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Jean B.[_1_]

bob wrote:
> On 02 Jul 2009 07:26:58 GMT, shouted from the
> highest rooftop:
>
>> I have an odd, and probably very elementary question, but please
>> bear with me.
>>
>> I put a few eggs into boiling water to hard-boil them. Within about
>> 30 seconds, I heard a very loud CRACK! noise, looked in the pot and
>> saw one of the eggs losing its contents into the water. At the end
>> of the boiling period, there was a moderate sized hole in the shell
>> of that egg, and it was floating, so probably mostly empty.
>
> No surprise you've had eggs crack before - although the one you're
> describing probably had little left in it once it cracked so badly.
>
> Next time put a small hole in the top of each egg (I use a map pin)
> then take the water off the boil just long enough to lower the egg/s
> into the water slowly, then quickly put back on the element/gas to
> continue boiling. No cracks. No floating eggs.
>
> Another method is to take the eggs you intend boiling out of the
> fridge and let them get to room temperature. But even then, they can
> sometimes crack.
>
> Get some map pins, mate.
>

Another tip... I have discovered that eggs need to be closely
inspected. Even when a casual inspection indicates a perfect egg,
you sometimes see little cracks. Some of these cracks appear to
have been sealed with clear wax (or something similar). Now I am
wondering whether that is a natural phenomenon. Anyway, if I
disregard these seemingly trivial imperfections, I end up with
burst eggs.

--
Jean B.