How to Boil an Egg

Boiling an egg (s):

1. Select egg or eggs you would like to use. Ensure there are no cracks in any of them.

   

   Ensure there are no cracks in the eggs you select.

   
   

2. Select a saucepan or pot with a lid (depending on the amount of eggs you would like to make)

   A saucepan is a small to medium deep cooking pan with a handle.

   A pot is a larger and deeper cooking pan, usually with hand holds on each side.

   
   

   

   A pot vs. a saucepan

   
   

3. Gently place the eggs in the bottom of the pan.

   
   

   

   Carefully place eggs in the bottom of pan.

   
   

4. Fill the pan with cold tap water until eggs are covered about an inch.

   Tap water is the water that comes out of the faucet.

   
   

   

   Fill pan with cold tap water until the eggs are covered by about 1 inch.

   
   
   
   

5. Place the pan on the stove over medium high heat without the cover on.

   
   
   
   

   

   
   

6. Bring to a rolling boil

   A rolling boil is when the water is boiling pretty vigorously with large bubbles continuously rising to the surface

   
   

   

   Rolling Boil

   
   

7. Remove pan from heat and cover with lid.

   
   
   
   

   

   Turn off stove or remove from heat and cover with lid.

   
   
   
   

8. Set a timer for 4-12 minutes

The less time the eggs sit the less they will be cooked, so the timing depends on on taste preference. Cooking 4-6 mins is considered a “soft boiled” egg, meaning the yolk will be runny. Cooking 8-12 mins will create a “hard boiled” egg, meaning the yolk will be solid.

Set timer for as long as you want the eggs to cook.

9. While the timer is going, fill a bowl large enough to fit all your cooked eggs with water and ice

   
   

   

   Fill bowl with water and ice.

   
   
   
   

10. When the timer goes off carefully transfer the eggs with tongs or a large spoon to the bowl with water and ice. This stops the eggs from cooking any further.

    
    

    

    Have the bowl and tongs (or spoon) ready before the timer goes off.

    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

    

    When the timer goes off, carefully remove one egg at a time.

    
    

    

    And place in the bowl of ice water.

    
    
    
    

11. Once the eggs are cool you can store them in the refrigerator to eat a later time or gently crack the shell on the side of the a hard surface and peel under cold water.

    
    
    
    

    

    Let the eggs cool all the way.

    
    
    
    

12. The cooked eggs that are stored in the fridge should be eaten within 5-7 days.

    

    If saving eggs for a later time, it is a good idea to somehow label them so you know which eggs are hardboiled.

    
    

    

    Now you know which eggs are cooked and which are not!