boiled eggs cracking in the pan

[Blasphemous]

That's it, I quit!

 

[LastMagicBean]

or put them in cold water in the pan then bring to the boil.

How would you time that then...???? .........for a five minute egg........for eggsample....???????????
Madness.............

 

[Alison556]

How would you time that then.

I normally time from when it starts boiling - but then again, I ain't no Nigella Lawson

 

[WDIK]

It's all down to the change in temperature from being in the fridge to going into boiling water.

You either need to let them get to room temperature or put them in cold water in the pan then bring to the boil.

We'll be discussing collapsing souffles next.........................

spot on, plus a dash of vinegar in the water

 

[ColJack]

eggs start cooking at about 70°C, so in theory you could not-boil and egg and still have it cooked..

 

[WDIK]

you enjoy your theory, we will enjoy our eggs

 

[RedHerring]

Leave your eggs out of the fridge for a good few hours to come down to room temp. before putting them in cold water then bringing it to the boil.

Your kitchen must be cold

 

[anobium]

To stop the eggs cracking, put a spent match in the water when it starts to boil.
Honest it works, my grandmother told me about it many moons ago.

 

[securespark]

Leave your eggs out of the fridge for a good few hours to come down to room temp. before putting them in cold water then bringing it to the boil.

Your kitchen must be cold

It is at the moment. Once normal external temperatures resume, wait for the egss to come up to room temperature.

 

[nickso]

hold half the egg in for a few seconds before dropping it in......no cracked egss but plenty of scalded fingers.

 

[Stivino]

What could be easier than boiling an egg? Just follow this simple formula.
http://tinyurl.com/yktw9oj

 

[Thermo]

drop of vinegar in the water

 

[ColJack]

so basically any polutant that alters the boiling point of the water then? ( salt, vinegar, carbon etc.. )

 

[Johnmelad502]

Why do people put eggs in the fridge?

They are not in the fridge in the shop or farm so why do it?

The Food Standards Agency recommend storing eggs in a refrigerator. Eggs like chickens can contain salmonella which can multiply many, many times faster at room temperature that at fridge temperature.

http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthydiet/nutritionessentials/eggsandpulses/eggs/

 

[JohnD]

Warm the eggs in a mug of water from the hot tap before you cook them. This causes the air pcket to expand and you will see tiny bubbles escaping through the porous shell. You can do this while bringing the pan to a gentle simmer. i can't think when I last had an egg crack.

Also, use FRESH eggs. as they get older they dry out through the shell and the amount of air in teh end pocket increases. It is this air expanding that causes the cracks.

I also find fresh free-range eggs are bettter than Cruelty eggs.