I should know this, but how does one hard boil 2 dozen eggs?

[mcctatas]

Seriously, I can make a quiche from scratch but boiling eggs eludes me! HELP :dunce:

thanks in advance :)

[MajorChode]

1. I'm not sure, but I think the two main ingredients are boiling water and eggs

[mcctatas]

2. ahem

:grr:

that is exactly what my boyfriend said, maybe men don't understand the subtlety of the perfectly boiled egg :P

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

7. The trick is mixing the eggs, water, heat, and time

I put the eggs in a pot of cold water, stove on high. When the water is boiling, remove the pot from the heat. Let it sit for 15 minutes, then dump the hot water and add cold water.

There's probably an easier way to do this via the microwave, but I don't know.

Bon apetit.

:hi:

For what it's worth, I'm at roughly 600 feet above sea level. If you're in Nepal, things are different.

[MajorChode]

10. You can use salt to raise the boiling temp if you're at higher altitudes

[Kali]

15. I always thought the salt was to help stop leakage if there was a cracked egg

in the pot. Don't ask me how that got into my brain. (Mom?)

[MajorChode]

9. Seriesly, there is a few tricks that I use

First off, I do not use fresh eggs. I use eggs that are closer to their expiration date. This makes the finished product easier to peel. I'm not sure why or how this works, but it certainly seems to make a big difference. You can probably leave fresh eggs at room temperature for 48 hours or so and get the same results although I haven't tried this.

My method is similar to Rosie1223, except I cook the eggs for about 7-8 minutes and then remove them from the heat immediately and rinse them in cold water. I suspect the end result will be the same, but her method is probably more energy efficient.

[Rosie1223]

3. You need a big enough pan that the eggs do not bump together during boiling and crack

Cover the eggs with cold water and put on high heat. When water comes to a boil reduce heat. After boiling for about 5 minutes turn off heat and let pan sit on hot burner for another 5 minutes.

:hi:

[mcctatas]

5. Thank You!

I would have totally screwed it up, that was not at all what I was thinking :hi:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

4. BIG pot

Place eggs gently in the dry pot, pour water gently until it's 50% higher than the highest egg. Boil. Wait 15 min after water starts boiling. Keep temperature moderate so boiling isn't too tsunami-esque (else eggs may crack).

[mcctatas]

6. Thank you too!

but now I am not sure what to do :P

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

8. Maybe the 15 minutes are an exaggeration, but then again, my burner's fire isn't so powerful. -nt

[Sweet Freedom]

11. IIRC...salt helps prevent the eggs from cracking.

So, yes...big pot, eggs and salt, add water, bring to boil, remove from heat, cover, let sit. I find 12 minutes is pretty good, but maybe check one since you are cooking so many!

Good luck.

[MicaelS]

12. Ways to prevent eggs from cracking......

(1) Add a few drops of vinegar to the water, or

(2) When added to boiling water, let them stand in warm water a few minutes while cooking water is being brought to boiling, or

(3) Use a sewing needle or thumbtack to puncture the LARGE end of the egg (only about 1mm). This lets the air escape and helps prevent cracking.

[MiddleFingerMom]

14. I carefully use a pushpin for this -- PERFECT!!! n/t

[flvegan]

13. First, you'll need a dozen or so chickens...

[MiddleFingerMom]

16. Someone threw off a comment about microwaves!!!!!!!!!

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1974. Allowed to come in from a long stretch in the field for a shower
and a PX and snackbar run.
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Got several of them brand spankin' new microwhatchamacallit ovens in
the snack bar.
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I decide that I've just GOT to warm up two already-hardboiled eggs still
in the shell and see how this contraption works.
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The Great Ovum Explosion of 1974... you may have read about it in your
history texts.
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Whistlin'... walkin' out of the snackbar without a care in the world...
to any untrained observer absolutely innocent.
.
.
.
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Now... if you ever wanna know how to get an even coating of hardboiled
egg on every square millimeter of the inside of your microwave oven...
.
...I'm your man.
.

[mcollins]

17. A big pot, a buch of water,

a bit of salt, and 12 eggs.

(salt will raise the boiling temp and reduce the time)

[Arkansas Granny]

18. Put your eggs in a pot, add cold water to cover. Bring to a full boil then put a cover

on the pot and turn off the heat. Wait 7 minutes for soft boiled eggs or 10 minutes for hardboiled eggs. Drain hot water off and fill with cold water to stop cooking. This method cooks the eggs without forming that green ring around the yolks.

[yellowdogintexas]

22. this is the perfect way to hard boil eggs. I learned it from Julia Child's

old TV show.

I also poke a teeny hole in the big end of the shell and add salt to the water.

Then I plunge them in ice water when the 10 minutes are up.

[Kaleva]

19. I boil the eggs till I see cracks in a few of the shells

Found this out by accident as I've always had a dickens of a time producing boiled eggs without making a mess out of it.

[HopeHoops]

20. Cold water to cover, bring to boil - 12 minutes - run under cold water.

Adding some salt to the water will help keep the whites from running if the eggs crack.

[gmoney]

21. you bribe the work camp cook to do it

then put them in hats and pass them over the barb wired fence

[PaddyBlueEyes]

23. and you busted my balls for

the mashed potatoes caper.. :wtf:

[Orrex]

24. First, you get a chicken. Preferably a hen.

And then you make her really, really mad...

[begin_within]

25. How I do it

Add a teaspoon of baking soda to the pot of water. That will help keep the shells from sticking to the boiled whites if you plan to peel the eggs. Place eggs in water, bring to full rolling boil, then just turn it off and let sit there 15 to 20 minutes. If you're going to peel them, take one and punch the fat end where there is usually an air gap, then hold the egg under a small stream of water, keep pushing the white away from the inside of the shell and push away the shell. Use the running water to rinse off any remaining pieces of shell. Dry the egg on a paper towel.