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Hard Boiled Eggs ????

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PiedPiper13 | 16:02 Mon 07th Jan 2013 | Food & Drink
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Do those prickers work where you make a small pin prick in the eggshell.

Which end do you pierce, the round end or the pointy end. I ask this because I get cheesed off with the yolk spilling out into the water and you get left with a boiled egg with just the white bit.
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It's just less likely to crack if you put them in cold water and imo, easier to time.

Are you boiling them too rapidly?
If the yolk comes out you're piercing the wrong end and too deeply...it's definitely the round, fatter end you need to pierce.
have never pricked mine, and their fine after boiling.
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Not just the yolk ooozes out, bit off white as well. No problem, just put the bits that are in the water in a bowl with the rest for a sandwich.
How to boil an egg (FROM DELIA)

The answer to this is carefully. Even the simplest of cooking demands a degree of care and attention. But in the end all it involves is first knowing the right way to proceed and then happily being able to boil perfect eggs for the rest of your life without even having to think about it.

What we need to do first of all, though, is memorise a few very important rules.


1. Don't ever boil eggs that have come straight from the refrigerator, because very cold eggs plunged straight into hot water are likely to crack.

2. Always use a kitchen timer. Trying to guess the timing or even remembering to look at your watch can be hazardous.

3. Remember the air pocket? During the boiling, pressure can build up and cause cracking. A simple way to deal with this is to make a pinprick in the rounded end of the shell, as left, which will allow the steam to escape.

4. Always use a small saucepan. Eggs with too much space to career around in and crash into one another while they cook are, again, likely to crack.

5. Never have the water fast-boiling: a gentle simmer is all they need.

6. Never overboil eggs (you won't if you have a timer). This is the cardinal sin because the yolks will turn black and the texture will be like rubber.

7. If the eggs are very fresh (less than four days old), allow an extra 30 seconds on each timing.

http://www.deliaonline.com/how-to-cook/eggs/how-to-boil-an-egg.html
Put a drop of vinegar in the water to stop the shell from cracking.
I never prick mine, but mine are about as fresh as they come (and therefore not much of an air pocket at all). I never fridge mine. I put them in cold water and bring slowly to a gentle simmer. I don't think I've ever had one "leak".
I've never heard of pricking them...seems pointless to me.
Vinegar won't stop the cracking, it just sets the white quickly (so they say)
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I shall take a tip from Delia. Next time I shall only prick one of the eggs at the fat end and see how it goes.
ive never pricked mine and i make egg mayo a lot for work.

i reckon too big a pan and fast boiling is the problem
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I seem to remember a tip which said to put salt on a cracked shell during simmering.
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Thanks for all advice, most enlightening. I shall report back over next few days when salad is on the menu, thanks.
Why not just ignore the crack and let it boil?
Goodness I got to my sixties without ever hearing of this until today! I put egg into tap water and boil it. When it starts to boil I take it out for soft boiled and leave it for 5 mins for hard.
Never .... ever put an egg in a cup and try and boil it in the microwave.

Believe it or not, I know an idiot who tried that!
lol, i know a few people who have done that
Now to stir up controversy, how to do a perfect poached egg?


(I'm outta here)
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I love poached eggs on toast. Easy peasy, the pan thingy with the little small bowls over boiling water. Smear of butter on bowl, drop egg in, hey presto.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8Vkn9N4fI8

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