hard-boiled eggs

Fully set yolks

Hard-boiled eggs are eggs cooked in their shells until both the white and yolk are fully solid.

The method involves boiling or simmering for roughly ten to twelve minutes, then often cooling in ice water.

Hard-boiled eggs appear in salads, deviled eggs, and as portable snacks.

The term distinguishes them from soft-boiled eggs, where the yolk remains runny.

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egg cooking doneness

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Briefly cooked, runny-centered

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Eggs simmered in water

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