Re:Instant Brands, maker of Instant Pot and Pyrex cookware, ...
by js2 on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @10:35AM
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When I make eggs in the Instant Pot, I do it on high pressure for 4 minutes, then immediately vent and plunge them into ice water. If I left them in any longer than that or even if I skip the ice bath, they'd be very overdone.
Re:Instant Brands, maker of Instant Pot and Pyrex cookware, ...
by Reason077 on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @11:29AM
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I usually do take them out fairly quickly after I hear the end alarm. I also prefer yolks which are still a tiny bit runny, so I agree that a short cooking time and removing them quickly works best!
But it's not the end of the world if you don't as it cools down quite quickly when it vents (if set to quick-release). They might be slightly overdone, but certainly not as bad as forgetting them and leaving them boiling in a pot for 15+ minutes. Which I've done more times than I care to admit.
Re:Instant Brands, maker of Instant Pot and Pyrex cookware, ...
by deredede on Thursday June 15, 2023 @02:12AM
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Ah, that makes sense! Thanks.
I usually make boiled eggs when I take food somewhere (be it for hiking or a lunch in the park). But I also drop them into cold water once they are cooked to stop the cooking, so they are quickly not that hot anymore.
Not having to worry about the timing does sound nice!
There's also another advantage of the instant pot method: because it's cooking under pressure, it compresses the whites very slightly inside the shells as they cook. This means the shells always peel very easily from the eggs! Often when stovetop cooking, I'd get the shells sticking to the eggs which makes them difficult to peel.