How do I hard boil an egg?

GrumPy

how long should I let them cook? There on now :pac:

GrumPy

I knew I should have posted this in afterhours! mY EGGS ARE PROLLY RUINED!¬!!

Delirium

Nope. Still have at least 2 minutes to go if you want it hard.

Dizzyblonde

Boil them for 10 minutes - then put the pot under cold running water to cool them so you don't get that greenish colour around the yolk

Honey-ec

Ten minutes is far too long!

4 minutes for soft-boiled, 7 for hard. That's putting them into already-boiling water obviously.

Pigletlover

Thought you put them in cold water and bring it to the boil?

I usually cook them for around ten minutes just to be sure, by overcooking them you'll only get a green ring around the yolk, but it doesn't affect the flavour, better than having a runny yolk.

capedcrustacian

it takes 3mins to cook a soft boiled egg by putting it in water that's already boiling (egg timers!!!)

so a hard boiled egg takes about 9mins in already boiling water, or about 6mins after cold water has been brought to the boil:D

Faith

This is what Delia has to say on the matter:

http://www.deliaonline.com/cookery-school/how-to/how-to-boil-an-egg,3,AR.html

olaola

Get one of these bad boys:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Egg-Perfect-Colour-Changing-Timer/dp/B0000CFGB5

So you can cook them from cold/hot whatever. And you don't have to worry about 'oh how long was that boiling' before setting your timer.

luckat

If you put salt in the water it'll boil at a higher temperature, by the way.

And if you don't want the eggs to burst, it's a good idea to use one of those little gadgets that pricks a hole in the fat end of the egg.

Mmm, boiled eggy with buttery soldiers.

Xxxx, cholesterol.

Damn.

GrumPy

Thanks Guys. Many eggs were had!!