The best way to cook bird's nest is to simmer it in water over a gentle flame. Boil water in a steamer, put the bird's nest in a stewing bowl, fill it with filtered soaked bird's nest water, and simmer for about 1 hour. You can also use an electric crock pot to simmer the bird's nest in water for an hour. You can control the time according to your favorite taste. It is better to control the time between 40 minutes and 2 hours.

The stewing time is determined by two factors. First, it depends on the quality of the bird's nest itself, depending on the thickness, dryness and humidity of the bird's nest, usually 6-8 hours, if it is a blood bird's nest, it will take double the time; second, it depends on the physical condition of the person, in order to facilitate the absorption of the weaker people, such as the elderly and the sick, stewing bird's nests should be more than the regular 1 hour, i.e., 7-9 hours.