answer 9

depends on the size
small egg -5 minutes after water boils
x-large egg-8 minutes after water boils

Answer 10

Put your eggs in enough water to cover, bring water to a boil, cover, turn off burner and let stand for 10 minutes. That's it.