Teppy, how long do you simmer the eggs for after you turn down the boil? And is this something I have to take high-altitude into account for? (it was so weird when I realized I had to actually take into consideration the high-altitude instructions I'd always laughed at when I was in Pennsylvania, we'd always wondered what odd people lived so high who wanted to bake cakes).

Teppy, how long do you simmer the eggs for after you turn down the boil?

For hard-boiled, about 15 minutes. I'm not too fussed if it goes longer, though. (I mean, not 30 minutes or anything, but if the timer goes off and I can't get to it for a minute or 2, I haven't noticed any eggtastrophe.)

And is this something I have to take high-altitude into account for?

That, I don't know. My guess would be no, since it's just basic boiling.

I've been steaming our hard-boiled eggs recently, which has yielded deliciously perfect eggs. (Steam to hard-boil, I mean.)

I've totally forgotten eggs in water off the fire and had no issue with them.

-t, your previous method for boiling eggs has been my go-to, but I am now interested in trying out the boil, add ice with eggs, and cook for 11 min. Or in my case more likely leave off the heat for 15, in case the laziest method works well enough for my 10 yo egg eater.

So, after going through my mother's clothes with her to see what she should wear to a wedding next weekend, I think it may be time for me to start spending money on good clothes and then never get rid of them.

Burrell, I was pretty amazed what a difference it made to ease of peeling. The point of the ice is to avoid the whites getting too tough, so if that doesn't happen enough to bother whoever is eating the eggs, yeah, skip it.

I can't say I find overcooked eggs inedible, myself. Today might be the first time I've had hardboiled eggs that weren't overcooked, frankly. If I do six eggs at a time that will last me a week or two easily, so I might as well take the extra steps, but if you are feeding more than one person I'm sure that calculation is different.

Makes sense, Jesse.

She has like eight options!

Ha, my mother is sort of the same way. It's easier if you have a traditional style. I think my mother is going to wear the purple dress for my brother's wedding next month. The same purple dress she wore to my wedding, but since that was in 1998 we think she can get away with it.

ION my grandfather died this morning, in one of those sudden but not unexpected things (he was 93 and in the nursing home section of his schmancy retirement community.) I'm not especially upset. He could be very charming but was essentially self-interested and not actually a very nice person. My mother is upset, of course, but she's also relieved that he's not going to "spoil your brother's wedding."