On 8/18/2013 5:35 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> " wrote:
>> wrote:
>>> My Daughter-in-law posted this on Facebook. Put the eggs in a muffin tin to keep
>>> them seperated, and put them in a 325 degree oven for about a half hour and the
>>> result is just like hard boiled and easier to peel. Anyone ever heard of this or
>>> tried it?
>>
>> I agree with the others; it's a stupid idea that takes too long. Why would she want to do this?? I bet she's a big fan of Sandra Lee, isn't she?
>
> Actually shirred eggs are very good, there are many recipes, they are
> very easy to make, make for a very gracious presentation, and take no
> more time to cook than other ways to cook eggs especially if one needs
> to cook eggs for many people at once... most folks cook eggs too fast
> on too high a heat and end up with tough eggs. One of my favorite
> ways to shirr eggs is by baking in depressions I've made in corned
> beef hash.
>
But Sheldon, the OP was talking about baking eggs *in the shell* in a
muffin tin in the oven. To simulate (?) boiled eggs. Not shirred eggs.

Jill