This blows my mind...

[Keltron]

Did you know that scoured all over the internet, are "recipes" on how to cook a hard boiled egg? Lol. It's just ammusing. Check one out if you have the time. It's funny how sometimes people like to take the most basic of concepts and complexify them. [yes, "complexify" is a word similar to "strategeries" :D ]

I always thought it was fairly easy:

Ingredients:
eggs
water

Directions:
Boil Eggs

Serving Suggestions:
add salt

I don't know but am I missing something here?

[RoscoPico]

You actually searched for a hard boiled egg recipe? lol

[sakatumi]

Did you know that scoured all over the internet, are "recipes" on how to cook a hard boiled egg? Lol. It's just ammusing. Check one out if you have the time. It's funny how sometimes people like to take the most basic of concepts and complexify them. [yes, "complexify" is a word similar to "strategeries" :D ]

I always thought it was fairly easy:

Ingredients:
eggs
water

Directions:
Boil Eggs

Serving Suggestions:
add salt

I don't know but am I missing something here?

I had to look it up, needed to know how long to boil them for to get them cooked properly inside with out overcooking/wasting my time.

[HoosierHardGain]

The recipe forgot the part about putting the water into a sauce pan.

[Keltron]

You actually searched for a hard boiled egg recipe? lol

lol, no, like sakatumi, I wanted to see what the optimum boil time would be to save as many nutrients as possible. I'm always paranoid about losing nutrients when cooking. My coworkers call me the Rabbit because I refuse to cook any veggies.. even zucchini. lol. I'm the words of Ol' Dirty Bastard... yeah baby I like it rawwwwwwwww. :D

[Keltron]

The recipe forgot the part about putting the water into a sauce pan.

oh yeah.. but it doesn't specify if a heat source is needed. lol. Some people might just leave it on the counter and expect them to cook.

[HoosierHardGain]

oh yeah.. but it doesn't specify if a heat source is needed. lol. Some people might just leave it on the counter and expect them to cook.

You have to put it to some sort of heat sort?


Crap! That's why my hard boiled eggs are always runny!

[V-240]

I love frozen bananas. But, they are a biatch to peel! :)

[RoscoPico]

Try this

http://greekfood.about.com/od/greekcookingtips/qt/boil_water.htm

[magnumfreak]

not to change to subject but a friend of mine once told me that there are millions of pages on the internet dealing with "toilet paper" now in all reality how much discussion can you have regarding toilet paper?

BTW if you google it you will see over 9 million pages for toilet paper. LOL!

isn't the interwebz fun??

[Marius_Ursus]

I'm very glad there was a recipe for cold start boiled eggs in my Better Homes and Gardens cookbook. I'm finally able to hard-boil my eggs without breaking them.

[chrisbute]

Actually what I'm curious to find out is how to peel the egg perfectly every time. Sometimes I do and other times I don't. There must be a trick to it!

[Keltron]

Actually what I'm curious to find out is how to peel the egg perfectly every time. Sometimes I do and other times I don't. There must be a trick to it!
I think that the the fresher the eggs are, the harder it is to peel. I hear ya though, sometimes the shell comes off like butta'... other times I'm sitting there for half an hour taking the shell of sliver by sliver. lol.

[jawter]

Believe it or not, there is an art to cooking eggs in the shell. Find out how to cook them perfectly to your tastes without that gray-green tinge. Remember, hard-boiled eggs is a misnomer as they should not be boiled for any length of time.

Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 25 minutes

Here's How:
*Place eggs in single layer in saucepan.
*Cover with at least one inch of cold water over tops of shells.
*Cover pot with lid and bring to a boil over medium heat.
*As soon as the water comes to a full boil, remove from heat and let stand.
*Large soft-cooked eggs: let stand in hot water 1 to 4 minutes, depending on your tastes.
*Large hard-cooked eggs: let stand in hot water 15 to 17 minutes.
*When cooked to desired level, drain off hot water.
*Immediately cover with cold water and add a few ice cubes.
*Soft-cooked eggs: let stand in cold water until cool enough to handle. Serve.
*Hard-cooked eggs: let stand in cold water until completely cooled. Use as needed.


Tips:
*Never boil eggs. It makes them rubbery.
*Use older eggs. Fresh ones won't peel properly.
*To keep eggs from cracking while cooking (before placing in water), pierce large end with a needle, which will also make them easier to peel.



What You Need:
eggs
saucepan




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[chodan9]

lol, no, like sakatumi, I wanted to see what the optimum boil time would be to save as many nutrients as possible. I'm always paranoid about losing nutrients when cooking. My coworkers call me the Rabbit because I refuse to cook any veggies.. even zucchini. lol. I'm the words of Ol' Dirty Bastard... yeah baby I like it rawwwwwwwww. :D

I have read conflicting advice on eating raw vs cooked foods
one theory states that cooking removes some of the vital nutrients from foods

while another states that while yes cooking can remove some of the nutrients, it also helps break down the ones it leaves in, therefore making them more biologically available, so that you will actually use more of the nutrients in the cooked food than you will in the raw foods.

I am guessing that may depend on the type of foods though.
I can't remember where I read it though but I'll try to find the article.

[Keltron]

I have read conflicting advice on eating raw vs cooked foods
one theory states that cooking removes some of the vital nutrients from foods

while another states that while yes cooking can remove some of the nutrients, it also helps break down the ones it leaves in, therefore making them more biologically available, so that you will actually use more of the nutrients in the cooked food than you will in the raw foods.

I am guessing that may depend on the type of foods though.
I can't remember where I read it though but I'll try to find the article.

Yeah I heard about that as well. I guess the best approach would be to "lightly" cook them...

[chodan9]

soft boiled FTW!