Instructions

1. Place your eggs in an empty pan and cover them with enough cold water that it comes up over the eggs by about an inch. If your eggs are very fresh, put a small crack in the broad end of the egg, making sure not to piece the membrane.
2. Place the pan over medium-high heat and bring it to a rapid simmer (you don't want a hard boil here). Put a lid on the pot and remove from heat.
3. Set a timer. For soft cooked eggs- 4 minutes; medium cooked eggs- 6 minutes; medium/hard cooked eggs- 8 minutes; hard cooked eggs- 10 minutes.
4. Gently remove eggs from hot water with a slotted spoon and transfer into ice water to stop the cooking.
5. To peel- crack the broad end of the egg on a clean surface to open up the air sack. Use the side of your them to begin peeling off the shell.