How to Know if Hard Boiled Eggs Are Done

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Hard boil. Test one egg out of the batch.. Run the egg under cold water to cool it.

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1

Hard boil

Step 1

Hard boil

2

Test one egg out of the batch.

Step 2

Test one egg out of the batch.

3

Run the egg under cold water to cool it.

Step 3

Run the egg under cold water to cool it.

4

Peel off the shell.

Step 4

Peel off the shell.

5

Cut the egg in half.

Step 5

Cut the egg in half.

6

Examine the inside of the egg.

Step 6

Examine the inside of the egg.

7

Transfer your eggs to an ice bath if they are done.

Step 7

Transfer your eggs to an ice bath if they are done.

8

Lift the egg out of the water with a spoon or ladle.

Step 8

Lift the egg out of the water with a spoon or ladle.

9

Use oven mitts to handle the egg.

Step 9

Use oven mitts to handle the egg.

10

Press an instant-read thermometer into the center of the egg.

Step 10

Press an instant-read thermometer into the center of the egg.

11

Read the thermometer's display.

Step 11

Read the thermometer's display.

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