Most of us make peace with this fact and learn to accept hard-boiled eggs, which come out of boiling water after about 10 minutes with fully solidified white and yolk, or soft-boiled eggs ...

Now, researchers from the University of Naples Federico II, and Italy's National Research Council, have applied the scientific method to eggs in another way: determining how best to boil them.

Step 1: Place an egg into a pot with enough water to cover the eggs by about an inch. While you're waiting for the water to boil, remove the eggs from the fridge (set them on the counter). Source: ...

Photographs of the raw, hard-boiled (red), soft-boiled (yellow), sous vide (green) and periodic (blue) eggs. Credit: Pellegrino Musto and Ernesto Di Maio “[Sous vide] gives a very peculiar ...

It can be difficult to get the perfect soft-boiled eggs when making them yourself - with the yolk often getting just slightly too solid to be enjoyable. Luckily, Frank Proto, chef, cooking ...

To confirm they had cooked up something new, the researchers tested the chemical makeup of the prepared eggs and served them to a panel of eight tasters alongside traditional boiled eggs.

To confirm they had cooked up something new, the researchers tested the chemical makeup of the prepared eggs and served them to a panel of eight tasters alongside traditional boiled eggs.

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Eggs are packed with protein and all kinds of good stuff, and there are endless ways to cook them. Image Credit: Getty If you're looking for a high-protein meal that actually tastes amazing, this ...

Though boiled eggs are a favourite to have with a range of meals such as sandwiches and salads, they can often be difficult to perfect. While it is famously difficult to achieve the perfect boiled ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Scientists say they’ve cracked the code for boiling the perfect egg. Researchers cooked hundreds of eggs ...

Making a hard-boiled egg is a seemingly straightforward process that can nonetheless be surprisingly tricky to master. However, scientists in Italy believe they’ve figured out the ideal method to make ...