HOW TO CENTRE EGG YOLKS

HOW TO CENTRE EGG YOLKS
Here’s how I do it:
Put your eggs in the pot and cover them with a generous amount of cold
water. Place the pot over high heat and begin gently stirring the eggs
in a clockwise direction. Then, after a minute or two, reverse
directions, stirring slowly, but constantly. Bring the whole thing to a
boil,reduce heat to a low bubble and boil for 3 minutes, still stirring
gently. Remove from heat, cover and allow to sit for 7 minutes, then
drain and run under cold water until cool enough to handle and peel. The
result is a perfectly centered yolk.
Peel under a slow stream of cold water. It’s much easier to peel them while still warm. Also, hard
cooked eggs peel better when they are not so fresh so if you know you have to make them in a week or two, buy your eggs and let them sit in the fridge for a week.
Good luck!

The way I learned was to put a rubberband around the carton of eggs…then turn them on their side in the refrigerator. Leave them there for a day or so before you want to hardboil them. Then cook as recommended. When I do that, my eggs are all centered perfectly.

Photo: Elize de Kock