What is the 20 20 20 method of hard boiling eggs?
As I’ve mentioned my dad’s wife was hospitalized for a time. She fell and hit her head.
She’s home now, and my daughter is there taking care of her 24 hours a day.
Kathy has always been high strung and anxious but it’s a thousand times worse now.
My daughter went to make her a hard boiled egg. She refused the egg because my daughter didn’t use the 20 20 20 method so she did it wrong.
I remember her telling me about the method years and years ago. I’ve never used it so I forgot the steps involved.
And Kathy can’t remember the steps involved, just that it was 20 20 20 (minutes.)
Can you help me release my daughter from this minor hell so we can fix the eggs the right way?
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This one might be close.
https://www.mamasmiles.com/perfect-hard-boiled-eggs/
I think a few alterations to this recipe might be what she was thinking of. You could let the eggs sit out on the counter for 20 minutes to warm up. Bring water to a boil, take the pan off the burner, and put the eggs into the hot water. Let sit for 20 minutes, then remove to ice water bath for 20 minutes.
Keep in mind also that at higher elevation water will boil at a lower temperature. If you let the eggs sit in hot water for 20 minutes at sea level, your eggs will probably be harder cooked then if you were to cook them at 9000 feet. So you may have to adjust the time they sit in hot water to get the right color of the yolks.
You boil them for 20 minutes. Then you boil them for another 20 minutes. Then you boil them for another 20 minutes again, just to be sure.
Remember, the egg is not done until the yolk has turned green.
Kathy has always been fixated on doing things a certain way.
When my middle child was a baby we were visiting Kathy and Dad at my sister’s house.
It was time to feed the baby. But I was out of plastic liners for the bottle.
My sister and I hit upon a plan to use a baggie.
Kathy got very upset. “No! No! That’s not what those are made for!!”
It worked perfectly, of course.
We had a family get together at the lake when she flew in one year. We had a barbecue in her honor.
The kid’s son was about 8 months old. Dad gave him a half an ear of corn. He played with it for an hour. Rolling it around in the dirt then taking a bite.
No body moved a muscle! You should have seen her face!
@snowberry thanks for this link. I have a friend who always asks me how to make them. The way I learned is very similar
1) take the eggs out of fridge to warm acclimate on the counter
2) bring water to a rolling boil (salt added)
3) place eggs in rolling boil. Cover and Remove from heat. Let sit for 15 minutes
4) add cold water and ice. Sit in ice bath for about 10 minutes
@Dutchess_III I would love a followup on the 20, 20, 20 if you find it.
Snowberry already found it for me.
My daughter decided to just buy pre boiled, pre shelled eggs at the store.
Well I am sure those will not taste completely terrible at all.
I use a method I learned from Emeril Lagasse about 20 years ago – 2 + 11. You put the eggs in water, bring it to a boil. Time the boil for two minutes. Then shut the heat off and cover the pot, and leave it for 11 minutes. Then put them in ice water or very cold water. Perfect.
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