Because I am Aversive to Dying
 

If a hard-boiled egg cracks when I'm cooking it, can I still use it?

Only if there is no one there to see it crack.

Well, I was a bit busy watching a tree fall in the forest.

Oh my goodness YES.

You never had a hard boiled egg crack when you boiled it??

I don't have any specific evidence that it's safe, other than the fact that I've been eating them that way for over a decade. At least one or two of mine always crack while boiling.

yes. assuming you're not boiling it in a toxic liquid.

Although that said.... my mom and nan always had a special pan for boilng eggs because they reckoned toxins came out of the shells when you boiled them and impregnated the pan so you couldn't use it for other food. i've never been able to find concrete evidence for this belief and I figure if it were true (a) it would be widely known and (b) Paula Deen and Martha Stewart would include egg pans in their product ranges.

I work nights. I don't cook on a regular basis. I make fudge like a pro, and can turn out a masterly omelet, but the simple act of making hard boiled eggs mystifies me. I tried doing it differently than I usually do tonight ... I boiled the water, put the eggs in, turned the water to a simmer and waited 14 minutes, just like the Joy of Cooking said to do. I usually start with cold eggs and cold water and have to pay attention to my magic egg timer thingy in the pot.

I didn't feel like paying attention tonight, and went for the book and the electronic timer.

NO!!!1 . . . It might get water on it!

Its okay unless you're making Easter eggs. Then all that dye seeps into the egg and will kill you if you eat it. :thepain:

OMG, you'll dye! :eek:

And if you don't wanna hard-boil, you'll blow the eggs, too. Next spring.

A bit of advice that I got from my mother : about a teaspoon of vinegar in the water. Works like a charm but you still have to keep an eye on the timer.

Yes.

If you put eggs in a glass of water and they float toss them out, otherwise you should be fine.