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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.
Making hard-boiled eggs is an essential cooking skill â a task that is seemingly easy but always comes up just short of perfect. The two most common problems that arise when trying to make hard-boiled eggs are achieving the proper doneness (because nobody likes sulfuric green yolks) and egg shells that just wonât peel off without taking a big chunk of the white with it. Make the process easier use this headache-free method for the easiest hard-boiled eggs. 1  Step 1: Place the eggs in a pot, cover with cold water, and place the pot on the stove. 2  Step 2: Bring the cold water to a boil. Once the water arrives at a rolling, bubbling boil, then turn the heat off, cover the pan, and remove it from the heat. Allow the eggs to sit in the water until they are cooked; about 9 minutes for medium eggs and 12 minutes for large eggs.