Close
How to Boil an Egg
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
-
Prep Time
1 min -
Cook Time
2 min -
Servings
1 serving(s)
Tags
- Place the egg in a saucepan.
- Run cold water into the saucepan until the water is 1 inch above the egg.
- Place the saucepan on a stove and cook over medium heat until the water begins to boil.
- Reduce the heat to low.
- Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes for soft-boiled eggs or 10 to 15 minutes for hard-boiled eggs.
- Remove the egg with a spoon or ladle and let it cool slowly, or run cold water over it to cool it more quickly.
- Refrigerator Storage Chart for Eggs:.
- Fresh, in shell=4 to 5 weeks
- Raw yolks, whites=2 to 4 days
- Hardcooked=1 week
- Liquid pasteurized eggs or egg substitutes, opened=3 days
- Liquid pasteurized eggs or egg substitutes, unopened=10 days
- Mayonnaise, Refrigerate after opening=2 months.
- NOTE: Purchase the product before “sell-by” or expiration dates.