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EGGS Have eggs at room temperature to prevent cracking during cooking. Start in cold or boiling water. Cover eggs complete- ly with water. Time accurately. Cold Water Start: Cover eggs in saucepan with cold water. Heat until water boils. Remove from heat. Cover pan. Let stand off heat until eggs are cooked. Soft cooked eggs, 2 to 4 minutes off heat. Hard cooked eggs, 23 to 25 minutes off heat. Boiling Water Start: Bring water to boil in pan. With a spoon, carefully lower eggs into water. Reduce heat. Keep water simmering until eggs are cooked. (Turn eggs several times to help keep yolks centered. Soft cooked eggs, 3 to 5 minutes. Hard cooked eggs, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool eggs under cold water. This makes eggs easier to handle, easier shelling hard cooked eggs and immediately stops the cooking (overcooking causes yolks to become darkened). Cracking shells slightly before cooling makes eggs easier to peel. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |