The joy of a still-warm hard-cooked egg

[Fat Guy]

Probably 95% of the hard-cooked eggs I eat are cold. I cook them one day, peel them, refrigerate them and eat them over time. Today I had one just after cooking and peeling, and I was reminded of how delicious a newly-minted hard-cooked egg can be. This happens to me once every few years and every time I wonder why I don't attempt to recapture that experience. Then I go back to eating cold eggs.

[Deus Mortus]

Same here, though I make sure I eat warm ones every sunday morning for breakfast.

It's really quite lazy, you can boil an egg in about 12 minutes, including time for bringing the water to boil, but convenience is like that, it never sounds hard, until you have to do it.

[heidih]

I agree that the egg newly out of its shell, still hot enough to make your fingertips hurt a bit when peeling, is much more flavorful than a later rerun. I never pre cook them unless it is for a cold salad.

[Shelby]

The best ones are the ones that I have screwed up...and I have to test...the bit of runny yolk that comes out...with salt and pepper. Heaven.

[Deus Mortus]

The best ones are the ones that I have screwed up...and I have to test...the bit of runny yolk that comes out...with salt and pepper. Heaven.

Nothing wrong with a softboiled egg, the way the yolk oozes out like a thick rich sauce, it's great, but sadly, tends to make a bit of a mess.

[andiesenji]

One of my favorite snacks is a still-warm hard-boiled egg sliced onto hot buttered toast, especially rye, minimally sprinkled with Worcestershire sauce and eaten open face.

[johnmc]

Peel as soon as it is cool enough, roll in salt and powdered cummin. Eat.

Heaven

[Deus Mortus]

One of my favorite snacks is a still-warm hard-boiled egg sliced onto hot buttered toast, especially rye, minimally sprinkled with Worcestershire sauce and eaten open face.

Hmmm, Worcestershire, never though of that, might be nice. My go to is mayonaisse, it's something I learned from my father, a hardboiled egg in a bun with mayonaisse, it's one of those guilty pleasures that I refuse to feel guilty for.

[dcarch]

One of the nice thing of a portable sous vide set up is the ability to cook one or two eggs to any degree of runny-ness you desire that morning. You don't have to heat up a huge tub of water to do that. A small container, heater and a temperature controller does not take much longer time to cook the eggs.

I have a chart with photos showing eggs cooked at various temperature that I refer to.

dcarch

[CFT]

Hmmm, Worcestershire, never though of that, might be nice. My go to is mayonaisse, it's something I learned from my father, a hardboiled egg in a bun with mayonaisse, it's one of those guilty pleasures that I refuse to feel guilty for.

I like that too. Do you chop the egg up or slices? I like an egg between soft and hard boiled. Yolk not runny but also not 'paste-y'.

[TomatoMustard]

I have problems peeling the eggs. Is there a surefire way of getting those shells off without ruining the egg?

[andiesenji]

Hmmm, Worcestershire, never though of that, might be nice. My go to is mayonaisse, it's something I learned from my father, a hardboiled egg in a bun with mayonaisse, it's one of those guilty pleasures that I refuse to feel guilty for.

I like that too. Do you chop the egg up or slices? I like an egg between soft and hard boiled. Yolk not runny but also not 'paste-y'.

I use an egg slicer - a gadget that I also use for slicing many soft things. It's quicker and the egg doesn't cool too much and I don't have to hold the hot egg while slicing.

[Special K]

I have problems peeling the eggs. Is there a surefire way of getting those shells off without ruining the egg?

The only surefire way I know is to use older eggs, and when they're done, pour out the hot water, add some ice, and give the pot a vigorous shake to crack the shells all over. Then peel under running water. The eggs should stay fairly warm through all this, if you're quick.

[TomatoMustard]

I never thought of doing it under running water. I'll have to give that a try.

[Deus Mortus]

I have problems peeling the eggs. Is there a surefire way of getting those shells off without ruining the egg?

The only surefire way I know is to use older eggs, and when they're done, pour out the hot water, add some ice, and give the pot a vigorous shake to crack the shells all over. Then peel under running water. The eggs should stay fairly warm through all this, if you're quick.

That's for suckers! I just learned about this way two weeks ago and I have been peeling all my hardboiled eggs like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dut1b--AgLM

Really awesome.

Also I do use an egg slicer, I use it for a lot of things actually, anytime I want a lot discs out of anything really, love the things!

[Paul Bacino]

Did you use the eggiez..

[ambra]

I think Egg salad HAS to be made from hot or warm eggs too.

Edited June 16, 2011 by ambra (log)

[ambra]

and p.s. that video is hysterical!

[sparrowgrass]

I tried the method shown in the video--it just made my ears pop.

[Kouign Aman]

I think its important to use the video method when preparing eggs for others to consume atop a salad that was carefully washed in something other than the kitchen sink.

Love the sleight of hand. Dont believe any of it. But of course, have to try it anyway.

[AAQuesada]

ahahhahahahaha! as long as you juice the lemon for your egg salad with you mouth like Michael Chiarello ;-)

I thought I'd seen that method before? But I seem to remember that you had to put a bit of baking soda in the water to soften the shell a bit. Never tried it though!

[Special K]

That's for suckers!

Hee hee! I tried that, but I just don't have the lung power.

[Deus Mortus]

Works perfectly for me, you have to blow a bit harder then the video makes it out, but I'm 10 year long smoker and I managed it, so it should be pretty doable for anyone.

[pastameshugana]

Haven't hard-cooked an egg in years, but now I'm going to have to try just so I can try to 'blow' the egg out of the shell!

[Alex]

That video is great! It's like giving birth to a hard-boiled egg.