Help! How Long Do I Boil My Eggs?

It’s 7 a.m. I’m half-asleep and my hair is in total disarray. I turn on the lights in my kitchen to the softest setting possible because I wish I was still sleeping. I brew a pot of coffee, pour it into my mug, add three sugars, and take a long, slow sip while Hoda Kotb begins to tell me about the latest headlines. After consuming enough coffee and gloomy news, I begin to think about what to cook for breakfast, which, like many Americans, is eggs. But when the sun has barely come up, the last thing I want to think about is how long to boil the eggs for my breakfast sandwich. To save you (and me) some early morning mental math, I created what I think is a pretty handy guide for everything from soft-boiled eggs to perfect hard-boiled eggs.

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How to Boil Eggs

Regardless of how soft or runny you like your eggs to be, we prescribe the same method for cooking eggs: Fill a small pot with cold water and bring it to a boil. As soon as it’s boiling, gently add the eggs and cover the pot. Immediately turn off the heat and set a timer for the allotted amount of time (we’ll get to that in a bit). As soon as the timer goes off, shake yourself awake (because if you’re like me, you probably already fell back asleep on the couch) and, using a slotted spoon, remove the eggs from the pot and transfer them to a bowl of ice water. Did I forget to mention that? Sorry, I fell asleep. Yes, you need a bowl of ice water too. This trick will not only immediately stop the cooking process, but will also make it easier to peel the eggs. Who wants to burn their fingers on hot eggshells before Al Roker has even uttered the words, “here’s what’s happening in your neck of the woods?"

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