Cooking a boiled egg isn’t rocket science, but we have to be familiar with some rules to get the creamy consistency of the yolk, and make the whites firm and the peeling easy.
Step 1. Take a deep pot and put the eggs in it.
- Make sure you distribute the eggs evenly at the bottom of the pan, and that they don’t stack on one another.
- You shouldn’t put the eggs too close to each other to help them cook more evenly.
Step 2. Pour cold water in the pot to fully cover the eggs.
Pour cold water in the pot to fully cover the eggs. It’s important to put the eggs in the pot first, before adding water, to avoid their possible cracking.
Don’t put eggs into boiling water, otherwise, they may cook unevenly and start to crack.
Step 3. Place the pan over high heat and wait for the water to boil.
- You need just to bring the water to the boiling point, but don’t let it actually boil.
Step 4. Cover the pan with a lid and turn off the heat.
Step 5. Let the eggs stay in the hot water for a while to get fully cooked.
To be fully cooked, generally, you should keep your eggs (medium-sized, taken from the refrigerator) in hot water for about:
- 4 minutes — for a soft-cooked yolk
- 6 minutes — for a medium-cooked yolk
- 11 minutes — for a hard-cooked yolk
Note: The size of the egg and the temperature of the egg at the beginning of the cooking process also affect this time. You’ll have to wait 1 minute longer for large eggs, and 2 minutes longer for extra-large eggs. If you store the eggs at room temperature, they’ll require about 1 minute less cooking time.
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