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23. To properly hardboil an egg...
Wed Aug 14, 2013, 07:57 AM
Aug 2013

You put them carefully in a pot of water (room temp is fine), set it to a boil. When the water reaches a boil, turn it off. Let the eggs sit and return to room temp before you extract them. This eliminates the grey/green ring in the egg - that's caused by uneven nitrogen distribution. Turning it off at boiling temp and allowing it to settle gradually continues to cook the egg and allow the nitrogen to redistribute.

I am too lazy for perfection so I just follow Martha Stewart... Phentex Aug 2013 #1
I mean eggs cracking when you put them in the cooking vessel Major Nikon Aug 2013 #2
Me too... MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #22
I buy eggs in half dozens BainsBane Aug 2013 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Major Nikon Aug 2013 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Major Nikon Aug 2013 #5
You put a lot of thought into boiling an egg, Major. bitchkitty Aug 2013 #6
Here's one way to look at it Major Nikon Aug 2013 #7
I guess I just didn't care about the process, bitchkitty Aug 2013 #8
To be fair sir pball Aug 2013 #11
The grill cook at the restaurant bitchkitty Aug 2013 #14
Not at all uncommon for grill cooks. A HERETIC I AM Aug 2013 #17
The One True Way For Steak: sir pball Aug 2013 #18
??? bitchkitty Aug 2013 #19
It's a cake tester sir pball Aug 2013 #20
And if you have to test more than once, bitchkitty Aug 2013 #21
I realize your method allows for various cooking Jenoch Aug 2013 #9
75.0˚C for 60 minutes, then either shock or reduce to 55˚C sir pball Aug 2013 #10
If I'm making a dozen eggs sous vide, I like to cook them at 151F Major Nikon Aug 2013 #12
Man, I had to convert that to C sir pball Aug 2013 #13
All my temp measuring can go either way, but most in America prefer F Major Nikon Aug 2013 #15
All my circs are in C so I think in that metric for that purpose sir pball Aug 2013 #16
To properly hardboil an egg... Tab Aug 2013 #23
I think you are... Purplehazed Aug 2013 #24
I don't think the eggs have to be at room temperature to start Tab Aug 2013 #25
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