[Benevolance]

So, it's come to my attention that not everybody prepares hard boiled eggs the same way. I've been using a method for years that churns out fantastic hard boiled eggs. The yolks turn out a beautiful golden yellow every time and the egg is firm.

Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the eggs. Cook 10-12 minutes. Drain and refill with cold water to let eggs cool.

[lgm]

People boil eggs in other ways than that? I do it the way you describe and didn't realize I had other options.

I do know that if you leave eggs boiling on the stove then leave the house for 4 hours that you will have egg pieces on the ceiling and across the room against the french doors. Marriage has these cool perks.

[Benevolance]

You can rest easy knowing that you use the perfect hard boil method, as demonstrated in numerous John Woo films.

[Kishi]

I'm going to try LGM's method for making hard boiled eggs/redecorating the kitchen.

[sarabethv]

lgm, on Jul 29 2008, 12:27 PM, said:

People boil eggs in other ways than that? I do it the way you describe and didn't realize I had other options.

I do know that if you leave eggs boiling on the stove then leave the house for 4 hours that you will have egg pieces on the ceiling and across the room against the french doors. Marriage has these cool perks.

AND on the dog - you can't forget that.

Also, eggs do not do well in a pressure cooker. nope.

[lgm]

Can one successfully hard boil an egg in a microwave?

[Darth Wychipu]

You mean you aren't supposed to boil them until they explode out of the pan? :doh[1]:

[sarabethv]

lgm, on Jul 31 2008, 03:35 AM, said:

Can one successfully hard boil an egg in a microwave?

No,but it does contain the explosion.

[Benevolance]

Actually, even just poaching eggs in the microwave is dangerous. The few times I tried it, mine just exploded inside the microwave. It was a minor inconvenience to clean the cooked eggs bits off. I read later that sometimes the egg would explode after being removed from the microwave, sometimes resulting in serious burns.

Regardless, it's just a whole lot easier to poach eggs on the stove.

[Saphi Yago]

I found that the easiest way to poach an egg is to crack it into some plastic wrap, make like a little bag for it, and toss that into the water.

[Benevolance]

Are you putting it in boiling water or just hot water? The plastic doesn't melt into the egg when you do that?

[Saphi Yago]

No, you put it into boiling water, and at least I've found that it doesn't melt.

[sirtayls]

we make campfire omelets like that - we take an egg or two, put it in a plastic bag, add ham, cheese, and what not, seal the bag, smoosh it all together, put it in boiling water for 10-12 minutes. best omelet you will ever eat.

[Jahx]

Omelets work out good in the microwave. Use mayo in lieu of milk.

[chai-ta]

Somehow I seem to always forget that putting the eggs in the boiling water requires some finesse. I usually end up cracking at least 1 egg and have egg drop soup instead of hard boiled eggs.