What kind of pot should I use to make hard cooked eggs?
Any kind of pan is fine. Be careful about the size of the pot, however. Try not to crowd the pot so that there is much more than a single layer of eggs. For instance, if cooking two or three eggs use a small sauce pan and they are on the same layer.
However, when cooking a dozen eggs use a larger pot so that most of the eggs fit on a single layer and maybe there are 3 or four that are stacked on top. This allows for more even heating so that the eggs will cook consistently.
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