Cooking eggs is the easiest thing in the world, isn't it? Are you kidding me? Are you serious when you say that! Which mistakes you should absolutely avoid - there are a few - we will tell you here.
- Boiled eggs are quick to make and filling.
- Cooking the perfect egg is often not as easy as expected.
- These tips can help.
Eggs are small, round power packs. They are a substantial snack for in between meals and are the main and supporting actors in many different recipes. Making boiled eggs should be an easy exercise. But many people keep failing to make the perfect egg. Here are a few egg cooking tips that you should know.
1. You lay the eggs in the boiling water
Do you always wait until the water is boiling and let the eggs slide in? With that you might have made the first mistake. If you keep struggling with cracked eggs , then this is the cause. The substances in the egg expand too quickly, especially if the egg comes straight out of the refrigerator *, and cause the shell to burst *. A little prick with the egg prick can solve the problem. If you don't have any of these small, practical kitchen utensils at hand, it is also sufficient to simply place the eggs in the pot, pour water over them and only then place the pot on the hot stove. The eggs warm up slowly with the waterf and stay healthy. But be careful, this changes the cooking time. Once the water boils, wait three and a half to four minutes (depending on size) for soft-boiled eggs and six to seven minutes for hard-boiled eggs.
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2. You let the water boil all the time
Do you leave the pot on the hot plate all the time so that the water boils with the eggs? Here you can save a lot of energy and still cook perfect eggs. Put the eggs in the pot, add water and bring to a boil. Immediately remove the pot from the stove and simply let the eggs cook in the hot water . Soft-boiled eggs take about five minutes with this method, while hard-boiled eggs take ten minutes. With this method, the egg is cooked more gently and you don't have to worry about a greenish-gray edge with hard-boiled eggs.
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3. You leave the eggs in the hot water
Simply allowing the eggs to cook in hot water may tempt you to leave them unattended. After all, not much can happen, can it? Not correct! Also for the above method, stay close and take the eggs out of the water after the recommended time. Otherwise they will cook too long and become rubbery.
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4. You are boiling too many eggs at once
Do you need lots of eggs for an egg salad or a breakfast buffet? Do you only have a small pot available?
Avoid trying to cook too many eggs in a space that is too small . Eggs need space in the pot to roll around freely and to be cooked evenly on all sides. With a muffin tin it is much easier to cook a lot of eggs at the same time.
If you follow these simple tips, nothing will go wrong with boiling eggs.
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