“You have to boil boiling water” and 4 more chicken egg myths it’s time to stop believing

So, here are the delusions that it is time to leave in the past!

This is not necessary – according to Molly, a lower temperature will give a more perfect result. The fact is that boiling water makes eggs bounce in a pan – it is because of this that they crack. Ye boils the eggs in two ways: either put them in boiling water and then lower the heat, or put the eggs in cold water, wait for it to boil, then turn off the burner and wait 10 minutes.

According to Ye, this should only be done with eggs bought from the supermarket, as they are washed before being sold. In the case of the servants, it relies on their natural coating to protect the contents from everything outside the shell, from dirt to dangerous invisible bacteria.

Brown eggs are often chosen as tastier by very famous chefs such as Gordon Ramsay, Bobby Flay and Martha Stewart. However, Ye insists that white eggs taste the same as brown eggs, and that celebrities simply love them because they look better on camera.

“I’m a very distracted person and 70% of the time I forget to get the eggs out of the fridge ahead of time,” Molly admits. She says using cold eggs has never drastically changed cooking results: “It’s hard to mess up such a delicious combination of butter, sugar and eggs,” Ye says.

However, the writer and TV presenter thinks that sometimes you have to make an exception – for example, if you’re using coconut oil, which is temperature-sensitive to other ingredients.

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Should I pay attention to the egg production date? “Don’t go down that rabbit hole,” advises Molly. According to Ye, no matter how old the egg is, its taste will not change. There is only one exception to the rule – hard-boiled eggs: fresh ones will be harder to peel. However, this is easily managed if you knock them on the table so that cracks appear on the shell, then put them in ice water.