Scientists have cracked the perfect way to boil an egg. Boiling eggs is a common task in the kitchen — but it turns out you’ve likely been doing it wrong. Because yolk cooks at a lower temperature than the white,

E veryone has their opinion on how to make a perfectly boiled egg—is it boiled from a cold start, hot start, steamed, pressure-cooked, or sous vide? This argument will rage all

After cooking the egg thusly, the researchers first studied it using spectrometry and an MR-like scanner. They confirmed that both phases (yolk and white) were cooked perfectly. They also found that the eggs had more healthy antioxidants (polyphenols) than boiled eggs, though it’s not clear why.

A new Italian study has devised an ideal way to cook an egg. But perfection, as always, is a little ridiculous

Researchers say they've discovered a way to boil an egg that cooks both the white and yolk to perfection. Here's how you can do it at home.

Scientists say they’ve cracked the code for boiling the perfect egg. It’s a recipe you can test for yourself — though the timing isn’t

Italian researchers went through a lot of cartons to crack the recipe for what they declare is a perfectly boiled egg. Their new method, dubbed periodic cooking, doesn’t require a sous vide machine or other specialized device.

It turns out that cooking eggs is a topic that engages not only breakfast lovers but also scientists. Researchers from the University of Naples in Italy, led by Ernesto Di Maio, have discovered a method for cooking perfect eggs—with well-set whites and creamy yolks.