How to cook half boiled egg?
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Yesteday got 2 eggs expiring soon so wife suggest cook half boiled egg. It is so hard to get the right temperature!!!! One egg is undercooked gotta cook more using microwave oven while the other is overcooked!!!
So any of you are expert at cook half boiled egg? How to determine that temperature just right for half boiled?
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Boil water.
Once boiled, put egg in water.
Wait for 5 to 8 mins depending on how half boiled you want the egg to be.
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trial and error.
boil a few eggs and take it out one after another at intervals of 5 mins .... -
boil water.
water boil liao, switch off stove.
take a big mug (those plastic army ones)
put eggs inside.
cover mug with saucer.
5/6mins.
throw away hot water.
rinse eggs with running cold water.
break!
put a little bit of margarine.
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trial and error.
boil a few eggs and take it out one after another at intervals of 5 mins ....
Seem to be the only way by trial and error. But to get the right temperature means first time trying muz sacrifice quite a few eggs and who gotta eat so many eggs rite?
Now I wonder if any manufacturers going to create a device that got light to indicate half boiled time up switch off and viola you got your perfect half boiled egg.
You all eat plain or got put pepper and black sauce over it when eat half boiled egg? -
Its not the temperature you have to get right, its the timing. From my experience, use water that has just been boiled, make sure the egg is totally immersed in water. For eggs that you took out from the fridge not long ago and still cold, use 8 mins, for eggs you didn't refrigerate or took out from the fridge overnight, 6mins. For regular sized eggs 55gm and below, 5 mins, for large eggs 66gm and above, 6mins. If combination of large eggs unrefrigerated, 6mins. For regular sized eggs refrigerated, aiyah you get the drift.
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5/6mins
I think the crucial part is submerge the eggs for how long. 5-6 mins or 5-8 mins as proposed by someone.
Yesterday I tried one at 3 mins undercooked, one at abt 5 mins still undercooked but more cooked than the first egg so roughly the timing should be 6-8 mins. Hmmm....
Thanks for you all info. Try out next time -
egg expert sia..Originally posted by ditzy:Its not the temperature you have to get right, its the timing. From my experience, use water that has just been boiled, make sure the egg is totally immersed in water. For eggs that you took out from the fridge not long ago and still cold, use 8 mins, for eggs you didn't refrigerate or took out from the fridge overnight, 6mins. For regular sized eggs 55gm and below, 5 mins, for large eggs 66gm and above, 6mins. If combination of large eggs unrefrigerated, 6mins. For regular sized eggs refrigerated, aiyah you get the drift. 
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Its not the temperature you have to get right, its the timing.
Your info quite accurate cuz my eggs are just take out from fridge so timing should be more at 6-8mins. You really egg expert -
Originally posted by sohguanh:
waste a few eggs for a better tomorrow is ok.
[b]trial and error.
boil a few eggs and take it out one after another at intervals of 5 mins ....
Seem to be the only way by trial and error. But to get the right temperature means first time trying muz sacrifice quite a few eggs and who gotta eat so many eggs rite?
Now I wonder if any manufacturers going to create a device that got light to indicate half boiled time up switch off and viola you got your perfect half boiled egg.
You all eat plain or got put pepper and black sauce over it when eat half boiled egg? [/b] -
i remember there was one type of container that my mum used, basically its a plastic pot with a hole at the bottom. All you have to do is boil water and fill up to the level according to the number of eggs you have. when all water is drained, you just need to take out the eggs and they will be half boiled.
dunno whether they're still selling this. -
boil water.
I also cook it this way.
water boil liao, switch off stove.
take a big mug (those plastic army ones)
put eggs inside.
cover mug with saucer.
5/6mins.
throw away hot water.
rinse eggs with running cold water.
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but that does not guarantee that the eggs will be half-boiled.
the purpose of putting the eggs in cold water is to make sure that the eggshell does not stick to the egg-white. -
wanna learn how to cook?
Pls pm Ditzy. she will teach u all sorts of cuisine -
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Pls pm Ditzy. she will teach u all sorts of cuisine
Nay... usually cooking is done by my wife but now she no mood cook so I gotta ownself cook. Since I only wanna fill stomach, I either eat outside or cook easy wan like maggi mee and half boiled eggs or cook porridge and eat with cai xin or luncheon meat -
i noe how to cook... but my cookin is too bland for nel...
oh well
bland is better than too salty...
tat one... need to wash the food under water to get rid of the saltiness -
it also depends on how much water, how many eggs u use, size of eggs used. ever tried poached eggs?
i love to eat my half boiled eggs with toast, and wash it down with a nice cup of kopi. wat a way to start my day!
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Eggs/PoachEgg.htm
cheers!~ -
this is old folks' style.
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than wat's the new style?
anyway no matter wat syle, so long as u enjoy it, who cares? -
Technically, you can't cook a half boiled egg.
You need to half-boil it. -
wen u marrying? so u intend to cook half boil egg for nel every meal?Originally posted by shinta:i noe how to cook... but my cookin is too bland for nel...
oh well
bland is better than too salty...
tat one... need to wash the food under water to get rid of the saltiness -
this means, u gotta appreciate your wife, cos what she does, altho sounds easy, isnt!!
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My sister even better, put the egg in the steamer for 10 mins.
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uses those half-boil eggs maker device. sold at NTUC, less than $5 !