DUMB Q alert...lol

hmmm...honestly....I throw them in and walk away!!

I know soft boiled is about 3 min - so maybe 5-7

put the eggs in the water first....once it starts boiling about 15-20 minutes from that point

i just did them over the weekend to color eggs with my future step daughter and i did it for just under 20 minutes
BTW totaly not a dumb question, i had to call my mom and ask!

lmao love all these answers!



basic cooking skills

---

Posted by MrsK2008

lmao love all these answers!



basic cooking skills

---

added to notebook!

Put the eggs in cool water...bring it up to a boil...then turn off water and let the eggs sit in there for about 12 minutes. They won't bust apart this way and you'll have perfect eggs for egg salad, devilled eggs, etc. Good luck!

That's how they taught us at culinary school and now I swear by it...plus my decorated eggs are never cracked!

---

Posted by Cutechef729

Put the eggs in cool water...bring it up to a boil...then turn off water and let the eggs sit in there for about 12 minutes. They won't bust apart this way and you'll have perfect eggs for egg salad, devilled eggs, etc. Good luck!

That's how they taught us at culinary school and now I swear by it...plus my decorated eggs are never cracked!

---

i've heard this is the best way!!

I have to share...........

I am a good cook, not a great cook. I love to bake and make my own recipes and try to create new dishes.

One thing i cannot do to save my life is broil anything. It always ends up burnt to a crisp or burned up outside and raw inside..........

anyway........

When I was home visiting my mom from college i really wanted an eggsalad sandwich. I figured i would boil it in the microwave to save time etc.

I got the biggest glass bowl I could find that would fit inside of moms microwave, added ample water nd put 2 egss in and set the time for 5 minutes. I surmised that if i could cook a potato in the microwave in 15 min and egg would be 5.


after 2 minutes I heard a ferocious BANG!


I ran into the kitchen to find the microwave door had been blown off and there were bits of egg EVERYWHERE!

Somehow, I managed to find the pins to the door and put it back on the microwave and clean it all up.

I tol mom years later, she laughed so hard she cried!

good times!