Anonymous
Post 11/22/2021 17:43     Subject: Re:PSA: Hard boiled eggs do not have to smell like farts

Anonymous wrote:Custardy or jammy yolks? Who are you people?!?


THANK you. And no, the alternative to custardy/jammy yolks is not “chalky/overcooked/green ring OMG,” it’s…perfectly cooked: yellow with no green, and properly cooked and not “jammy.” The stomach turns at the thought.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2021 17:43     Subject: PSA: Hard boiled eggs do not have to smell like farts

Anyone who goes beyond a 7-minute egg is gross and very likely dips their well-done sub-prime steak in ketchup.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2021 17:37     Subject: Re:PSA: Hard boiled eggs do not have to smell like farts

Custardy or jammy yolks? Who are you people?!?
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2021 17:32     Subject: PSA: Hard boiled eggs do not have to smell like farts

I love a soft-boiled (undercooked) egg. With real butter. nothing better!
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2021 17:26     Subject: PSA: Hard boiled eggs do not have to smell like farts

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Anonymous wrote:I don't like green or gray yolks, but I CERTAINLY do not like "custardy" yolks. I'd prefer gray to "custardy."

Same method, but let sit for 14 minutes is perfect. Yellow with no gray or green, but perfectly cooked, not "custardy." I also add a dash of white vinegar to the water to make them easier to peel.


Fine with me! I just know that some people, like members of my family, genuinely don’t know that eggs don’t have to have the grey sulphuric ring, not realizing that it happens from overcooking.


Overcooking is gross. Undercooking is grosser. For the perfect egg, 14 minutes.


NP. No way. You're overcooking. That's nasty.


On my stovetop in my home, same method but 14 minutes leads to a perfect yellow center. No green/gray, but no DISGUSTING "custardy" or "jammy." Perfection.


Maybe there's something wrong with your stovetop then. It sounds like a nasty, crusty, overcooked egg with a gray ring


You’re welcome to come over and enjoy a perfectly-cooked hard-boiled egg, any time. No gray rings, and no “custards” yolks (blech).
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2021 17:25     Subject: PSA: Hard boiled eggs do not have to smell like farts

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Anonymous wrote:I don't like green or gray yolks, but I CERTAINLY do not like "custardy" yolks. I'd prefer gray to "custardy."

Same method, but let sit for 14 minutes is perfect. Yellow with no gray or green, but perfectly cooked, not "custardy." I also add a dash of white vinegar to the water to make them easier to peel.


Fine with me! I just know that some people, like members of my family, genuinely don’t know that eggs don’t have to have the grey sulphuric ring, not realizing that it happens from overcooking.


Overcooking is gross. Undercooking is grosser. For the perfect egg, 14 minutes.


NP. No way. You're overcooking. That's nasty.


On my stovetop in my home, same method but 14 minutes leads to a perfect yellow center. No green/gray, but no DISGUSTING "custardy" or "jammy." Perfection.


+1. And that's also what my 50+ year old Better Homes and Gardens cookbook says to do.


Your cookbook probably has recipes for such monstrosities as pear cheese salad, sweet-sour tuna, liver loaf, and prune whip, plus dozens of cursed savory gelatins. Not sure why you’d take their word as gospel on making anything edible.


Are you this much of a B in real life or just to internet strangers? Why do you care so much about strangers eggs??
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2021 17:24     Subject: PSA: Hard boiled eggs do not have to smell like farts

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Anonymous wrote:I don't like green or gray yolks, but I CERTAINLY do not like "custardy" yolks. I'd prefer gray to "custardy."

Same method, but let sit for 14 minutes is perfect. Yellow with no gray or green, but perfectly cooked, not "custardy." I also add a dash of white vinegar to the water to make them easier to peel.


Fine with me! I just know that some people, like members of my family, genuinely don’t know that eggs don’t have to have the grey sulphuric ring, not realizing that it happens from overcooking.


Overcooking is gross. Undercooking is grosser. For the perfect egg, 14 minutes.


NP. No way. You're overcooking. That's nasty.


On my stovetop in my home, same method but 14 minutes leads to a perfect yellow center. No green/gray, but no DISGUSTING "custardy" or "jammy." Perfection.


+1. And that's also what my 50+ year old Better Homes and Gardens cookbook says to do.


Your cookbook probably has recipes for such monstrosities as pear cheese salad, sweet-sour tuna, liver loaf, and prune whip, plus dozens of cursed savory gelatins. Not sure why you’d take their word as gospel on making anything edible.


Well I’m certainly not taking the word of someone who wants the inside of a hard boiled egg to be “custardy.” You do you.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2021 16:29     Subject: PSA: Hard boiled eggs do not have to smell like farts

Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:I don't like green or gray yolks, but I CERTAINLY do not like "custardy" yolks. I'd prefer gray to "custardy."

Same method, but let sit for 14 minutes is perfect. Yellow with no gray or green, but perfectly cooked, not "custardy." I also add a dash of white vinegar to the water to make them easier to peel.


Fine with me! I just know that some people, like members of my family, genuinely don’t know that eggs don’t have to have the grey sulphuric ring, not realizing that it happens from overcooking.


Overcooking is gross. Undercooking is grosser. For the perfect egg, 14 minutes.


NP. No way. You're overcooking. That's nasty.


On my stovetop in my home, same method but 14 minutes leads to a perfect yellow center. No green/gray, but no DISGUSTING "custardy" or "jammy." Perfection.


Maybe there's something wrong with your stovetop then. It sounds like a nasty, crusty, overcooked egg with a gray ring


Maybe it has to do with the size of her eggs.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2021 16:28     Subject: PSA: Hard boiled eggs do not have to smell like farts

Anonymous wrote:I love green yolks. Not everyone cares for your methods




When I was a kid, I called green yolks tornados and hurled them at my brother.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2021 16:26     Subject: PSA: Hard boiled eggs do not have to smell like farts

Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:I don't like green or gray yolks, but I CERTAINLY do not like "custardy" yolks. I'd prefer gray to "custardy."

Same method, but let sit for 14 minutes is perfect. Yellow with no gray or green, but perfectly cooked, not "custardy." I also add a dash of white vinegar to the water to make them easier to peel.


Fine with me! I just know that some people, like members of my family, genuinely don’t know that eggs don’t have to have the grey sulphuric ring, not realizing that it happens from overcooking.


Overcooking is gross. Undercooking is grosser. For the perfect egg, 14 minutes.


NP. No way. You're overcooking. That's nasty.


On my stovetop in my home, same method but 14 minutes leads to a perfect yellow center. No green/gray, but no DISGUSTING "custardy" or "jammy." Perfection.


+1. And that's also what my 50+ year old Better Homes and Gardens cookbook says to do.


Your cookbook probably has recipes for such monstrosities as pear cheese salad, sweet-sour tuna, liver loaf, and prune whip, plus dozens of cursed savory gelatins. Not sure why you’d take their word as gospel on making anything edible.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2021 16:13     Subject: PSA: Hard boiled eggs do not have to smell like farts

Anonymous wrote:Come now, everyone has an Intantpot or similar these days. Pressure cooked eggs are always peelable, and perfectly cooked. I use 5-5-5.


OP here. I don’t have one. Stovetop works just fine for me.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2021 16:06     Subject: PSA: Hard boiled eggs do not have to smell like farts

Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:I don't like green or gray yolks, but I CERTAINLY do not like "custardy" yolks. I'd prefer gray to "custardy."

Same method, but let sit for 14 minutes is perfect. Yellow with no gray or green, but perfectly cooked, not "custardy." I also add a dash of white vinegar to the water to make them easier to peel.


Fine with me! I just know that some people, like members of my family, genuinely don’t know that eggs don’t have to have the grey sulphuric ring, not realizing that it happens from overcooking.


Overcooking is gross. Undercooking is grosser. For the perfect egg, 14 minutes.


NP. No way. You're overcooking. That's nasty.


On my stovetop in my home, same method but 14 minutes leads to a perfect yellow center. No green/gray, but no DISGUSTING "custardy" or "jammy." Perfection.


+1. And that's also what my 50+ year old Better Homes and Gardens cookbook says to do.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2021 16:03     Subject: PSA: Hard boiled eggs do not have to smell like farts

Come now, everyone has an Intantpot or similar these days. Pressure cooked eggs are always peelable, and perfectly cooked. I use 5-5-5.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2021 15:53     Subject: Re:PSA: Hard boiled eggs do not have to smell like farts

Anonymous wrote:Agree 100% on the tragedy of an overcooked, smelly egg, but they definitely peel better if you put the eggs in water that is already boiling, then turn down to a bare simmer. Kenji has a great post on Serious Eats that has a chart with so you can figure out how many minutes to cook to reach the yolk color and texture you like.


+1 to this.

I put eggs in boiling water, take them out after 7 minutes, peel when cool. Perfect eggs, easily peeled.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2021 15:51     Subject: PSA: Hard boiled eggs do not have to smell like farts

Just get an egg cooker. Perfect every time.