PaulK Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I have just got off the phone to a friend of mine who is in a terrible state. She has tried everything but alas to no avail. She has a problem with regards to boiling eggs. She likes soft eggs , slightly runny but not undercoooked. However she has great difficulty in achieving this. I have tried to help her on numerous occasions but i dont feel i am qualified to help her as my eggs always turn out slightly hard . Has anyone else got this problem and if so have they any advice that i can pass on to my frustrated friend? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27556-hard-boiled-eggs/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
???? Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Stick her or your head in boiling water strikes me as the best Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27556-hard-boiled-eggs/#findComment-603651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidKruger Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Sounds a tricky one that - is she bipolar by any chance ? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27556-hard-boiled-eggs/#findComment-603659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncleglen Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Scrambled is nicer Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27556-hard-boiled-eggs/#findComment-603670 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfwsoll Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I use an old fashioned egg timer and get perfect results every time Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27556-hard-boiled-eggs/#findComment-603673 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmora Man Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 ask Delia - she has a whole chapter on eggs Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27556-hard-boiled-eggs/#findComment-603698 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex K Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 The sales are on -- purchase an egg-cooker from John Lewis. Since ours entered the house a year ago, minor adjustments to account for out-of-the-fridge versus long-since-room-temperature aside, we have never had an unsatisfactory egg. NEVER. Easily a contender with our French press for best poncy kitchen appliance ever. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27556-hard-boiled-eggs/#findComment-603701 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckhamgatecrasher Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Put eggs in cold water, bring to boil, time from first bubbles for four minutes. Perfectly runny eggs.Now, is there a cheffy secret to peeling hard boiled eggs? Sometimes it's easy, sometimes frustrating. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27556-hard-boiled-eggs/#findComment-603722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbDabs Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 (Problem hinted at by Alex K) Does she keep the eggs in the fridge? if so, the temperature of the fridge may be too cold and/or inconsistent, consequently the eggs take a different amount of time to heat to the point that they start to cook. Now don't do this at home (as it might be dangerous boys and girls) but I keep eggs in the cupboard and never have a problem. Electric rings can be a bit slow to heat a pan of water and cooking does start before boiling. Is she using gas or electric?Are they the same size eggs? There is a weight/time ratio Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27556-hard-boiled-eggs/#findComment-603724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huguenot Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 PGC yes - it's the age of the eggs.Leave 'em at least 10 days and silky quick every time. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27556-hard-boiled-eggs/#findComment-603735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Curtain Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 How is she now ?I mean, after all the Egg dilema and all that. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27556-hard-boiled-eggs/#findComment-603846 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulK Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Shes usually got a hard shell but is soft inside however her brains have been fried by this eggsacting issue. All her fears were laid bare yesterday when we went to john lewis to buy the egg cooker and there was a mad scramble beacause of the sales, it was no yolk Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27556-hard-boiled-eggs/#findComment-603863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
???? Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 How we chortled Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27556-hard-boiled-eggs/#findComment-603867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopamine1979 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 It's not that serious an issue. Stop Eggsaggerating. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27556-hard-boiled-eggs/#findComment-603897 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaBoy Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Bloody hell. hate to think what'd happen if she attempted a scotch egg. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27556-hard-boiled-eggs/#findComment-604015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
camberwell70 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 ... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/27556-hard-boiled-eggs/#findComment-604021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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