How to cook hard boil eggs?
There are many ways to do this. The methods I follow are 5-5-5 Instant Pot (IP) method or cooking for 15 or 20 minutes on a stovetop. When boiling more 4 or more eggs, I prefer IP.
Instant Pot (IP) - Place a trivet in inner pot of the IP. Fill it with ¾ cup water. Arrange the eggs on the trivet. Close the lid and pressure cook the eggs for 5 minutes, release pressure after 5 minutes and transfer the eggs to ice cold water.
Leave it for 5 minutes and then peel the eggs. I usually don't follow the last step all the time and leave it in ice water until I am ready to use. I follow either 4-4-4 or 5-5-5 method depending on how I am serving the eggs.
Stovetop - Take eggs in a saucepan, fill it with cold water, at least an inch above the eggs. Add a pinch of salt and ½ teaspoon of oil (this is optional). Cook for 15 - 20 minutes. When I cook for 15 minutes, I let the eggs sit in the water for few minutes.
When I do 20 minutes, I discard water right away and fill it with cold water. This method works for 3-5 eggs as it takes about 10 - 12 minutes for the water to come to a boil. This stovetop method works well for the way we like our eggs.
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