How do you make a boiled egg?

Question

I'm seeing if different people make them differently =]

Answer 1

Put an egg on a plate and put in microwave for 10 minutes.

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Answer 2

I put the eggs in the water first, then onto the stove. Once the water starts boiling, I time them for 10 minutes. They come out pretty well every time.

Answer 3

place your eggs in boiling water for about 3 minutes. then after three minutes, run cold water over them. after they cool peel off shell. you have boiled eggs.

Answer 4

BOILED EGGS

Bring eggs to room temperature before using.

If the egg has been stored in the refrigerator it can be warmed gently under a flowing hot tap.

Place sufficient water to cover the eggs in a saucepan and bring to a gentle boil.

Lower the eggs carefully into the water, using a tablespoon.

When the water reboils, start timing and reduce the heat so that the water simmers gently.

Fast boiling makes the wgg ehite tough and causes the egg to bang against each other and crack.

Timing boiled eggs depends on the size and degree of hardness desired.

You should start timing the eggs from the moment the water first boils.

Soft-boiled (soft whites, soft yolks):

Large size: 3 minutes 20 seconds.

Medium size: 3 minutes.

Small size: 2 minutes 40 seconds.

Medium-boiled (hard whites, soft yolks):

Large size: 4 minutes 15 seconds.

Medium size: 3 minutes 50 seconds.

Small size: 3 minutes 20 seconds.

Hard-boiled (hard whites, hard yolks):

Large size: 10 minutes.

Medium size: 8 minutes.

Small size: 7 minutes.

Answer 5

when it starts to boil shut off the stove for 10 min then put cold water in the boiled water then put the eggs don't put too much cold water in.

Answer 6

I would just add to Dan the BBQ Man's comments that if you're making devilled eggs, see if you can find the 'small' eggs rather than large.  They make tiny little appetizers easy to pop in the mouth for a picnic.

Answer 7

I learnt this the other day!

You get it out of the fridge, then stick it in a pot of water, and put it on the stove and boil it for about 2 hours, then take it out and put it in the fridge then take it out again, peel the shell off...

Then you can do whatever you want with it!

Answer 8

I boil it! Simple as that!

Answer 9

ummm boil the water ...put eggs in it and after 3-4 mins take it out...and then take out the shell by hands(tap it 2 or threee times until it starts to crack then peel it off) ... cut the egg in  half put some salt on it and some black pepper...there u go boiled egss

Answer 10

boil water, wait for a rolling boil

drop in egg wait 3-5 min. VIOLA! Boiled Egg

Answer 11

put egg in water

heat until it boils

cover it

remove from heat

let sit 5 min

place in cold water

wha la...-perfect hard boiled egg!

Answer 12

ya boil it.

Answer 13

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Answer 14

boil water with a pinch of salt... drop in egss....three minutes..... voila!  

Answer 15

put egg in pot. add water. heat to boiling an dlet boil for 15 minutes

rinse and shell them under cold running water

Answer 16

I always thought that it was dead-simple to boil an egg. Just take as many eggs as you need, put them in a saucepan of cold water, bring to the boil and boil on low heat for 10-15 minutes. As simple as that. But was I ever wrong. I could never understand why the eggs would crack, or why it whenever I removed the shell, I removed most of the egg as well. Well, really, it's not that I didn't understand, I never gave it much thought. Not the perfect boiled egg, I grant you, but that's life. I found I could live with it.

Then one day, the subject came up while talking with a friend of mine who is a chef. Not your everyday subject, I agree, and I usually stick with the football results anyway, but then again, he's a chef. Long story short, it turned out I knew nothing about boiling eggs, and was in dire need of a refresher course entitled "how to boil the perfect egg".

Here's what I learned - the five steps necessary to boil the perfect egg:

1. Center the yolks. This is a great idea if you want to used the boiled eggs as wedges in a salad or for other decorative purposes, or if you're planning to make deviled eggs (See my best deviled eggs recipe here). The easiest way to do this is by simply rotating the eggs so they lie on their side in the carton they came in for about 8 hours or overnight.

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2. Remove the eggs from the fridge about half an hour before you intend to prepare them, and allow them to gradually reach room temperature. This will reduce the amount of cracking of the shells due to extreme temperature changes.

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3. Place the eggs in a saucepan or pot that will hold them comfortably, well spaced with plenty of room between each egg. I usually boil a few more eggs than I intend to use with my recipe - sometimes severe cracks that occur during boiling will make an egg unusable, or one will peel badly, and sometimes (frequently) I'll feel a little peckish, and have one of the eggs as a quick snack.

Fill the pot with cold water, covering the eggs completely. Cover the pot and place on your heat source. When the water starts boiling, remove the pot. If you keep it boiling for a length of time, the eggs will churn around and likely collide, cracking the shell. The churning also turns the egg white really hard. Eggs solidify at a much lower temperature than water boils, so to get a great boiled egg you should first let the water reach boiling point, then immediately remove the pot from the heat source.

Sprinkle a teaspoon or so of salt over the eggs, and leave them in the hot water for about 30 more minutes.

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4. When the time is up, place the eggs in a bowl of ice-water. This rapid cooling prevents the chemical reaction that causes the greenish ring that forms around the yolk. It also makes the eggs easier to peel. Leave the eggs in the ice-water for about 20 minutes

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5. To peel the egg, give it a few gentle taps on your working surface or other hard surface. When the shell is completely fractured, return the egg to the bowl of ice-water. Repeat the process with the rest of the eggs and leave them in the water for about 10 minutes.

To peel, take one of the eggs and roll it between your palms. If the shell is stubborn, roll the egg under cold running water. Removing a small portion of the shell will generally allow the rest to slide off easily.

Well, now you know how to boil the perfect egg. More of a hassle than just plunking the eggs into a saucepan? True, but I'm sure you'll appreciate the small extra effort when you see the results. And anyway, you have plenty else to do while the eggs are cooling, don't you?