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How to boil eggs

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By skamper
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White eggs best for boiling
White eggs best for boiling

You will easily learn to boil eggs and a trick to peeling them.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Deep Pan
  • Water
  • Eggs
  • Salt
  • Stove
  1. Step 1

    Gather together the necessary items:
    Deep pan, water, eggs and salt.
    Carefully put the eggs in the pan after filling the pan with cool to warm water to cover the eggs.

  2. Step 2

    Turn stove on to high until eggs boil.

    Boil for only 5 minutes and turn burner off.

  3. Step 3

    Let eggs set on stove for at least 5 minutes more to finish cooking.

    Run cold water over the eggs in the pan at sink and let set till cool.

    Barely crack eggs all over by tapping on counter break and peel.

Tips & Warnings
  • TRICK to easy peeling: ADD SALT TO THE WATER WHEN YOU ADD EGGS TO COOL WATER
  • DO NOT try taking the water off the burner before it has cooled.

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skamper said

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on 7/28/2008 Thanks for the peeling tip

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