boiling eggs

Jon Miller · February 1, 2003, 18:03

how do you boil eggs?

jon Miller

Sarxis · February 1, 2003, 18:04

AFAIK, its a very delicate matter of plopping them in boiling water and waiting for them to float. I think salt may be added to the water if prefered. But honestly, I think I've personally boiled eggs maybe twice in my life.

Boiling Eggs for Dummies

chequita guevara · February 1, 2003, 18:07

Do you want soft boiled (runny yolks), hard boiled or poached?

For the first two, put the eggs in cold water (if you put them in hot water they will crack open) and heat until boiling. Let boil five minutes. Turn the heat down to simmering and heat soft-boiled eggs for an additional 4 - 6 minutes, crack with spoon and scoop. For hard-boiled, simmer for fifteen minutes, put into cold water and let sit until cool to touch, peel, and eat.

For poached eggs, crack eggs into a bowl and slide eggs into SIMMERING water for 3 - 5 minutes (depending on how done you want the yolks), and remove from water.

Nikolai · February 1, 2003, 19:41

If you want it to be runny, warm the water untill it boils, and lay the egg(s) into the water for about 5 minutes. The water have to boil all the time.

If you want it to be hard, do the same, but keep the egg(s) into the boiling water for about 10 minutes.

JohnT · February 1, 2003, 19:44

Is this a joke?

Boris Godunov · February 1, 2003, 19:45

Quote:

Originally posted by JohnT
Is this a joke?

Why? Honestly, it has been informative. I've never boiled an egg before, either. I likely would have just plopped it in boiling water, which as che taught me would have cracked. Now I know better!

DuncanK · February 1, 2003, 19:48

Boris, you didn't do that eggs break when you drop them

just poking at you

Boris Godunov · February 1, 2003, 19:48

Men who poke at me will get poked back.

JohnT · February 1, 2003, 19:49

Given that my wife didn't know how to cook a grilled-cheese sandwich until her 30s, I shouldn't be surprised that people don't know how to boil eggs.

But, still... wow.

GePap · February 1, 2003, 19:52

Cooking ignorance runs rampant. Many people are afraid of anythign other than a microwave.

Che's post was very helpful and informative.

Next question: how do you keep your Souflee from deflaiting?

Immortal Wombat · February 1, 2003, 19:52

But grilled cheese sandwiches are hard, they take like 4 or 5 steps. Boiled eggs need 2:
1/ Put egg in water.
2/ Boil

Zero · February 1, 2003, 20:11

damn this thread is making me... hungry. and wanting to eat boiled eggs...

Inverse Icarus · February 1, 2003, 20:31

Quote:

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Men who poke at me will get poked back.

there is no emoticon to express my laughter at this point.

doesnt cut it.

Zkribbler · February 1, 2003, 20:38

BTW, those times che gave you vary greatly with the altitude that you're at. In places like Denver, you have to boil things about twice as long than at sea level.

I also though in, say, a teaspoon of salt...just to raise the boiling point.

And you thought is was easy to boil an egg.

Nubclear · February 1, 2003, 20:46

Why are threads being rated 1?

Skanky Burns · February 1, 2003, 20:54

Who actually looks at ratings anyway?

Zylka · February 1, 2003, 20:54

rflo because peolpem fUnny raitng THREADS !!!1

Zkribbler · February 1, 2003, 21:51

No, because one person votes "1" (usually the person who starts the thread) and then no one else votes.

Boris Godunov · February 1, 2003, 21:52

Quote:

Originally posted by Zkribbler
No, because one person votes "1" (usually the person who starts the thread) and then no one else votes.

Thread-starters can't vote on their own threads, IIRC.

Nubclear · February 1, 2003, 21:52

Quote:

Originally posted by Boris Godunov

Thread-starters can't vote on their own threads, IIRC.

You remember incorrectly

Zero · February 1, 2003, 21:55

I dont even know how to rate threads..

anyways, I really had to have boiled eggs after this thread and now im getting gaseous... (I think it was the milk and eggs combo) I better refrain myself from drinking tonight.

cavebear · February 1, 2003, 22:14

Geez, the way to boil eggs is to place then in a pot with 1 inch of water to cover. Get the pot to a boil, then move the pot off the flame for 15 minutes. Cool the eggs iin cold water.

Didn't any of your mothers teach you guys to cook?

Zero · February 1, 2003, 22:18

I dont like cold boiled eggs. I like them nice and hot. So you betcha I was eating mine while juggling a few.

loinburger · February 1, 2003, 22:19

You really can't overcook a hard-boiled egg, so err on the side of boiling it for too long.

I've found that older eggs boil up better than newer eggs -- I usually let the eggs sit in the fridge for two weeks before I boil them up, because then there's less difficulty in getting the shells off (newer eggs sometimes slough pieces of the eggwhite when you peel the shell).

loinburger · February 1, 2003, 22:21

My brother wanted to cook some canned beans awhile ago, but rather than call somebody up and ask how to cook beans, he just ate them cold from the can.

Thank God he's getting married soon, because otherwise I'm worried that he'd starve to death.

DuncanK · February 1, 2003, 22:32

Quote:

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Men who poke at me will get poked back.

At least you can tell that I'm not homophobic. Otherwise I would be more carefull what I said to you

Sirotnikov · February 1, 2003, 22:46

Boris - I'm writing this down in my quote

DuncanK · February 2, 2003, 01:03

Propaganda · February 2, 2003, 01:13

Wow.

Thanks for the tips, people!

JohnT · February 2, 2003, 01:34

Hell, lets do some favorite, easy recipies.

Oven Fried Chicken

Ingredients: Chicken pieces, salt, pepper, flour, whatever spices you might want.

Pots/pans needed: I use a tupperware bowl (with lid) to coat chicken with flour mixture. You will also need a pan for the oven that will hold your chicken, and if you're a bit squemish on the grease, you might want some sort of rack that will keep the chicken off the bottom of the pan.

Sorry guys, I'm doin' this in good ole Amuricahn units, OK?!?

Put 1/2 cup of flour in large tupperware bowl, a bit of salt (1/2 teaspoon), pepper, and your fave spices. Close lid to tupperware bowl and shake for about 5 seconds as so the ingredients will mix.

Get thawed chicken, wash to make sure that it is properly moist. Put a couple of pieces into the tupperware bowl, put the lid on, and shake the chicken vigorously for about 10 seconds. Voila! You have breaded chicken with no flour mess.

Repeat for all pieces, adding flour and spices as needed.

Put chicken, bone side down, on pan/rack. Put in oven that is heated to F475 (I don't preheat by the way and I'm 875 feet above sea level, if that matters), and leave in for about 30 minutes (go watch TV). Around 30 minutes, turn the chicken pieces over. About 15 minutes after that, turn them again. 10 minutes after that, they'll be done.

You get fried chicken, with fried chicken crust, without the damn vat of grease and a complete mess in the kitchen - plus, you use less utensils and this is easily done for just 1 or 2 pieces of chicken, unlike the vast production that is frying.