PERFECT BOILED EGGS FOODPRINT · CROSS-SECTION & PROCESS CROSS-SECTION SHELL WHITE (ALBUMEN) YOLK SOFT YOLK PROCESS FLOW PREP COOK REST / COOL DONE SHOPPING LIST MAIN [ ] LARGE EGGS 6 [ ] WATER 4 QT ICE BATH [ ] ICE CUBES 2 CUPS [ ] COLD WATER TO COVER OPTIONAL [ ] SALT 1 TSP [ ] WHITE VINEGAR 1 TBSP EQUIPMENT [ ] SAUCEPAN MED/LG [ ] TIMER [ ] SLOTTED SPOON [ ] BOWL (ICE BATH) NOTES * START EGGS IN COLD WATER FOR MORE EVEN COOKING * ICE BATH STOPS COOKING AND MAKES PEELING EASIER * OLDER EGGS PEEL EASIER * ROLL GENTLY THEN PEEL UNDER RUNNING COLD WATER * FRIDGE: UP TO 1 WEEK DONENESS GUIDE SOFT-BOILED ···· 6 MIN RUNNY YOLK · SET WHITE MEDIUM-SOFT ···· 8 MIN JAMMY YOLK · FIRM WHITE MEDIUM ········· 10 MIN CREAMY YOLK · FIRM WHITE HARD-BOILED ···· 12 MIN FULLY SET YOLK + WHITE EXTRA HARD ····· 14 MIN FIRM THROUGHOUT ALL TIMES FROM BOILING WATER PAIRINGS SERVE WITH TOAST · AVOCADO · SALAD RAMEN · GRAIN BOWLS CURED SALMON · PICKLES DRINKS COFFEE · GREEN TEA ORANGE JUICE · MIMOSA HARD-BOILED 12 MIN SOFT-BOILED 6–8 MIN ~2.25 IN ~1.75 IN AIR CELL ENLARGES AS EGG AGES SHELL CaCO3 · 0.3 MM THICK ALBUMEN EGG WHITE · ~3.5G PROTEIN YOLK · SET FULLY COAGULATED ~5G FAT · ~2.7G PROTEIN SOFT YOLK LIQUID CENTER 62–70°C CORE TEMP CHALAZA ANCHORS YOLK CENTER MEMBRANE INNER + OUTER SHELL GATHER EGGS + WATER LARGE EGGS · ROOM TEMP PREFERRED FILL POT · BRING TO BOIL COVER 1-2 INCHES ABOVE EGGS FULL ROLLING BOIL · 212°F / 100°C LOWER EGGS GENTLY SLOTTED SPOON · AVOID CRACKING COOK TO DONENESS SOFT: 6M · MEDIUM-SOFT: 8M MEDIUM: 10M · HARD: 12M MAINTAIN GENTLE BOIL · START TIMER PREPARE ICE BATH BOWL · ICE + COLD WATER TRANSFER TO ICE BATH IMMEDIATE · STOPS OVERCOOKING REST 5 MIN IN BATH UNTIL COOL TO TOUCH PEEL EGGS ROLL GENTLY · PEEL UNDER WATER OPTIONAL: STORE UNPEELED 1 WK SEASON + PLATE SALT · PEPPER · FLAKY SALT SERVE WARM OR CHILLED SOURCE SIMPLYRECIPES.COM SERVINGS 1–12 TIME (PREP / COOK / TOTAL) 2M / 6-14M / 20M DIFFICULTY ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ATTRIBUTES E EGGS GF GLUTEN-FREE V VEGETARIAN DESIGNER D. TUROWSKI DATE 2025-02-22 DRAWING FOODPRINT REV A