Hard-boiled Eggs
Ingredients
Directions
Place eggs in a pot and cover with cold water.
Bring water to a boil.
Once boiling, cook for 20 minutes.
Remove eggs and place them in cold water to cool.
Peel the shells off the eggs.
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
- Eggs
- Set firmly when heated, giving the cooked whites and yolks their solid texture.
The step that matters
Cooking for 20 minutes once boiling. Egg proteins set progressively with heat, so timing determines whether the yolk is fully firm or overcooked and chalky. Keeping the boil steady, not violent, helps the eggs cook evenly.
“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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