The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

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FOOLPROOF SOFT- BOILED EGGS NOTE: Depending on how hot your kitchen is and your cookware’s heat-retention abiliti ...

1 quart water for every 2 eggs 1 to 12 large eggs Choose a lidded saucepan (or pot) small enoug ...

COOK TIME DESCRIPTION BEST USES 1 to 3 minutes Outer white set just enough to allow egg to retain its shape when ...

minutes nearly all the way through but retains a bit of translucency next to the yolk; yolk is barely warm and com ...

minutes opaque, firm all the way through; yolk is warm and starting to firm up at the edges 7 minutes White ...

HARD-BOILED EGGS Hard-boiled eggs are a little more complicated. The goal is to have both the white and ...

still tender. And this method works. It’s also a major pain in the butt. Luckily, there’s an easier w ...

FOOLPROOF HARD- BOILED EGGS NOTE: Depending on how hot your kitchen is and your cookware’s heat-retention abiliti ...

Pour the water into a lidded 3-quart saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Carefully lower ...

POACHED EGGS What would eggs Benedict be without perfect soft-poached eggs, their snowy whites napped in a ...

But take a look at your poached egg problems, then ask yourself a couple of questions. When do your ...

of water, and your eggs still separate and get cloudy? The fact of the matter is that even if you ...

Transfer eggs to individual small bowls. Gently pour into a fine mesh strainer. ...

Let loose whites drip through. Carefully lower into the subsimmering water. ...

Roll the egg out, and keep it moving gently with a wooden spoon. COMMON POACHED EGG QUESTIONS Q: I’ve read ...

Nope. But there’s a good reason to salt your water: it makes your eggs tastier. Just like pasta ...

spoon. Q: Diners have, what, fifty seats in them? How the heck can I serve more than a few eggs a ...

PERFECT POACHED EGGS 3 quarts water 2 tablespoons kosher salt Large eggs (as many as desired) Combine the wate ...

lowest setting. Carefully break the eggs into individual small bowls or cups. Carefully tip one egg into ...