When eggs are boiled in cold water, it usually takes 12-13 minutes to fully cook them in a large fire. If you want to eat half cooked eggs, boil them for 7-9 minutes. If you want to eat that thick egg, boil it for five minutes. If you boil eggs in a large pot, you must add water to the height of the eggs. If the egg cooker is convenient to cook, there will be a set time.
1、 Precautions for boiled eggs in cold water
1. Boil tender eggs.
The cooking time determines the taste of boiled eggs. Usually, eggs are best boiled in cold water for 9-10 minutes to let the light yellow solidify, but they are not too old. It's delicious and nutritious.
2. Boil with cold water.
The advantage of cold water boiling is that the temperature of the egg will rise with the water temperature, and the eggshell will not break due to sudden high temperature, especially in winter. If the eggs are directly thrown into the boiling water, the temperature difference is likely to be large, and the eggs will break.
3. Simmer boiled eggs.
There are many tricks for boiling eggs, which can make the boiled eggs taste better. For example, after the eggs are cooked, we can stop the fire and let the eggs soak in water for another five minutes. This will make the boiled egg white very tender, yellowish and solidified, not old and not loose.