Boiled Eggs

A bad boiled egg can ruin your breakfast. Have you had a complimentary hotel breakfast where you grab a hard boil egg from the breakfast buffet only to find out later that it’s overcooked – gray-green ring around the yolk. Yuck.

eggs

Boil water in a saucepan. Once it has come to a rolling boil, place your eggs on a ladle and gently lower them into the water. Set the timer for the desired time:

For soft-boiled eggs: 4 minutes

For slightly soft-boiled eggs: 5 minutes

For custardy yet firm soft-boiled eggs: 6 minutes

For creamy hard-boiled eggs: 7 minutes

For firm yet still creamy hard-boiled eggs: 8 minutes

For very firm hard boiled eggs: 9 minutes