Making the Perfect Hard Boiled Egg

Making the Perfect Hard Boiled Egg

If you are looking for a multi-purpose food, look no further than eggs.  Eggs are very good for you because they are loaded with protein and each egg only has 70 calories! You can eat them for any meal of the day. Mix them into dishes, enjoy them by themselves, or use them as part of a baking recipe. If you enjoy eggs, whether it is in egg salad sandwiches, layered salads or even devilled eggs, then here is how you can finally cook that perfect hard-boiled egg.

Use a large pot. You will need a pot large and deep enough to cook a hard-boiled egg. All the eggs should fit in the pot leaving 2 inches above them. The pot doesn't need to have a cover.}

Add cold water. To boil eggs add in one at a time (use caution!) Run cold tap water over the eggs. Do not stack eggs, keep room between them. Let the eggs have at least an inch of water above the top of the eggs.

Boil Place your pot on the stove and turn your burner to high heat. Then get the water to a rolling boil.

Turn the temperature down. When large bubbles appear in the boiling water, immediately turn the heat down to a medium boil. The eggs should boil uncovered for ten minutes. You do not need to stir the eggs at all.

To cook a hard boiled egg, it will take ten minutes of boiling over a medium heat. If you leave it in the hot water at this stage, it will continue to cook, or even overcook. Remove the eggs from the stove and from the boiling water. Run cold tap water over the eggs. Keep repeating until the heat in the eggs has reduced. (Some people switch the boiled eggs immediately into icy water - either way is okay.)

Immediately after boiling eggs, it is important that you cool them. The slimy green tinge will not happen on the hard-boiled egg this way. Cold water stops the cooking process and leave you with the perfect hard-boiled egg.

Take the shell off of the egg. You can peel the hard-boiled egg after you've allowed it to cool off for a little while. It's easier to peel some eggs than it is others. The harder it is to peel, the fresher the egg, so older eggs are best for boiling. Gently knock all sides of the egg on your countertop to crack the egg in many places, then remove and discard the shell. Then give it a quick rinse, sprinkle some salt and it is ready to eat!

Tiffany Provost writes about egg recipes and food and drinks for HowToDoThings.com.