Simmering in the Shell

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Professional Cooking: 10th Edition
Professional Cooking

By Wayne Gisslen

Published 2025

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The term hard-boiled egg is not a good one to use because eggs should be simmered instead of boiled.

Eggs may be simmered in water to the soft-, medium-, or hard-cooked stage according to the following methods.

One popular use of hard-cooked eggs outside of the breakfast menu is deviled eggs, which are discussed.