How long does it take to cook an egg in cold water for 5-13 minutes.

Beginning to cook an egg in a pot of cold water will take about 12-13 minutes, but if you want a semi-loose egg, it will take about 7-9 minutes, and if you want a thick, loose egg, it will take about 5 minutes. Note that if you use a large pot to cook the eggs, make sure you put water over the height of the eggs.

Eggs may have bacteria during the formation process, and uncooked eggs can retain bacteria, it is generally recommended to cook them for about 3 minutes after the water comes to a boil, which is better. Because we cook eggs are to be cold water in the pot, so if the eggs in boiling water for more than 10 minutes of time, the eggs will be inside the loss of nutrients, while the eggs cooked for too long, the taste is not good.

Tips for cooking eggs:

If the eggs are refrigerated, take them out in advance and put them into room temperature water for 10-20 minutes, so that the eggs can be integrated into the room temperature, to prevent the eggs from boiling in the pot. It's best to cook eggs in cold water. Using cold water to cook eggs effectively prevents eggs from breaking their shells, and compared to eggs cooked in hot water, eggs cooked in cold water will mature more evenly, and the texture of the eggs will taste more tender and flavorful.

Try to use fresh eggs as much as possible. Freshly cooked eggs have a better flavor and a fuller yolk. Place the eggs gently into the pan to avoid them bumping into each other. If the eggshells break, fish them out with a colander to avoid contaminating the whole pot. After rooting off the heat, let the eggs soak in hot water for 2-3 minutes, which will make the shells easier to peel off. After that, put them into cold water and you can start peeling the shells.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-boiled eggs for the above