Fun way to find out if your boiled egg is cooked perfectly
A top chef has shared his fun way to find out if a boiled egg is cooked perfectly, and it's all in the wrist.
Nick Evans, Head Chef Lecturer at Rick Stein's Cookery School, says all you need is a firm surface to test out how well your egg is cooked.
In a video shared on Instagram, we see Nick with two boiled eggs placed before him.
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In a video, shared on Instagram, we see Nick with two eggs placed before him. Instagram
He beings the video by saying he's going to answer the "age old question" of how to tell if your egg is cooked.
"This happens to us all the time here, you've got two eggs, you're not sure which one is cooked," he says.
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He then picks up one of the eggs and gives it a spin on the bench.
The chef then picks up one egg and gives it a spin on the bench. Instagram
"If I take one egg, give it a spin, not a lot happens," he explains, as the first egg fails to spin well and falls to it's side.
"If I take the other egg, give it a spin, if it spins like that, it's cooked," he says, showing the second egg spinning perfectly upright.
The first egg falls to it's side, clearly undercooked. Instagram
He explains this is because the yolk is hard boiled so stable towards the bottom of the egg, giving it the weight and stability for a good spin.
The weight and stability of the cooked yolk allows the egg to spin. Instagram
If poached eggs are your preference over boiled eggs, Jordan Moore, senior recipe developer at food box company Gousto, says it all comes down to how fresh the eggs are.
He tells the Daily Star: "As eggs get older, the whites get more liquid, meaning you run the risk of the whites spreading around your pan."
Jordan says if older eggs is all you have, boil them instead.
He then advises amateurs to crack the egg into a mug instead of straight into the boiling water, and to add a drop of white vinegar or lemon juice to the water before adding the egg.
Jordan shares his tips on creating the perfect poached egg. Getty Images/iStockphoto
"The acid reacts with the egg-white, allowing it to firm up more quickly, rather than spreading through the water," the continues.
Jordan recommends a cooking the egg on a simmer instead of a light boil and using a deep pan or pot to achieve the desired shape.
His expert level tip is to create a gentle whirlpool in the water for a perfectly round result.
