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Depending on how cooked you like your hard boiled eggs, the eggs should be done perfectly in 10-12 minutes. That said, depending on your altitude, the shape of the pan, the size of the eggs, the ratio of water to eggs, it can take a few minutes more.eat the pot on high heat and bring the water to a full rolling boil. Adding a teaspoon of vinegar to the water may help keep egg whites from running out if an egg does crack while cooking. Also some people find adding 1/2 teaspoon of salt to the water helps prevent cracking as well as making the eggs easier to peel.
How long does it take to poach an egg? If the water is boiling before you add the egg and the egg is at room temperature, (i.e. not straight out of the fridge) then around 2.5 minutes.  3 minutes in softly boi â¦ ling water.et the eggs sit in the water for about 4 minutes. 6 people found this useful. fill a frying pan with 3-4 inches of water put over a high heat place in 1 tsp of sugar and 1 tsp of white vinager when the water is heated and steaming use a knife or spoon t â¦ o create a whirlpool in the centre of the pan of water.