Comments on: How to Boil an Egg

on 11/22/2005 After boiling, leave eggs in the saucepan. Pour off water. Shake pan back and forth. The shells will crackle all over. Run cold water over eggs and shells will almost come off by themselves.

on 11/22/2005 Experience has taught me that, if you run cold water over the egg, the skin or membrane will adhere to the shell and not the egg. If you let the egg cool slowly, the egg membrane will adhere to the egg, making peeling difficult.

on 11/22/2005 Re the earlier tip on checking age: Add one more test. If the egg floats above the bottom of the glass so you can see through under it, quietly get rid of it. Do not crack it - it will smell awful!!

on 11/22/2005 Place raw eggs into saucepan.
Add cold water to cover 1 inch. Bring just to boil over medium
heat. Immediately cover and remove from heat. Let stand 15 minutes. Uncover and gently run cold water over eggs until cool. Let come to room temp.

on 11/22/2005 Add water first, then put the egg in the water. Add a teaspoon of salt and boil for ten minutes for hard-boiled and 4 to 5 minutes for soft-boiled. Salt will help it boil faster.

on 11/22/2005 Turn off the heat when the eggs are boiling and put a lid on. Let stand for about 25 minutes. Eggs will not crack and this saves energy.

on 11/22/2005 Put one or two spoons of table salt into the boiling water. After eggs are boiled, you will be amazed how easily the shells peel off. It really works ...

on 11/22/2005 After boiling eggs, drain the hot water off. Crack the shells while the water is off. Then cover with cold water and peel. Try it. It works every time!!!!!!

on 11/22/2005 Put water in the bottom of an electric vegetable steamer and place uncooked in-the-shell eggs in it. Then adjust time on steamer - usually 10 minutes for soft-boiled and 20 minutes for hard-boiled. You never get eggs with cracked shells.

on 11/22/2005 Do not use fresh eggs. Fresh eggs do not peel very well. Eggs that have been around for about 4 or 5 days work better and peel easier.

on 11/22/2005 Eggs broke? Don't worry. Make deviled eggs, but color the whites. Slice the egg, take the yoke out as usual and rinse the egg white. Put some food coloring in a bowl or cup with water. Put just the egg white in. Color coconut green for grass.

on 11/22/2005 Ever look in the fridge and wonder? Take an egg and spin it on the counter. If it spins fast, it's hard-boiled.

on 11/22/2005 My grandfather always cracked the eggs once cooked while running them under cold water. This way the shells never stick to the egg when peeling them. (Don't do this though if you are planning to color the eggs!)

on 11/22/2005 When hard-boiled eggs are done, remove from pan directly into cold water with ice. When cool enough to handle, shells will come off with ease.

on 11/22/2005 How do you know if the egg in your hand is raw or hard-boiled? How can you check short of cracking it open? Spin it. If it spins, it is cooked; if it just can't get up and spin, it is raw. Try it. It works every time.