Do boiled eggs float when done?

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asked May 15, 2022 in Cooking by Baphomet (810 points)
Do boiled eggs float when done?

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answered May 15, 2022 by AngieSmit (24,390 points)
Boiled eggs do sometimes float somewhat to the top when done.

However the boiled egg should not float completely when done boiling as that could mean the egg is bad.

Boiled eggs are done though after 10 to 12 minutes of boiling.

It's not safe to eat overcooked hard boiled eggs because they are considered to be toxic due to the overcooked hard boiled eggs containing ferrous sulfide which is toxic.

When hard boiled eggs are overcooked they then produce and contain the toxic ferrous sulfide so if you overcook hard boiled eggs they should be thrown out.

You can overcook a hard boiled egg and overcooking a hard boiled egg could make them rubbery and may make you sick as well.

Overcooked hard boiled eggs will also have a green ring around the perimeter of the egg yolk.

Cooking hard boiled eggs takes at most 10 to 12 minutes and cooking the boiled eggs longer than that can make them rubbery.

Hard boiled eggs are good for up to a week in the refrigerator and after that they can begin to spoil and should be thrown out.

Hard boiled eggs will last for up to 1 week in the refrigerator.

Always keep hard boiled eggs refrigerated if not eating them within 2 hours.

It's okay to leave hard boiled eggs out for a few hours and even for a day such as for Easter egg hunting but after Easter egg hunting you should let the kids know that they need to eat the hard boiled eggs or refrigerate them until they are gonna eat them.

Or use plastic eggs with prizes in them instead of hard boiled eggs for Easter Egg hunting.

But if you're just hard boiling eggs make sure to refrigerate them within a few hours of hard boiling them or eat them.

Hard boiled eggs do eventually go bad and when the hard boiled egg goes bad it will smell rotten and will almost take your breath away when smelling the bad hard boiled egg.

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