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This story is very simple in concept. This story is simple. I was inspired by a TikTok that talked about air-frying eggs.
It's a strange idea. However, when I first saw the TikTok I thought it might work.
Jackie Hartlaub, a TikTok user posted a video where she air-fried whole eggs at 275 degrees for 15 minutes to create hard-boiled eggs. Although the eggs were not actually hard-boiled in any literal sense, they looked very similar to hard-boiled eggs. It made perfect sense to me. The water is heated to a constant temperature and completely surrounds hard-boiled eggs. The theory behind an air fryer is that it circulates air at constant temperature and cooks the egg the same way every time.
The hack attracted a lot of interest from people, with over 4 million views per day.
Here's how Hartlaub was treated during the entire process. Hartlaub is also known on TikTok as @LowCarbStateOfMind.
It's easy enough. Credit: Image by tiktok/@lowcarbstateofmind
This recipe was my first attempt at it. It would be great to know if I can put eggs in the oven for just 15 minutes and they will come out perfectly hard-boiled. Hard-boiled eggs are something I needed for my salmorejo recipe. It's a Spanish chilled soup.
The eggs were fried in the air fryer at 275 degrees for 15 minutes. Hartlaub's recipe calls for this. After they had finished cooking, I prepared a bowl of ice that I would use to soak the eggs for five minutes. This was also part of the recipe.
Here's how my air fryer egg hack turned out.
That's one good egg. Credit: Tim Marcin / mashable
Look at the end result. It looks just like a hard-boiled eggs. However, there were some issues. Although I did have some difficulties peeling eggs, it was likely to be a personal problem. I'm not a great cook and can't do delicate tasks in the kitchen. A few eggs also had a small amount of egg white that had become a little brown. However, this did not affect the flavor of the eggs.
The TikTok hack was an acceptable way to "boil" an egg. Pre-heating the air fryer to 275° takes less time than boiling. In 20 minutes, I had ready to go eggs. This took 15 minutes cooking time and five minutes in an ice bath. This recipe yielded consistent results for five eggs. That's all I can ask for. You can also adjust the cooking time to make your eggs runnier.
This is how you air fry an egg.
