Re: OT: how do imake hard boiled eggs?

[Guest guest]

> I'm trying to boil up some eggs to make egg type salad for me. but i

> don't know how long to boil to make soft and hard boiled eggs. does

> anyone know?

Syndee,

Put the uncooked eggs into a saucepan and cover them with water. Put them on

high on the stove, and when they come to a boil, put the lid on the pot and

take the pot off the heat. Let the pot stand off the heat the lid on for 20

minutes, and you'll have perfect (no green on the yolk!) hard-boiled eggs

every time.

M.

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in Fremont, CA, age 38

Starting weight 299, now 187

Starting BMI 49.7, now 31.1

Lap DGB/DS by Dr. Rabkin 10-19-99

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[Guest guest]

Hi Syndee -- This is easy:

Put the eggs into a pan of cold water, enough to cover the eggs by an

inch or so. Put it on the stove on med-high heat. When the water

boils, turn the stove off. Wait 30 min. Peel 'n eat.

Hope this helps. You're not a cooking idiot. No one is born knowing

how to cook that I've ever heard of!

Regards -- Margie in Austin, TX

5'4 " , pre-revision 275#, 09/02/00 down 42#

RNY GB in 1987, revision to DGB/DS 02/01/00

Dr. Crookes, USC University Hospital, LA, CA

> I'm trying to boil up some eggs to make egg type salad for me. but i

> don't know how long to boil to make soft and hard boiled eggs. does

> anyone know?

>

> i feel like a cooking idiot.

>

> syndee

> --

[Guest guest]

Hi Syndee,

I went to Ask Jeeves and got this information on hard boiled eggs.

The actual cooking instructions are towards the bottom. :-) Good

luck!

Jacque

Hard Boiled Eggs

Nothing is 100% but here are some tricks to get the shells to come

off clean. These tricks almost always work for me except when I don't

cook the eggs long enough.

Put enough cold tap water into the pot to cover the eggs. Put the

eggs in when convenient, before or after putting the pot on the

stove.

I don't boil the water first or cover the pot (you can cover if the

stove doesn't get very hot).

Add a lot of salt, like a couple of teaspoons for half a dozen eggs.

The salt makes the water boil hotter. Add a couple tablespoons of

vinegar to the cooking water. This softens the shells slightly. I use

white vinegar cause it's cheap but any vinegar will work. Note: I

used to be allergic to vinegar but had no problems boiling my eggs

with it; it doesn't seep through.

Another trick which I haven't used for years but my mom did, is to

prick the egg with a pin before boiling. There is a special tool for

this you can get for a dollar or so in a drugstore or supermarket

with kitchen supply equipment. I like the kind that doubles as a

refrigerator magnet. Put the flatter end of the egg into the

depression and push until the pin goes through.

Cook for 20 minutes in a nice rolling boil. Don't simmer; the water

should be boiling. Turn down the heat only to prevent boil-overs. You

can cook for up to 30 minutes if you like. The idea is to get the

eggs cooked enough so that the yolks are fully hard and the shells

come off, but not so hard as to get a green ring between the yolks

and

the whites (it is safe to eat).

The final step is to cool the eggs in cold water. This can be done

anytime. But the eggs will not peel well if they are warm. If you

refrigerate the eggs you will need to warm them slightly before

peeling.

(posted to rec.food.recipes 12/97)

Cyndi Norman / cyndi@... / Last Modified: 2/28/99

[Guest guest]

I'm hungry for egg salad now!!! :-D

Jacque Keller

5'4 " , 285#, age 46

Lincoln, NE

> > I'm trying to boil up some eggs to make egg type salad for me.

but

i

> > don't know how long to boil to make soft and hard boiled eggs.

does

> > anyone know?

>

> Syndee,

>

> Put the uncooked eggs into a saucepan and cover them with water.

Put

them on

> high on the stove, and when they come to a boil, put the lid on the

pot and

> take the pot off the heat. Let the pot stand off the heat the lid

on

for 20

> minutes, and you'll have perfect (no green on the yolk!)

hard-boiled

eggs

> every time.

>

> M.

>

> ---

> in Fremont, CA, age 38

> Starting weight 299, now 187

> Starting BMI 49.7, now 31.1

> Lap DGB/DS by Dr. Rabkin 10-19-99

> http://www.duodenalswitch.com

>

> Direct replies: mailto:melanie@t...

[Guest guest]

Clearly, making hard-boiled eggs isn't exactly rocket science. :-) It'll be

interesting to see how many variations we get on how to do them right. LOL

M.

PS: My way is the RIGHT right way!! ;-)

---

in Fremont, CA, age 38

Starting weight 299, now 187

Starting BMI 49.7, now 31.1

Lap DGB/DS by Dr. Rabkin 10-19-99

http://www.duodenalswitch.com

Direct replies: mailto:melanie@...

[Guest guest]

12 minutes at a hard boil. Don't feel silly. I'll bet you know more

about DS than I do. LOL

seadreamer13

> I'm trying to boil up some eggs to make egg type salad for me. but i

> don't know how long to boil to make soft and hard boiled eggs. does

> anyone know?

>

> i feel like a cooking idiot.

>

> syndee

> --

[Guest guest]

Syndee-

For hard boiled, boil the eggs for about 15 minutes. For soft- just boil

for less time depending on how soft you want them. Good luck!

Warm Regards,

Melbourne, Australia

LG/DS 7-19-00

Dr Welker

Self-pay