How to Perfectly Boil an Egg
by Emperor-Kai in Cooking > Breakfast
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How to Perfectly Boil an Egg
Welcome! Since new students will be moving to college soon, and it’s a running joke that new adults don’t know how to boil an egg, I figured I’d help out!
Image description: a drawing of an egg over a blue background with “how to perfectly boil an egg” written in black text.
Image description: a drawing of an egg over a blue background with “how to perfectly boil an egg” written in black text.
Supplies
A small to medium-sized cooking pot, water, however many eggs you would like to cook, and access to a stove top.
Gather Your Eggs.
Grab as many eggs as you would like to boil from the fridge. You can boil multiple eggs at once so long as they fit in your pot.
Image description: an egg carton on a grey kitchen counter.
Image description: an egg carton on a grey kitchen counter.
Add Water.
Straight from the fridge, put your eggs into the pot and fill it up with enough water to cover the top of the eggs.
Image description: a Caucasian hand holding a black pot under a running faucet. In the pot are three eggs.
Image description: a Caucasian hand holding a black pot under a running faucet. In the pot are three eggs.
Put the Pot on the Stove and Turn on the Burner at Medium Heat.
You want the eggs to heat up at the same time as the water, which is why we added them to the pot before it boiled.
Image description: (image one) a black pot sitting on a stove burner. Inside the pot is water and three eggs. (Image two) a stovetop knob for the burner set to medium heat. It is pointing in between the numbers 4 and 6 on the gauge.
Image description: (image one) a black pot sitting on a stove burner. Inside the pot is water and three eggs. (Image two) a stovetop knob for the burner set to medium heat. It is pointing in between the numbers 4 and 6 on the gauge.
Once the Water Starts to Boil, Set a Timer for 7 Minutes.
Keep the burner on medium heat and let the pot boil for the full time.
Image description: (image one) a black pot on a burner, the water is boiling with three eggs inside. (Image two) a Caucasian hand pointing to the “timer on slash off” button on a stove. The timer is set to seven minutes.
Image description: (image one) a black pot on a burner, the water is boiling with three eggs inside. (Image two) a Caucasian hand pointing to the “timer on slash off” button on a stove. The timer is set to seven minutes.
Take the Pot of Of the Burner and Turn It Off.
Put the pot somewhere it can cool down: on top of one of the other burners is a great spot. Careful, it’s hot!
Image description: (image one) a black pot sitting on a different burner, still with the water and three eggs inside. The water is no longer boiling. (Image two) a stovetop knob set to the “off” position.
Image description: (image one) a black pot sitting on a different burner, still with the water and three eggs inside. The water is no longer boiling. (Image two) a stovetop knob set to the “off” position.
Once the Pot Is Cool, Take the Eggs Out and You’re Done!
Take the eggs out of the water and dry them off. I like to draw silly faces on mine so I will know which eggs are boiled when I put them back in the fridge.
Image description: two eggs sitting on a grey kitchen counter. There are silly faces drawn on the eggs in pink marker.
Image description: two eggs sitting on a grey kitchen counter. There are silly faces drawn on the eggs in pink marker.
Congrats! You’ve Perfectly Boiled an Egg!
Now you have boiled eggs that you can use for various recipes, or to eat on their own. I wish you many egg boiling successes in your future. Have a great day!
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