When it comes to boiling eggs, home cooks often return to familiar rituals: start with cold water, time the boil, cool the eggs quickly — and always, always add a pinch of salt. For decades, that last ...

So much of cooking is second nature: listening for your cake to "sing,” checking to see whether your pan is hot enough with a splash of water, and putting a dash of salt into a pot to help water boil ...

Some chefs and home cooks swear by putting boiled eggs in an ice bath immediately after cooking. Here's why, and whether or ...

Boiling a bunch of eggs is a great way to have healthy breakfasts and snacks ready to go. Just make sure you bring them up to ...

Hard boiling eggs is relatively easy, it’s simply putting eggs in boiling water. The tricky part is often getting the yolk cooked just right. But there’s an easier way to do it. Skip the stove and ...