I need opinions.. Hard boiling an egg.. do you poke?

mca47

This has always worked awesome for me....
Place eggs in a pot. Cover with cold water, add salt as it increases the boiling point.
Bring up toa boil over medium heat. As soon as it boils, turn off the heat and let sit for 15 mins. Take out and place in ice water. Peals perfect, doesn't crack in the water.

hedonist

mca47 wrote:

This has always worked awesome for me....
Place eggs in a pot. Cover with cold water, add salt as it increases the boiling point.
Bring up toa boil over medium heat. As soon as it boils, turn off the heat and let sit for 15 mins. Take out and place in ice water. Peals perfect, doesn't crack in the water.

We've got 'er down :P

Leezestarr313

chadwick wrote:

to be honest (and mind you i am a good cook) i cannot boil a decent fucking egg without tearing it apart & i fuck up the timing part because at least 1/2 the time i get a runny ass yolk & demolished whites. it is pretty ridiculous how difficult boiling eggs can be if you do not literally time the fuckers & if you are not gentle you are screwed over.

i need help boiling eggs.

In Germany, I had something like this, worked like a charm. I like my boiled eggs medium, with a softish yolk, but firm white. My apparatus came with an egg piercer (of course ) and a little measure device. You could boild one up to 6 eggs with it I think. And put water in with the measure device for soft, medium or hard. Worked every time.
I thought it was funny that mine had the same name as my mom, who is a gynecologist who helps women to get preggers

chadwick

hedonist wrote:

peacefrompaul wrote:

I used to hard boil

but then I discovered the soft boiled egg

Nothing like a good soft-boiled egg.

Salt & pepper, and NO runny whites.

(sounds racist )
chadwick! My failsafe hardboiling method:

No poking (that's not what she said)
Cover eggs with cold water, add salt and bring to a boil.
Remove from heat, cover and let sit for 13 minutes.

Icebath those fuckers, peel under running water and voila!

i try it.

my whites are destroyed everytime. probably 1/3 or more of the whites are stuck to the shell & then i get a yolky ass runny mess sometimes too & then the trash can eats the eggs.

literally any part of an egg that is raw will make my stomach turn & i will puke. fry me an egg that is runny & if i eat the fucker i will vomit within minutes.

Leezestarr313

And thanks for all the tips :thumbup: I will certainly try mca and whispering hands' method!

CAVSTARR313

Leezestarr313 wrote:

I thought it was funny that mine had the same name as my mom, who is a gynecologist who helps women to get preggers

For the moment, I want to keep all of your eggs un-poked.. just sayin..

STAYSEA

Leezestarr313 wrote:

chadwick wrote:

to be honest (and mind you i am a good cook) i cannot boil a decent fucking egg without tearing it apart & i fuck up the timing part because at least 1/2 the time i get a runny ass yolk & demolished whites. it is pretty ridiculous how difficult boiling eggs can be if you do not literally time the fuckers & if you are not gentle you are screwed over.

i need help boiling eggs.

In Germany, I had something like this, worked like a charm. I like my boiled eggs medium, with a softish yolk, but firm white. My apparatus came with an egg piercer (of course ) and a little measure device. You could boild one up to 6 eggs with it I think. And put water in with the measure device for soft, medium or hard. Worked every time.
I thought it was funny that mine had the same name as my mom, who is a gynecologist who helps women to get preggers

And this thread went nutty!

Germans know what's up.

Sudden interest in Eggs?

(I'm only making a joke, I know that different altitudes need different cooking requirements. I'm not laughing at anyone.)

Leezestarr313

I forgot to post the pic of the device :fp: Here it is:

chadwick

Leezestarr313 wrote:

chadwick wrote:

to be honest (and mind you i am a good cook) i cannot boil a decent fucking egg without tearing it apart & i fuck up the timing part because at least 1/2 the time i get a runny ass yolk & demolished whites. it is pretty ridiculous how difficult boiling eggs can be if you do not literally time the fuckers & if you are not gentle you are screwed over.

i need help boiling eggs.

In Germany, I had something like this, worked like a charm. I like my boiled eggs medium, with a softish yolk, but firm white. My apparatus came with an egg piercer (of course ) and a little measure device. You could boild one up to 6 eggs with it I think. And put water in with the measure device for soft, medium or hard. Worked every time.
I thought it was funny that mine had the same name as my mom, who is a gynecologist who helps women to get preggers

wow cool same here... im a gynecologist too. most women don't believe me & slap me around when i tell them this in a dark alley or wherever it is.

peacefrompaul

Leezestarr313 wrote:

I forgot to post the pic of the device :fp: Here it is:

You are pretty serious about your eggs

Neat

mca47

hedonist wrote:

mca47 wrote:

This has always worked awesome for me....
Place eggs in a pot. Cover with cold water, add salt as it increases the boiling point.
Bring up toa boil over medium heat. As soon as it boils, turn off the heat and let sit for 15 mins. Take out and place in ice water. Peals perfect, doesn't crack in the water.

We've got 'er down :P

Whoa! :shock:
...I think my 15 minutes is right...amateur!
That is funny though!

Leezestarr313

Caveeze wrote:

Leezestarr313 wrote:

I thought it was funny that mine had the same name as my mom, who is a gynecologist who helps women to get preggers

For the moment, I want to keep all of your eggs un-poked.. just sayin..

Fine!

peacefrompaul

:shock:

chadwick

you are right peacepaul she be serious about her eggs

peacefrompaul

Now I really want some eggs

peacefrompaul

chadwick wrote:

you are right peacepaul she be serious about her eggs

For sure

I bet the eggs she makes are fekkin delicious

chadwick

i enjoy hard boiled eggs in my tuna with cheese & mayo. thank you & goodnight.

mickeyrat

Caveeze wrote:

Leezestarr313 wrote:

I thought it was funny that mine had the same name as my mom, who is a gynecologist who helps women to get preggers

For the moment, I want to keep all of your eggs un-poked.. just sayin..

its ok to poke the eggs, just dont pierce them!!!

RKCNDY

I started poking eggs. I use a push pun because I can't find an egg piercer either. Never had an egg break either.

Poke the fat end of the egg, place in a pot of cold water, turn to high, as soon as the water comes to a full hard boil, remove pot from heat, set timer for 6 minutes (longer if you don't like soft yolks), and done!

Poking eggs makes them easier to peel too.

Dissidentman

Proper hard boiling of eggs:

Place eggs in cold water. Bring to boil for 1 minute. Cover and let stand for 15 minutes. Drain.