Spin a Hard Cooked Egg

spin a hard cooked egg to see if the yolk is set

did you know you can check the doneness of your hard-cooked egg by spinning it?

lay it on a flat surface & spin it. if it doesn't wobble & spins smoothly on an axis, your egg is set. and is somehow just a satisfying thing to do, spinning eggs on a counter top.

i love boiled eggs. simply sprinkled with salt & pepper, a dribble of olive oil on morning toast; ramen is best of all when it has a hard cooked egg split down the middle floating in the steaming broth. i love them cooked in tea. "hard-cooked" rather than "hard-boiled", as my much loved former chef called it...what's the difference? it's all in the finished product. a well executed hard cooked egg is free of the sulfur gray line, the yolk a sunny yellow orb with the perfect trace of velvet softness at the very center.

for now i just want to enjoy this pretty little moody egg picture. tomorrow i may just have to boil some eggs for a favorite egg salad recipe i learned for a friend's wedding reception. it has almonds. & parsley. & mustard. all exemplary ingredients. now back to the egg.