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
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ATTRIBUTES
E
EGGS
GF
GLUTEN-FREE
V
VEGETARIAN
DESIGNER
D. TUROWSKI
DATE
2025-02-22
DRAWING
FOODPRINT
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