How long should I boil eggs?

How long to boil an egg:
  1. 3 minutes for really soft boiled yolk and set white.
  2. 4 minutes for slightly set yolk and set white.
  3. 5 minutes for a medium cooked firmer yolk and white.
  4. 6 minutes for hard boiled with lightly soft yolk.
  5. 8 minutes for firmly hard boiled.

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Do you boil eggs for 10 or 15 minutes?

As soon as eggs start to boil, let boil for 10-12 minutes (I do 11 minutes). Set timer to help. Immediately remove from heat and set pot in a clean/cleared out sink. Fill with cold water and ice cubes to stop cooking.

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Is 20 minutes long enough to boil eggs?

For one to four eggs, bring the water to a rolling boil, cover the pot, and turn the heat down to its lowest setting for 12-14 minutes. For five to eight eggs, cook for 15 to 18 minutes. For nine to one dozen eggs, cook for 20 minutes. After cooking, transfer the eggs to a bowl of ice water.

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Is it OK to boil eggs for 10 minutes?

If you boil an egg for five or 10 minutes, it becomes firm and cooked. If you boil it for hours, it becomes rubbery and overcooked.

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Is 12 minutes enough to boil an 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.

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Is 15 minutes too long to boil an egg?

Bring the water to a boil, gently stirring the eggs several times. As soon as the water boils, remove the pot from the heat, cover, and let the eggs sit for 15 minutes (13 minutes for small eggs or 17 minutes extra large eggs).

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Is 7 minutes enough to boil an egg?

Boil for 6 – 7 minutes over medium-high heat for perfect hard-boiled eggs. Using a slotted spoon, transfer them to a large bowl of ice water and let them cool for a few minutes. Or you can place them under cool running water to stop the cooking. Peel and serve the eggs immediately.

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Is 4 minutes enough to boil an egg?

4 minutes for slightly set yolk and set white. 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.

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Do you boil eggs for 25 minutes?

Bring eggs to boil:

Slowly bring water to a boil over medium heat; when the water has reached a boil, cover and remove from heat. Let sit 12 minutes.

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Can you overcook a boiled egg?

The trick to great hard boiled eggs is not over-cooking them, which can leave a grey ring around the yolk and make their texture a bit rubbery.

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Do you boil eggs for 30 minutes?

Bring water to a boil over high heat. Let the water rapidly boil for 30 seconds, cover and remove from heat. Let sit 4-12 minutes. 4 minutes for jammy eggs or 12 minutes for fully hard boiled eggs and 8 or 10 minutes for somewhere in between.

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Is it safe to boil eggs for 3 minutes?

Cooking time for a soft-boiled egg is 3 to 4 minutes, and indeed many aficionados specify their desired doneness by referring to a "3-minute egg" or "4-minute egg." With the former, there may be a slight amount of unset white around the yolk, but with the latter, the white is fully set.

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Is 9 minutes enough to boil an egg?

A nine minute cook time is best for large eggs. To avoid overcooking make sure that your water never passes the 180-degree mark and be sure to use a timer. After your timer goes off, give your eggs a cool bath under cool water for a few minutes.

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Is 2 minutes enough to boil an egg?

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.

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What happens if you boil eggs for 45 minutes?

When you boil eggs, hydrogen sulphide - a toxic gas is released in the whites of the egg. This happens especially when you overboil the eggs. If you have noticed, overcooked eggs have a green coating on their yolk, which is a signal that you should not eat them.

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How do you measure 15 minutes to boil an egg?

After it empties, turn the small glass, start boiling your eggs and continue watching the big glass. When, at the end of 11 minutes, the big one empties the small glass will be running for 4 minutes. Turn the big glass and wait another 11 minutes. 4 + 11 = 15.

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Do you put eggs in water before boiling?

You might have heard that you should drop your eggs into room temperature or cold water and then bring the water to a boil. This is a myth. In our tests, bringing the water to a boil first and then lowering the eggs into the bath made for easy peeling and more accurate timing.

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Are 8 minute boiled eggs safe to eat?

Yes, hard-boiling eggs for 10 to 12 minutes creates the ideal texture, but it also fully kills off any and all bacteria. "From a food safety perspective, you should not consume eggs under 165℉ unless you're using pasteurized eggs," says Trout.

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What is a six minute egg?

It calls for cooking your eggs at 85 degrees Celsius (185 Fahrenheit) for precisely six minutes. The result is an egg that is cooked through but still creamy and moist on the inside, with a deliciously thick white around the yolk that melts away as you break into it.

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Is it 6 minutes for a soft boiled egg?

Using a slotted spoon to gently lower the eggs prevents them from cracking. Exactly six minutes is just enough cooking time for the perfect soft-boiled texture.

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Is 5 minutes enough to boil egg?

For a soft, dark, and runny yolk, along with a slightly watery albumin, seven minutes is the perfect amount of boiling time. For a less runny but semi solid egg yolk with a slightly firmer white, boil the egg for eight minutes. For a soft yolk and firm albumin, boiling the egg for ten minutes should do the trick.

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Is 5 minutes enough to cook an egg?

Once the water is boiling, reduce the heat to low (so that there's no bubbles) and use skimmer to gently and slowly add the eggs to the water. Then, turn the heat back up to a boil. Set a timer and cook the eggs for 6 to 7 minutes for soft-boiled eggs and 12 to 14 minutes for hard-boiled eggs.

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Why put eggs in cold water after boiling?

To avoid getting a green yolk, cook your eggs just long enough to reach the desired doneness—no more. And quickly plunge the cooked eggs into cold water to stop the cooking process and minimize the iron-sulfur reaction. Some people also say that the cold-water plunge makes eggs easier to peel.

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