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Make the push pin ready.
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You can use a thumb tack, too, but it's harder to grip.
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Pierce the rounded end of the egg with the pin while turning it round and round.
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Pierce it completely, then remove the pin.
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It looks like this.
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The inside of the egg won't come out.
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Put the eggs in boiling water.
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Not cold water, boiling hot water.
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This is the key.
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Here's an 8-minute egg.
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It's a bit softer than soft-boiled.
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A 9-minute egg.
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It's perfectly soft-boiled.
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A large egg boiled for 10 minutes.
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Boiled for 12 minutes.
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Can you see the differences between boiling for 8, 9, 10 and 12 minutes?
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These 10-minute eggs were all successfully peeled.
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There's no need to put the eggs in cold water.
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Sometimes the shell cracks when the eggs are boiling!
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(And sometimes the white leaks a bit from the hole.)
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If you are not going to peel the eggs immediately, I recommend putting them in cold water.
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Continued - if you leave the eggs as-is without putting them in cold water, the hot water inside the egg may evaporate and the membrane may get stuck.
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If you leave the eggs without putting them in cold water, the yolk may continue cooking in residual heat.
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So if you want soft-boiled eggs, I recommend putting them in cold water.
