Classic Rice Cookers (without Steam Tray) Place the desired amount of eggs into the inner pot then close the lid. press the cook switch down and set a timer for: 8 minutes for SOFT boiled, 11 minutes for MEDIUM boiled, 13 minutes for HARD boiled.
Can a rice cooker boil water? Yes. The electric rice cooker is designed to heat water (with rice in it) to the boiling temperature of water so that the rice gets cooked. Naturally, even without rice, the water will boil.
Cooking pasta in a rice cooker is easy. No draining required. First make sure your rice cooker can handle the amount of COOKED pasta–remembering that it doubles in volume when cooked. Mostly I make about 1 cup dry, 2 cups cooked in my rice cooker.
Set your timer when everything is cold and you put the eggs in the rice cooker and turn the rice cooker on. 20 minutes for hard-cooked eggs. 13-15 minutes for soft-cooked eggs (depending on how soft or runny you like them).
Place the eggs in the bottom of a microwave-safe bowl and cover with hot water ½ inch above the eggs. Add ½ teaspoon salt for each egg to avoid an explosion. An alternate method is to poke a hole in the bottom of the shell. Microwave on high for 4 minutes for 2 eggs, adding 1 minute for every additional 2 eggs.
Fill a pressure cooker with the minimum amount of water specified by the manufacturer. Place eggs in the steamer basket above the water. Seal the lid and bring the pressure cooker up to low pressure. Cook, maintaining low pressure, for 6 minutes.
Without a steam Tray
Add 1/2 cup water to the pot. Place eggs directly in the water. Close lid. Turn the rice cooker to COOK (not steam) and immediately start a timer for your preferred doneness.
5 minutes for a medium cooked firmer yolk and white. 6 minutes for hard boiled with lightly soft yolk. 8 minutes for firmly hard boiled.
If frying has always made you apprehensive about cooking, this is what you should be doing instead: cook it in water. This simple trick of using water instead of oil makes this an easy way to cook eggs without any fear of splattering oil!
Gently place eggs in coffee pot and turn coffee maker on. Hot water will drip slowly over the eggs. Once eggs are fully submerged, allow to cook in glass coffee pot for another 10-12 minutes (or 5-6 minutes if you want soft-boiled eggs).
Set to steam for 15-20 min (depending on how long it takes your cooker to warm up - mine is fast so in 15 they're a little soft-boiled,by 18 min they're perfect. Remove immediately and refrigerate - makes the shells easier to peel.
Flavorful and delicious, chicken and other meat cook beautifully in a rice cooker. There are so many wonderful fish, chicken and meat recipes to delight the senses, and they can all be cooked in some of the best slow cookers and rice cooker.
Heat an inch of water in a small saucepan over medium high heat until boiling. Add the egg, reduce the heat to medium, and cover with a lid. Let the egg cook for 6 minutes then remove it from the stove. Side Note: if you are using a jumbo sized egg, cook for 6 minutes & 30 seconds.
Preheat a 3.5-quart air fryer to 270 degrees F. Add the eggs to the fryer basket and cook 15 minutes for hard-boiled eggs. Remove the eggs and plunge them into an ice bath. Peel when cool enough to handle.
Hard-cooked eggs may be difficult to peel if they are very fresh. This is because an egg shrinks inside during storage, which pulls the inner membrane away from the inside of the shell. For this reason, a hard-cooked egg will peel more easily if it has been stored for 1 or 2 weeks before it is cooked.
With all that in mind, here are the cooking times for various types of boiled eggs. The times start after the water has come to a boil and you've turned off the heat. 2 minutes - The white isn't fully set and the yolk is totally raw. 4 minutes - The white is fully set, but the yolk is thick and runny.
Immediately after adding the eggs, start a timer: 10 to 12 minutes for a hard-boiled egg (depending on how hard-boiled you like it), 8 to 9 minutes for a medium yolk, and 6 to 7 for a soft-boiled egg.
Once the water is at a rolling boil, turn off the heat and cover the pot with the lid. Allow the eggs to sit in the hot water for the following times according to the desired doneness: 3 minutes for SOFT boiled; 6 minutes for MEDIUM boiled; 12 minutes for HARD boiled.
Add salt to the water? Egg white solidifies more quickly in hot, salty water than it does in fresh. So a little salt in your water can minimize the mess if your egg springs a leak while cooking.
And it doesn't matter whether that hot start is in boiling water or in a steam-filled pot or pressure cooker. All those eggs will be noticeably easier to shell than those started in a cold pot. Starting eggs in cold water greatly increases the chances of shell-sticking.