On 6 Oct 2015 15:22:05 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2015-10-05, notbob > wrote:
>> I was amazed to see the
>> episode on how to soft boil eggs. Damned if 1/2" water and a 6.5 min
>> cooking time don't work!! Even works up here at 8K ft elev, where
>> water boils at about 196 deg F (I added about 20 secs to cook time).
>
>I gotta wonder. ATK's premise for this technique is, steam has 5
>times "more energy" than boiling water, so they are having mostly
>steam cook the eggs instead of the boiling water. What I wonder
>about, why not jes cut to the chase and use a steamer to "steam" the
>eggs. Anyone tried steaming eggs?
>
>BTW, I doubt PBTM's tie has much to do with it. In fact, now that I
>think about it, I don't even know where to purchase a bow-tie.
>
>nb

When the steaming eggs topic came up here several years ago, I did try
it. The hard cooked eggs did peel beautifully, as advertised. I had
to steam 'on a wing and a prayer' because I couldn't find timing for
the process. I finally settled on the same time I used for cooking
them in water.
Janet US