How to boil an egg perfectly

Roble Ali

A perfect hard boiled egg is accessible when you turn on the stove, if you follow the right method of cooking. See how to cook an egg perfectly every time.See Transcript

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Transcript: How to boil an egg perfectly

Hello, I'm the boss oak for About.com. Today we will learn how to cook the perfect egg.

What is a perfect hard boiled egg?

"Perfect" I mean perfect of color: bright yellow all yellow. Not overcooked, undercooked. In this pot I have 6 eggs. You can cook that you want or as little as you want.

Fill the pot with cold water

The eggs are in the pan with cold water, the water must be cold. Add water 1 inch above the eggs. This makes for a perfect kitchen. Let's say the eggs to cook high heat. Once the eggs come to a good cook so what you want to do is turn off the heat.

Remove from heat and cover

Cover and let stand for exactly 12 minutes. While eggs sit do what we want to what in a large bowl with ice water, which is used to call to impact their eggs for quick cooling in the kitchen and bath ice. This will prevent over-cooking and make them much easier to peel later.

Place the eggs in an ice bath

So after sitting for 12 minutes, which will take them directly from the pot and let it sit in an ice bath. And so it is like peeling the egg. Touch to you, press the bottom. And rolls. Wrap around the cutting board and everything in its place. And right over the water. It comes so easy, so perfect, so beautiful.

And so you know that your egg is perfect. It is cut into two halves. And look at that, look at this yellow. Perfect yellow throughout. No discoloration on the sides. This is a perfect hard boiled egg.

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