I quit timing in minutes when I discovered one of the egg timers pictured below.
Throw it in the pot in cold water with the eggs and boil until the color changes appropriately for the style of eggs you want. Since I like hard boiled it's just until all the red has changed to a darker color. My only gripe has been that these tend to separate and fail at the gauge after a certain number of uses. The last one I got though has more detailed instructions which says not to shock the timer in cold water after cooking, so I'll see if removing it before the cold water bath helps, since I could see how rapid cooling might cause too much strain. And I peel under briskly running semi cold water and never have a problem peeling. I think the water gets between the shell and the rest of the egg and helps with the removal. On Wed, Aug 12, 2020, 12:14 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > The holy grail is one tiny spot of “gel” in the center of the yolk. And > of course no green. I do not like green eggs, Sam I Am. > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *ch...@wbmfg.com > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 12, 2020 11:30 AM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Ot: illinois boiled eggs 14 minutes > > > > But are they truly hard boiled? I want mine totally non-gel in they > yolk. Yellow, crumbly. > > > > *From:* James Howard > > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 12, 2020 10:12 AM > > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Ot: illinois boiled eggs 14 minutes > > > > We do instant pot but 5 min, then 5 min before release and then 5 min in > ice water. We’ve done as many as 6 doz in the 8quart instant pot all at > once. Never had eggs that pealed so easy. We mostly do fresh eggs but > sometimes if the chickens aren’t keeping up there could be some from the > store (mostly for Easter eggs since most of our chickens lay brown eggs so > we buy white for the kids to color). If you like the eggs softer, you do 4 > min on the cook then 5 and 5. I’ll have to try Lewis’ 6 min then quick > release to see how it compares. > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Lewis Bergman > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 12, 2020 4:20 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Ot: illinois boiled eggs 14 minutes > > > > Just to screw with you, I cook mine in the instapot for 6 minutes, rapid > steam release. All other details are the same. Good job Steve. You can now > die happy knowing your life has been well lived. > > > > On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 9:07 PM Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > So for 3 years now, all times of year, multiple brands, farm fresh and > store bought, its officially settled. > > Boil water to rolling boil > > Using a ladle drop eggs in gently to not crack them > > Boil 14 minutes, 11 for semi soft boiled > > The colder the quench water the better the peel > > If the quench isnt ice cold, drop back into boil for 30 seconds to steam > separate the shell. > > > > The science is settled once and for all, this is hard city water in an > aluminum pot. Anywhere between a half gallon and gallon and a half, > anywhere between 6 and 36 eggs. > > > > Perfect yellow yolk, zero green. 14 minutes after the first egg is ladled > in. > > > > The quench is key for peelability. > > > > I havent left themninnthe quench for more than a couple minutes, too long > and I bet the inner shell is saturated, may peel better, but will probably > spoil faster. > > > > I dont know my mean ASL here. I was concerned because our water plant > added a "flavoring" system, but there was no change in results. > > > > My lifes work is complete, I'm not certain where to go from here, but I > have a garden full of trinidad scorpions that may be involved in my future > path. That and getting jaime to try peppered rice vinegar. > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > > -- > > Lewis Bergman > > 325-439-0533 Cell > ------------------------------ > > *Total Control Panel* > > Login <https://asp.reflexion.net/login?domain=litewire.net> > > To: ja...@litewire.net > <https://asp.reflexion.net/address-properties?aID=242260993&domain=litewire.net> > > From: af-boun...@af.afmug.com > > *You received this message because the domain afmug.com <http://afmug.com> > is on your allow list.* > > > ------------------------------ > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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