[Sca-cooks] "Cooking Under Fire"

[Olwen the Odd]

>Betsy replied to me and Olwen with:
>>But don't hard boiled eggs take 10-15 min -of boiling- to cook all the
>>way through?
>
>Well, I had mis-remembered the rules of that particular contest because I 
>thought much more time was available. But even so, I thought the time to 
>get a hard-boiled egg was closer to 6 minutes. But I went and looked it up, 
>and you are indeed correct. So, if the time limit is indeed ten minutes, 
>then I guess no hard-boiled eggs. :-) Maybe poached?
>
>
>Stefan

mmmm....the kitchen would have a microwave, yes?  If so, the water can be 
brought to high temp in the mirco and then transferred to the pan to boil 
the egg.  It it's only one egg instead of several, not much water would be 
needed anyway, thus quicker heating time.
Olwen