Pelican Parts Forums

Pelican Parts Forums (http://forums.pelicanparts.com/)
-   Off Topic Discussions (http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/)
-   -   the science of cooking a soft-boiled egg. americas test kitchen method. (http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/726653-science-cooking-soft-boiled-egg-americas-test-kitchen-method.html)

nynor 01-02-2013 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enzo1 (Post 7184697)
try putting small amount of olive oil in water...

huh... what does that do?

RWebb 01-02-2013 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vash (Post 7184259)

put 0.5" of water into a pot, get it boiling at a rip..add eggs..however many you want, start the time..6.5 minutes, cover the pot. timer goes off, give the eggs a quick rinse and they are perfectly done every single time. ...

is this with the eggs still in the shell?

vash 01-02-2013 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RWebb (Post 7184707)
is this with the eggs still in the shell?

yes..in the shell.

LeeH 01-02-2013 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nynor (Post 7184682)
i can see how going to 15 minutes would get them cooked, but not turned into an inedible facsimile of school lunch HB eggs. i like mine soft, so i usually go eight minutes and i don't worry about how runny the yolk is. but, that is my preference.

Just did five eggs earlier today. Got them to a rolling boil, put on the lid, then move the pot off of the hot burner for 15 min. Iced them down when the timer went off. Definitely cooked all the way through, but not overdone in the least.

I agree that it there are so many variables in this method that one size does not fit all. I do hate the Super-Balls disguised at hard boiled eggs at hotel breakfast bars. Just can't begin to eat those things.

enzo1 01-02-2013 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nynor (Post 7184705)
huh... what does that do?

sorry, thought this was poaching out of the shell in water:)

enzo1 01-02-2013 01:12 PM

like this but with the olive oil in water...
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FmoEBpRXBsU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

vash 01-02-2013 07:54 PM

yum. a poached egg over a slice of cheese pizza covered with arugula..damn.

i put a dash of vinegar in my poaching water to help the egg white stay together.

Don Ro 01-03-2013 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vash (Post 7184297)
i love soft boiled eggs over salad. this is gonna work.!

Yum!

Try hot, soft boiled eggs in a bowl, melt in some real butter, salt/pepper and eat with toast.
Yum, squared!

Thanks for the subject/info. :)

M.D. Holloway 01-03-2013 06:22 AM

Vash, thanks for the insight. That is cool! My Mom taught me the same about 40 years ago, but it was 6 min in a pan of water that hit the eggs about ¼ up...as well as cooking bread and what not starting out in a cold oven, rubbing herbs in your hands before adding to a dish, all food and ingredients to be at room temp prior to mixing or cooking, to tear greens - don't cut them with a knife, fish isn't supposed to smell fishy, always use evaporated milk to cook instead of whole cold milk for cooking, use very cold water when making any type of pie crust or pastry, always add a tps spoon of instant coffee to any chocolate recipe, everything tastes better with onions, garlic, salt and pepper and that’s about all the seasoning you will need if running on a budget. There are prolly a hundred other tips and tricks that made her a great cook and us well fed. I wish I could remember them all (wish I paid more attention back then) :(

M.D. Holloway 01-03-2013 06:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enzo1 (Post 7184795)
sorry, thought this was poaching out of the shell in water:)

Use a 1/4 inch of olive oil in a fry pan, get hot and crack in a few eggs...cook to taste, they come out amazing :)

Don Ro 01-03-2013 06:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LubeMaster77 (Post 7186124)
Vash, thanks for the insight. That is cool! My Mom taught me the same about 40 years ago, but it was 6 min in a pan of water that hit the eggs about ¼ up...as well as cooking bread and what not starting out in a cold oven, rubbing herbs in your hands before adding to a dish, all food and ingredients to be at room temp prior to mixing or cooking, to tear greens - don't cut them with a knife, fish isn't supposed to smell fishy, always use evaporated milk to cook instead of whole cold milk for cooking, use very cold water when making any type of pie crust or pastry, always add a tps spoon of instant coffee to any chocolate recipe, everything tastes better with onions, garlic, salt and pepper and that’s about all the seasoning you will need if running on a budget. There are prolly a hundred other tips and tricks that made her a great cook and us well fed. I wish I could remember them all (wish I paid more attention back then) :(

Let's eat! Is it ready, yet?

stealthn 01-03-2013 06:57 AM

Altitude plays on time as well. From fridge to boiling water, 11 minutes and mine are soft boiled.

peppy 01-03-2013 07:36 AM

Vash thanks. Tried it this am and got a belly full.

Danimal16 01-03-2013 08:54 AM

Best soft boiled egg.

Pressure cooker 3 mins, at low pressure and quick release. Like clockwork.

scottmandue 01-03-2013 10:51 AM

Don't know where I got this:

Bring full pot of salted water to boil... gently put in eggs (cold out ot fridge)...

Bring water back to boil, cover, turn off heat... remove eggs when water is cool.

But then I'm not HB egg guy... preferred mine poached.

YMMV

dhoward 01-04-2013 10:27 AM

Finally tried this today. Perfect.

vash 01-04-2013 01:50 PM

The method has no flaws! This morning.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/05/4y2ynuva.jpg

mikesride 01-05-2013 11:57 AM

VASH!!!
Cooked up perfect this saturday breakfast!!! A dash of salt and pepper, a little butter and kinda chop em up in the bowl!!!!! So yummy! Thanks for posting....its been way too long since I've had a soft boiled egg!! (like 26 years or so!!!)

Bill Douglas 01-05-2013 12:44 PM

Something to add here. I always tap the shell with the tip of a small sharp knife. It puts a small pin prick sized hole in the shell so when the egg boils it doesn't decide to erupt, but rather the pressure comes out through the small hole and the egg stays intact.

I put two inches of water in a pot/saucepan and put my three fridge cold eggs in. Bring it to the boil and wait three minutes - to the second! and no cold water rinse.

Mark Henry 01-05-2013 02:04 PM

What is the fuss about?

I've had one of these for ages, no-brainer perfect eggs every time, SmileWavy

http://www.gadgets-for-men.co.uk/wp-...-egg-timer.jpg


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 09:04 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2025 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website


DTO Garage Plus vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.