the perfect hard-boiled egg

some people will be hard-pressed to admit that they do not know how to cook a hard boiled egg.  how hard is boiling water, right?  well, for those of you closet "i can't cook a hard boiled egg" people, this entry is for you.

materials:

1. sauce pot
2. eggs
3. water

what do ya do?

1. put the cold eggs into the pot, and pour enough COLD water in the pot to cover the eggs.
2. bring the water to a boil
3. as soon as the water boils, turn off the stove and leave to cook for 13 minutes.
4. place the eggs in ice water until cooled.
5. enjoy!

tip:

1. an easy way to peel an egg is to take a knife and hack into the egg right at it's center (horizontally or vertically, whichever is your preference). 
2. use a spoon to spoon out the egg from the shell.

the result:
a perfectly yellow (not green) yolk, in a perfect hard boiled egg.  yum!

difficulty on a esskayelle scale:
easy breezy

have an egg-cellent day!