The Perfect Way to Cook a Hard Boiled Egg

September 22, 2005 | Filed Under Eggs 

Johanna has a delicious-sounding post on her blog for a recipe for Ham bagels with the creamiest scrambled eggs. Yum! She also mentions how she found the way to make her perfect soft boiled eggs, as well as celebrity British chef Gordon Ramsay’s revealed secret to make the perfect scrambled egg.

This got me thinking about what I’d heard American T.V. chef Sara Moulton said about making the perfectly hard boiled egg on one of her cooking episodes called Seafood Sandwiches:

Basically, you put the egg(s) in cold water; bring the water up to a boil; take the pot off the heat and cover the pot; Leave the egg(s) in the pot for about 17 minutes; then throw the egg(s) in an ice bath; Let the egg(s) cool off completely; and then peel the egg(s) under cold running water.

I hadn’t realized that one had to go through all those steps to make the perfect hard boiled egg. A few days ago, when I was about to boil an egg, I decided to try Sara’s technique. My egg came out just fine. No complaints from me!

Does you have your own version of making a perfectly cooked egg — hard boiled, soft boiled, scrambled or otherwise? Please share!

Paz

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