Eggs Boiled
Ingredients
Directions
Place fresh eggs in boiling water.
Boil for 3 minutes for soft eggs, 5 minutes for hard eggs, or 10 minutes for salad.
Avoid boiling furiously to prevent cracking.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Fresh eggs
- Protein structure that sets firm when heated, giving the cooked egg its body.
The step that matters
Avoid boiling furiously. Vigorous boiling knocks eggs together and can crack the shells, letting white leak out and cooking unevenly. A gentle simmer keeps the eggs intact and the timing accurate.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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