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There are different ways of cooking eggs, hard-boiled egg is one of them. Perfect hard boiled eggs with different doneness have different textures. The donenesses demonstrated here are 5 mins, 7 mins and 10 mins. Which doneness is your preference? In this guide, we’ll show you how to make hard boiled eggs in all types of doneness.

If you prefer your eggs scrambled, check out our scrambled eggs with garlic bread.

CHINESE VERSION: 不同熟度的水煮蛋

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How to Make Hard Boiled Eggs with Different Doneness| MyKitchen101en

Directions:

1 Clean the eggs (room temperature), put into a saucepan, add in water (water level should be higher than eggs)。

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2 Bring to the boil.

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3 Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until your preferred doneness: 5 mins, 7 mins or 10 mins (the suggested time is for size A eggs, if you use a smaller egg, slightly reduce the cooking time).

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4 Soak the cooked eggs in ice water until completely cooled before removing the egg shells (always use 7 to 10-day-old eggs for easy peeling).

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5 Hard-boiled eggs with different doneness:

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6 Seven minutes doneness.

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7 Ten minutes doneness.

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How To Make Hard Boiled Eggs With Different Doneness

The donenesses demonstrated here are 5 mins, 7 mins and 10 mins. Which doneness is your preference? In this guide, we’ll show you how to make hard boiled eggs in all types of doneness.

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5 from 4 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Egg
Cuisine How to
Servings 3 eggs
Calories 78 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 3 hard boiled eggs
  • water for boiling

Instructions
 

  • Clean the eggs (room temperature), put into a saucepan, add in water (water level should be higher than eggs)。
  • Bring to the boil.
  • Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until your preferred doneness: 5 mins, 7 mins or 10 mins (the suggested time is for size A eggs, if you use a smaller egg, slightly reduce the cooking time).
  • Soak the cooked eggs in ice water until completely cooled before removing the egg shells (always use 7 to 10-day-old eggs for easy peeling).
  • Hard-boiled eggs with different doneness:
  • Seven minutes doneness.
  • Ten minutes doneness.

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Notes

The nutritional value for reference is for 1 egg. 

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 78kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 6gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 187mgSodium: 62mgPotassium: 63mgSugar: 1gVitamin A: 260IUCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg
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