How To Boil Eggs

How To Boil Eggs

November 29, 2020

(One of Hamilton's eggs boiled for 10 minutes!)

This week, I thought I'd do a just-for-fun blog post about how to boil eggs! To start, you going to want to have a small pot of water at a rolling boil. Then, turn down the flame a hint, add your eggs, cover your pot, and start the timer. Next, I'm going to show you how long to boil the eggs, the types of boiled eggs based on how long they are boiled, and also what you can do with each type of boiled egg. Let's get started! 

4 Minute Eggs - The 4-minute egg will be barely cooked. The yolk is completely runny, and the white will be gelatinous. You may want to serve this egg in an egg cup, or on a piece of toast, because it does not have the strength to hold itself together. Commonly boiled for: Dippy eggs in egg cups or dropped eggs on toast. 

5 Minute Eggs - The 5-minute egg whites will be cooked, and yolk will just be starting to cook, with the outer edges of the yolk beginning to firm up. Commonly boiled for: Those who prefer super soft-boiled eggs, can also be served in an egg cup. 

6 Minute Eggs - The 6-minute egg is a "jam". This type of boiled egg is my favorite. The yolks are still wet, but just slightly cooked, resulting in a "jammy" consistency in the egg. Commonly boiled for: Peeled and eaten warm, halved on a Nicoise salad or mashed on a piece of toast. 

7 Minute Eggs - The 7-minute egg is not a lot different than the 6-minute egg, but it is more like a true soft-boiled egg than the 6-minute egg. Commonly boiled for: Peeled and eaten warm, for those who like a true soft-boiled egg. 

8 Minute Eggs - The 8-minute egg will be almost nearly fully cooked, but not "rock solid". These eggs would be considered "soft" hard-boiled eggs. Commonly boiled for: Peeled and eaten warm or cold, or inside a Scotch egg.

10 Minute Eggs - The 10-minute egg is a definite hard-boiled egg, fully cooked inside and out. Commonly boiled for: Snacking, egg salad, pickled or deviled eggs or anyone who doesn't want a trace of runniness in their egg. 

12 Minute Eggs - The 12-minute egg is a thoroughly cooked egg, in case you are boiling a larger egg. Commonly boiled for: Snacking, egg salad, pickled or deviled eggs.

20 Minute Eggs - The 20-minute egg is mainly for a large number of eggs in your pot, or for extra large eggs. Eggs at higher altitudes might require a longer cooking time as well. Commonly boiled for: Larger eggs that need to be completely cooked for egg salad, pickled or deviled eggs. 

As soon as the timer goes off, immediately remove the eggs with a slotted spoon, and plunge them into a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. So no matter how you like your eggs boiled, you now know exactly how to cook them!