Anyone who values their perfect breakfast egg will most likely purchase an egg stove at some point. However, operating an egg stove is not quite as simple as it seems at first glance – there are definitely pitfalls. Therefore, how to conjure up a perfect egg with the egg stove, we reveal in our article.
Egg stove vs. cooking in a pot
Even with a lot of experience and intuition, cooking eggs in a pot is still a matter of luck. Eggs don’t always turn out perfectly the way you want them to. The water temperature can vary slightly, the shell thickness and the weight is always slightly different from egg to egg. This results in natural fluctuations.
With the egg stove, on the other hand, many things are very precisely measured – the heat development is always the same, the time can be set very accurately and the amount of water is measured very precisely. In the end, you can predict the result much more accurately than if you simply put eggs into boiling water.
Classifications and classes
Just as the boiling process can be regulated very precisely, the eggs are also classified quite accurately when boiled in the egg stove. In addition, there are fixed classifications for the degree of hardness of the egg.
Weight classes
The weight classes of eggs are standardized and are always indicated on the packaging. In addition, there are also quality classes (A and B), which do not play a role for the household, however, since only quality class A is offered here anyway. Grade B is used exclusively for the food industry.
The weight classes are divided as follows:
| Abbreviation | Weight class designation | Weight in g |
|---|---|---|
| XL | very large | more than 73 g |
| L | large | 63 g to 72 g |
| M | medium | 53 g to 62 g (this is the standard size for most eggs, egg stoves are also designed for this) |
| S | small | less than 53 g |
Hardness
Eggs are professionally divided into the following degrees of hardness
- hard eggs
- nucleus soft eggs
- soft eggs
How to use the egg boiler correctly
Fill the heating tray with the specified amount of water
2. Place egg carrier on top
3. Pierce eggs on blunt side with egg pick
4. Place eggs with the pointed side down on the carrier
5. Put on the cover
6. Set hardness level
7. Adjust the egg quantity (depending on the number of eggs inserted, it must be adjusted accordingly)
8. If necessary, readjust the egg weight (weight class)
9. Start cooking process
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