On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I post a picture and just a few words.
When I put the one not-hardboiled egg in the same fridge area as the hard-boiled ones, I had a fleeting, “I shouldn’t do this.” thought, but I must have dismissed it.
Because when I went to peel an egg as I was packing Mr. FG’s lunch* this morning, I managed to pick the one that wasn’t cooked.
Raw eggs do not, in fact, peel. In case you were wondering.
Fortunately, I wasn’t peeling it over the floor or anything, so the egg is saved and will be scrambled. Or fried. Or something.
By the way, Cook’s Illustrated’s method of hard-boiling eggs is working great for me! I can’t believe how non-stinky the eggs are and the yolks are perfectly cooked and surprisingly unchalky.
It’s easy: cover the eggs in a pot with an inch of water (the water should be an inch above the eggs), bring to a boil, take off the burner and let the eggs sit with the lid on the pot for ten minutes, and then dunk the eggs in a bath of ice water.
*I pack Mr. FG’s lunch while he showers. This way, we get to set the alarm as late as possible while still getting him to work on time. 😉
Alice
Friday 7th of November 2014
*I pack Mr. FG’s lunch while he showers. This way, we get to set the alarm as late as possible while still getting him to work on time.*
Did Mr. FG change shifts again? I thought you were eating breakfast together as a family and a big meal at noon, since he was gone in the afternoons and missed the last meal of the day. (Maybe swing shift)
Kristen
Friday 7th of November 2014
Yeah, the only thing predictable about his work schedule seems to be change! At this moment in time, he's working a day shift, but who knows how long that will last.
Rachel
Friday 7th of November 2014
To identify our hard boiled eggs, we simply take a pencil and put a capital H on the shell after they are hard boiled and ready to put back in the refrigerator.
Aria
Friday 7th of November 2014
I learned this method from my college roommate. Similar to some of the other commenters I usually leave the eggs in hot water for longer than 10 minutes while I'm busy with something else but thy always turn out perfect.
Marianna
Friday 7th of November 2014
That's how my mom taught me how to hard boil an egg when I was 8 or 9. It's nice to see sometimes the old ways are the best ways. :)
Suzanne
Friday 7th of November 2014
This is not related to eggs except for possibly the price...I went to Aldi for the first time and oh my goodness. Unfortunately it's an hour and a half round trip from home so I guess that negates the savings (plus my time) to do regularly but if I'm headed in that direction it is definitely worth planning some extra time to shop. The only not-so-impressive was the fruit selection but I do have a local fruit/veg warehouse open to the public on weekends which is hard to beat.