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How to Tell if an Egg Is Hard-Boiled

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Oh, no! You've mixed up the eggs in your refrigerator and can't tell which are hard-boiled and which are raw! Relax - here's an easy test.

From Quick Guide: Incredible Eggs
Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Eggs
  • Egg Cups
  • Egg Plates
  • Egg Slicers
  • Saucepans
  • Saucepans
  1. Step 1

    Gently place the egg on its side on a countertop.

  2. Step 2

    Spin the egg.

  3. Step 3

    If the egg spins freely, it's hard-boiled.

  4. Step 4

    If it wobbles and stops spinning, it's not hard-boiled.

Tips & Warnings
  • Don't spin the egg too close to the edge of your countertop.

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jenng said

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on 8/16/2009 Great article on How to Tell if an Egg Is Hard-Boiled 5*

bcorn said

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on 8/7/2009 Here's a tip: If you don't know if an egg is boiled or raw, crack it open, Dummy! Add some excitement to your morning and maybe have an omelet!


To your health!!!

sstew9 said

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on 7/27/2009 @suzalicie - If you need a trick to remember which outcome means what, you can think of the raw yolk wiggling inside the wobbling shell. If there's no wobble, then there's no wiggle, and the egg is cooked.

suzalicie said

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on 7/20/2009 Great trick but I will have to look it up again before I try it, I will forget which means what!

corsair77 said

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on 7/15/2009 Very easy method.

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