How Long To Cook Hard Boiled Eggs
To cook extra large eggs to medium let them stand for 17 minutes.
How long to cook hard boiled eggs. For soft boiled eggs cook for 6 minutes. The cook time for hard boiled eggs will vary depending on how large the eggs are your altitude and how done you want the yolk to be. Medium eggs 9 to 10 minutes large eggs 11 to 12 minutes.
Let the pot stand untouched for 15 minutes. When done scoop the eggs out of the pan and put them into a bowl of very cold water to prevent them cooking any further. Put the eggs in a single layer in a pan and cover them with room temperature water about 4cm above the eggs.
Cover the pan and bring it to the boil turn the heat off and leave for 12 minutes. How long you let the eggs stay in the hot hot water depends on how big the eggs are and how hard you want them cooked. Actually there s something else to think about when considering how long to boil eggs.
Cool the eggs by running them under cold tap water for 30 60 seconds or placing them in a bowl of iced water. Remove the boiled eggs from the water and transfer them to a bowl of cold water for 15 minutes to stop the cooking process. Bring the water to a full boil uncovered.
You ll see the water simmering but as soon as you see a few big bubbles remove the pot from the heat and cover it. Once the water s boiling use a large slotted spoon to gently lower the eggs into the water. Boil for 11 minutes note.
Bring a pot of water to boil.