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This method works best if the eggs are in a single layer, but you can double them up as well, you'll just need to add more time to the steaming time. 3 Set your timer for 6 minutes for soft boiled, 10 minutes for hard boiled with a still translucent and bright yolk, or 12-15 minutes for cooked-through hard boiled.
My mom gave me very similar directions on the perfect hard boiled egg recipe. Except she said from 11-14 minutes on the egg...maybe it depends on the size of the egg or the freshness of it. But we usually averaged it out to 12 minutes. Or as my mother was famous for saying, you judge!