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Boiled eggs

The eggs finish cooking in hot water after the burner goes off, which makes the timing easy to repeat. A thin-walled pot reacts faster to the heat, so it’s the easier one to use.

as many as you like~15–20 min
Boiled eggs

Mise en place — set out in the order it goes in

  1. Eggs
    Eggsstraight from the fridgeStep 1

Prep order — what happens when, and what overlaps

minutes
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Eggs + water in the pot 2 min
2 min
Bring to a boil 8 min
8 min
Heat off, timer (6–9+ min) 9 min
9 min
Pan / stoveHands-off

Step by step

  1. Put the eggs into the water.
    Put the eggs into the water.

    1Eggs into water

    1 min

    For this step

    • Eggsas many as you need
    • Waterenough to submerge the eggs
    • Fill the pot with water deep enough to cover the eggs.
    • Lower the eggs in.
    Eggs into water
    Should look like this
  2. Bring to a boil

    2Bring to a boil

    high~8 min

    Heat until the water boils.

  3. As soon as it boils: heat off, timer on.
    As soon as it boils: heat off, timer on.

    3Heat off, start the timer

    heat off6–9+ min
    As soon as it boils, switch the burner off and set the timer:
    TimeResult
    6–8 minsoft boiled (soft yolks)
    9+ minhard boiled (hard yolks)
    Heat off, start the timer
    Should look like this

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