Boiled Eggs

Eggs in a hot pot

The one thing I know a hot pot can do well: boil eggs.

Put eggs in a single layer in your hot pot.  Cover with water and a little more.  The eggs will float to a standing position, and you can probably fit in another one.  They should be floating loosely.

Heat at maximum until water is boiling, then turn down to medium.  The heat will come and go.  After 8 minutes unplug the pot.

Wait 5 minutes, then pour out the hot water and pour in some cold. Allow it to sit for a bit, cooling, then drain and move the eggs to a dish.

To see a full set of photographs showing boiled eggs, go to this set on flickr.   (It will open in a new tab or window; to return to this page, just close it.) The small pictures are thumbnails; click on each one to see it full-size, and to read the comments under it.  If you prefer to use the slideshow feature, you won't see the captions unless you click on "show info" (top right).