The hot-water method has its devotees, too -- eggs dropped straight into boiling water for more predictable timing. But this approach falls apart when cooking for a crowd. Adding too many cold eggs at ...

Their new method takes 32 minutes. By Alexander Nazaryan A colleague approached Ernesto Di Maio, a materials scientist in Naples, Italy, and an expert in plastic foams, with a blunt suggestion: “You ...

Cooking a perfect boiled egg takes at least half an hour, physicists have claimed, as they say the best method for a tasty and nutritious breakfast involves switching repeatedly between pans of ...