A steamer is a real kitchen assistant for any housewife. It is here that you can tasty and quickly prepare a hearty meal, a delicious dinner and even a nutritious breakfast. For example, boil eggs - hard-boiled, in a pouch or soft-boiled.
However, be prepared for the fact that the first time an ideally cooked egg can not work. After all, the time for cooking eggs in a double boiler depends on many factors: the volume of water poured into the appliance, the size of the egg, the steamer's model. But do not be discouraged, in time you will definitely choose the optimal regime for yourself and learn how to easily achieve the desired result. Eggs cooked in a double boiler have a number of significant advantages: they are easily cleaned, their shells do not crack at all, and a bluish film does not form near the yolk.
How to cook eggs in a double boiler? First, examine your steamer properly. Some models have special bowls with cavities for eggs, you just need to take instructions to it and read how and how much time to cook eggs in your steamer model. But sometimes there are devices without depressions. Do not be discouraged ahead of time, they can also cook eggs. Just put them directly in the bowl without adding water.
How to boil eggs in a double boiler?
We take the eggs, good under my running cold water, wipe them dry with a towel and put them in a bowl or intended grooves.
How much to cook eggs in a double boiler?
It all depends on what you want to get in the end. If you want to cook hard-boiled eggs, then we set the timer exactly for 15 minutes. But that the egg turned into a bag, we cook it for 10 minutes, and it's ready to cook for a total of 7 minutes.
And what if you suddenly like hard-boiled eggs. And your family prefers only soft-boiled? Do not worry, there is a way out here! It's very simple, put the eggs in the bowl, set the timer for about 7 minutes, at his signal take out the egg, which was boiled soft, and the rest just leave the cook, programming the steamer for another 6 minutes.
Eggs, cooked soft-boiled, immediately remove from the bowl so that they are not digested. But those made hard-boiled, you can leave to cool right in the steamer, without pouring them with cold water. Note that the eggs cooked in the steamer of the shell are separated very easily, without sticking to the welded squirrel.