Can You Cook Eggs Just Right? See My Quick Guide!

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Eggs contain vitamins A, D, B-6 and B-12, as well as calcium, iron and magnesium. Many people love to eat them. Their bright yellow and white colours add cheer to a meal!

Here is a guide to cooking your eggs exactly right every time:

The first thing to remember is to keep your eggs at room temperature. It is unnecessary to keep them in the 'fridge.

Boiled Eggs:

A favourite breakfast for children! They love to dip their soldiers into a runny yolk.

• Start with a saucepan of cold water and bring it to the boil.

• Using a slotted spoon, dip the eggs in and out of the boiling water to reduce the chance of a thermal shock cracking the shell.

• Lower the eggs fully into the boiling water.

• For soft boiled (runny yolk), boil your eggs for 3 - 5 minutes. A little longer, 7½ minutes, will boil a firmer-but-not-hard yolk. This yolk will not be dippy. For hard boiled eggs, cook for 10 minutes.

• Carefully remove the cooked eggs from the water.
  Enjoy!

Fried eggs :

Fried eggs are a mainstay of the 'Full English' breakfast. Here is how to enjoy them at their best:

• Using a frying pan, pour oil to 3 mm deep and heat it to medium hot.

• The tricky bit is to crack the eggs slowly into the oil without puncturing the yolk. This comes with practice. Never crack them fast as the hot oil might splash.

• Spoon a little hot oil over the yolk.

• For a soft/runny yolk, fry until the white is firm. For a hard yolk, turn the egg over and fry until the yolk solidifies. (About a minute.)
  Enjoy!

Poached eggs :

These delicious eggs are cooked in a similar way to boiled eggs but without their shells.

• Bring a saucepan of water to the point of boiling.

• Crack the egg into a large spoon then gently lower the spoon into the water.

• Return to the point of boiling and cook for 5 minutes.

This should produce a poached egg with the white fully cooked and the yolk still runny.
Enjoy!

Scrambled :

Light, fluffy scrambled eggs, yummee!

• Crack your eggs into a bowl.

• Beat thoroughly with a fork or whisk till the egg is smoothly mixed.

• Place bowl in a microwave.

• Cook on full power for 1 minute.

• Remove bowls and beat partially scrambled eggs with a fork till mixed again.

• Repeat cooking for 1 minute and beating to remix until the eggs are fully scrambled but still wet. This time will vary according to how many eggs you are cooking.

• Season to taste
  Enjoy!

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