How long do I boil the eggs before they are cooked??

Question

I have them on the stove right now.. but how do I know when theyre done? I was told in 3 minutes??

Answer 1

Per Rachael Ray. Bring the water to a rolling boil. Take off heat and put in the eggs. They will be perfect in 10 minutes.

Coach

Answer 2

The Perfect Hard Boiled Egg


For 1-4 Eggs:
1 to 4 Eggs
2 quarts water -- * see note
For 12 Eggs:
12 Eggs
3 1/2 quarts water -- * see note
For 24 Eggs:
24 Eggs
6 quarts water -- * see note
Special Equipment_________________________
High (not wide) Saucepan with cover
Bowl w/ice cubes & water (large enough to
completely cover eggs)

*note: water should cover the eggs by 1 inch, so use a tall pan, and limit
cooking to 2 dozen eggs at a time.

1. Lay the eggs in the pan and add the amount of cold water specified. Set
over high heat and bring just to the boil; remove from heat, cover the pan,
and let sit exactly 17 minutes.

2. When the time is up, transfer the eggs to the bowl of ice cubes and
water. Chill for 2 minutes while bringing the cooking water to the boil
again. (This 2 minute chilling shrinks the body of the egg from the shell.)

3. Transfer the eggs (6 at a time only) to the boiling water, bring to the
boil again, and let boil for 10 seconds - this expands the shell from the
egg. Remove eggs, and place back into the ice water.


Chilling the eggs promptly after each step prevents that dark line from
forming, and if time allows, leave the eggs in the ice water after the last
step for 15 to 20 minutes. Chilled eggs are easier to peel, as well.

The peeled eggs will keep perfectly in the refrigerator, submerged in water
in an uncovered container, for 2 to 3 days.

Answer 3

Remove desired number of eggs from the refrigerator and let them sit at room temperature for 15 minutes.


Place eggs in a small sauce pan and add just enough water to completely cover eggs. (Note: the smaller the pan; the less room the eggs have to jump around and crack into each other).


Bring the water to a rolling boil. Covering the pan will lead to a quicker boil and is recommended.


Immediately reduce heat to simmer and remove the cover from the pan.


Let the eggs sit in the simmering water for 12 minutes. (11 minutes for medium eggs; 13 minutes extra-large eggs)


Carefully remove the pan from the stove top and place beneath the kitchen faucet. Run cool water into the pan for a minute until the water is cool to the touch. Give each egg a little whack to the side of the pan, so each egg has one or two cracks. Some will tell you that this lets pent-up sulphur escape. More practically, this allows a little steam to build between the cooked egg and its shell to make peeling easier. Let the eggs sit in the cool water for 2 to 5 minutes.


To peel the Mr Breakfast way: Place hard-boiled egg on a hard surface such as a cutting board. Roll the egg back and forth - applying a very slight amount of pressure. Remove the cracked shell beneath a faucet of cool running water.


If peeling multiple eggs, place peeled eggs in a bowl of cold water while you work the others. Refrigerating peeled eggs is not recommended. Hard-boiled eggs - still in their shell - can be stored in a refrigerator for 5 days.

Answer 4

best way to cook hard boiled eggs is put them in a pot, cover them with COLD water. Bring them to a boil. Cover them, turn off heat, let them sit for 15 minutes. This will stop the yolks from turning green.

Answer 5

well it depends how done u want them.. u can always do a 3 min egg but the inside will be a bit runny.

go with 7-10 if you want it to be hard boiled.

Answer 6

This works for me everytime, bring to a boil, turn the burner off and let sit for about 10 min. You hardly ever get the green around the yolk thing. Good luck!

Answer 7

I do similar to the first poster but I only let them set for 10 minutes and then put in a bowl of ice water.

This makes the yolk cooked but not cooked so hard.

They are perfect!

Answer 8

I take my cold eggs out of the fridge,set em in a pan (easy) run cool water over them a little and gradually turn water on to hotter EDIT-(if U do this they wont crack and mess up) then place em on hot burner for aprox 3 min. Take em off and run cold water over em til they can be handled and walla,almost hard .

Answer 9

Although many of us, think we can boil an egg, it really does take longer than 3 minutes if you want it hard, soft for 3 minutes but anyways here is a link which came in handy for me too.

http://www.ehow.com/how_1163_boil-egg.html

Answer 10

5-10 mins