Frequent question: How do you mix eggs before boiling?

Can you scramble an egg before you boil it?

According to a swath of Youtube tutorial videos, there’s a way that you can scramble an egg inside the shell before you hard cook it, resulting in a uniformly golden hard-boiled egg. … The trick, essentially, is to secure the egg inside a t-shirt sleeve and spin it around so vigorously that the egg’s contents scramble.

Can you scramble an egg in its shell?

For those who aren’t familiar, a golden egg is an egg that’s scrambled inside its shell. That’s right, it’s possible to mix the yolk and white without penetrating an egg’s hard exterior. The whole process is sort of magical, and the outcome: very delicious.

Which end of an egg do you pierce before boiling?

First, prick the large end of a fresh egg with a thumb tack. You only want to penetrate the shell, and not go all the way through the egg. Remember that the air cell is situated at the large end, so you’re less likely to pierce the albumen this way.

How long do you boil an egg for hard?

How long to hard boil eggs?

1. 7 minutes for a medium egg.
2. 8 minutes for a large egg.
3. 9 minutes for an extra-large egg.

What happens if you shake a raw egg?

In an old egg, the yolk and white no longer cling tightly together and so run more. If you shake the egg and there’s no sloshing noise from inside, it’s fresh and can be eaten. If the egg makes a sloshing noise when you shake it, air has gotten into it and expanded the natural air bubble. Don’t eat it.

Do you put eggs in boiling water or cold?

If you’re about to place uncooked eggs in a pot of boiling water, stop what you’re doing immediately. Making hard-boiled eggs should always begin with cool water. Bringing the water and eggs up in temperature together helps promote even cooking and prevent cracking. Follow this tip: Always start with cold water.

Do you have to poke holes in eggs to boil them?

It’s important to poke the hole into the fat end of the egg. This is because each egg has an air pocket at this end. And set the egg into the tray with the hole up so that this sulphury air can properly escape. You’re venting the nasty stuff that you don’t want infusing into the egg.

Do you boil water first for hard boiled eggs?

Just bring a pot of water to a boil with enough water to cover the eggs by about an inch. By boiling the water first, it also doesn’t matter which type of pot you use as the eggs only hit the water once it’s boiling (212 degrees fahrenheit).