How Long Does It Take to Boil an Egg
The length of time it takes to boil an egg all depends on the following criteria.
The amount of eggs to be boiled at once,
The amount of water used to boil the eggs,
The amount of heat to be used.
For an egg on medium high heat,it takes about 10-12minutes.
For the same egg on High heat, it takes 7-9 minutes.
Posted by Kevin N on 8/27/2009
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My Friend Likes 3-Minute Eggs. Is He Crazy?; Your friend might not be crazy, but he is a daredevil. I don't recommend ever simmering eggs for less than 4 minutes. The clearest indication that an egg has been cooked long enough - at a high enough temperature - to kill salmonella bacteria is a solidified egg white.
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How long should I let my eggs cook for hard-boiled eggs? ... The first step is discretionary — you can prick a hole in the large end of the shell with a clean thumb tack, pin, or egg pricker, ... Add enough water to cover all the eggs by an inch. Turn on the burner and bring the water just to a boil. Remove the pan from the...
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as does the type and size of egg. nm MAURITIUS 26/July/2005 at 21:41 (0) ... One egg takes 4 mins after water boils and 4 eggs still only take 4 mins Its amasing nm Young Lochinvar 26/July/2005 at 21:18 (0)
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If you are using a small sauce pan that can only hold one egg at a time, it will take about ten minutes - figuring in the time it takes to swap eggs. On a more serious note, you are correct that with a big enough pot of boiling water, the number of eggs shouldn't impact the cooking time for each egg.
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