Simple, perfect, no drama 🥚
Here’s how to nail a boiled egg every time.
Perfect Boiled Eggs
Ingredients
- Eggs
- Water
- Pinch of salt (optional)
Method (no-fail)
- Start cold
- Place eggs in a pot in a single layer.
- Cover with cold water (about 1 inch over eggs).
- Boil
- Bring to a rolling boil.
- Once boiling, cover and turn off heat.
- Time it
- Soft-boiled (jammy): 6–7 minutes
- Medium: 8–9 minutes
- Hard-boiled: 10–12 minutes
- Ice bath
- Transfer eggs to ice water for 5 minutes.
- Stops cooking + easier peeling.
- Peel or store
- Tap, roll, peel from the wide end.
Pro Tips
- Slightly older eggs peel better.
- Peeling under running water helps.
- Add vinegar if an egg cracks—less leaking.
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