


Cook eggs on a low simmer for 12 minutes.Boil the eggs for 30 seconds, place the lid on the pot and reduce heat to low.Bring water to a low boil around 200☏ (93☌) and then carefully place eggs in the hot water.Fill a large pot with enough to cover the eggs by 1-inch once added.As soon as the water boils, remove the pot from the heat, cover, and let the eggs sit for 15 minutes ( 13 minutes for small eggs or 17 minutes extra large eggs). How do you hard boil 15 eggs?īring the water to a boil, gently stirring the eggs several times. You can even use ice cubes in your water, and you can change the water as it warms. How long do you leave eggs in cold water after boiling?Īfter boiling your eggs for 10-12 minutes, put them in cold water to bring the temperature down rapidly and stop the cooking process. … Keep boiling the egg and the proteins continue to form cross-links, making the egg even more firm and rubbery. If you boil it for hours, it becomes rubbery and overcooked. If you boil an egg for five or 10 minutes, it becomes firm and cooked. What happens if you boil eggs for 20 minutes? As soon as eggs start to boil, let boil for 10-12 minutes (I do 11 minutes). Bring water to a boil, takes approximately 15 minutes. How do you hard boil 20 eggs?įill pot with water to completely cover the eggs at least 1 inch above eggs and turn heat to high. Bring the water to a boil, then cover the pot and remove it from the heat and wait 12 minutes. Cover the (room temperature) eggs with cool to lukewarm water. To make a larger batch of hard-boiled eggs, use a large pot–large enough so that the eggs are in a single layer. As soon as the water reaches a rapid boil, remove pan from heat and cover egg pan tightly with a lid. Over high heat, bring water JUST to a rapid boil. Use a large pan and limit cooking to two (2) dozen eggs at a time only. Transfer the eggs to a bowl of ice water and chill for 14 minutes. Let the eggs cook, covered, for 9 to 12 minutes, depending on your desired done-ness (see photo). Bring to a boil, then cover the pot and turn the heat off. Place eggs in a medium pot and cover with cold water by 1 inch. Or, if you are cooking a large batch of eggs, remove them with a slotted spoon to a large bowl of ice water. I can let the eggs sit, covered, for up to 15-18 minutes without the eggs getting overcooked. I also find that it is very hard to overcook eggs using this method.
