Q&A for How to Hard Boil an Egg

Peel the egg while submerged in a bowl of cool water.

Not entirely sure, but most likely because a cooked egg doesn't have a yolk sac wobbling around inside. An egg that isn't cooked yet will allow the yolk sac to sway from side to side when you spin it, thus disturbing the weight of the egg and making it go "off course." With a cooked egg, this doesn't happen so the egg will spin in a perfect circle.

No, a pot or a sauce pan is required. Do not put an egg in a bowl of water in the microwave, as the egg will explode.

You could eat it. Or make devilled eggs. There are not many recipes that call for boiled yolks.

A microwave safe bowl usually has a sticker or label on it marking that it is safe to be microwaves. Glass, ceramic and Tupperware containers can all be used in a microwave. However, be aware of some plastic containers which shouldn't be microwaved.

This is a common theory, but unfortunately it has been debunked. A few people have tested this theory out multiple times, and it seems that the eggs have the exact same results with or without the baking soda.

Egg whites are naturally slimy, so a little bit of sliminess is expected and nothing to worry about. If it concerns you, you can boil the eggs longer.

The whites are mushy because of the cooking time; you'll need to cook longer.

If you prefer to slice your eggs, then hard boiled is the way to go. Slicing soft boiled eggs will lead to a mess, because often the yolk and whites are still soft and runny.

Hard boiled eggs are left in the shell while poached eggs are not.