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For such a common food, eggs can be damn tricky to cook perfectly. It’s so easy to over or under-do them. But it doesn’t have to be this way, as this popular online chef proves.

Chef John Mitzewich runs the popular Food Wishes blog/video series.

His clear and concise recipes have earned him a range of awards. For instance, The Tasty Awards has named him the best home chef in a series.

One of Chef John’s most helpful online recipes is also one of his simplest: he shares a foolproof method of cooking hard-boiled eggs.

With his method, the yolk will be creamy but not at all runny. And you make it like this:

First, you put the eggs in a pan.

Then you add cold water to the pan, ensuring that the eggs are covered. It’s good to cover the eggs with an inch of water.

Then put the pan on high heat and wait for it to get hot.

When the water starts to simmer (NOT boil, simmer, as in the water is beginning to bubble and the eggs are just starting to move around,) turn the heat off.

Cover the pan right away.

Then leave the covered pan on the unlit stovetop for 17 minutes. Do not lift the lid for these 17 minutes.

Once the 17 minutes is up, bring the pan to the sink and pour the water away. Make sure the eggs don’t tip out!

Then fill the pan with cold water. As the pan is filling with cold water, shake the eggs around a little.

Empty the cold water into the sink and fill the pan with cold water one more time.

Then peel the eggs under running cold water.

Next, all that’s left to do is add the perfectly boiled eggs to your meal and enjoy!

This video appeared on Chef John’s YouTube channel, and it has since helped people all over the world. To date, the video has gained over 850,000 views. It also has more than 5,700 likes and 750 comments. People have been saying things like this:

Chef John’s YouTube channel also has a few other egg cooking videos that could help your culinary skills.

For instance, his guide to poaching eggs is similarly handy:

To make poached eggs, fill a pan with cold water, put it over a medium heat and add salt and a drizzle of white vinegar.

When the water boils, lower the flame until it reaches a gentle simmer.

Then crack an egg into a ramekin. Tip the egg into the simmering water. Leave it in the water for about six minutes.

After about six minutes have passed, pick the egg up from the water with a spoon.

Gently poke the white and the yolk with your finger. The white should be solid. The yolk should feel soft.

If you’re only poaching a few eggs, leave the cooked egg to the side until you’re ready to add it to your meal.

If you’re cooking poached eggs for a large group, then put the egg in ice water once they’re done to suspend their state.

Just before finishing off your dish, add the cold eggs to VERY gently simmering water and leave them in there for a minute and a half, and they’ll be nice and warm again.

So now you know two great ways of cooking eggs!

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Source: Food Wishes, Food Wishes