Hard Boiled Eggs

I guess in order to call oneself an accomplished cook one should be able to boil an egg. I have never boiled an egg until now. Hard to believe, I know, but true. I have never had a reason to boil an egg until now. Growing up my parents always boiled the eggs for Easter and I have never been one to just randomly eat boiled eggs. For me one of the best reasons to boil an egg would be so that I can make deviled eggs (and Chris actually makes an awesome deviled egg). I have found several ways of boiling an egg. I tried it two ways. First the "proper method" of placing a room temperature egg into a pan of water and covering it with 1 inch of water. Add a few Tbs of white vingar, bring to a boil, reduce to simmer then cook ten minutes (or 3 for soft boiled and 5 for medium boiled). After cooking put the hard boiled eggs in a dish of ice cold water until completely chilled.

I found the second method at ehow.com and it is very similar but I got a better result from it. It follows the same method of covering the eggs (however many) with water (and I did add the vinegar even though this recipe didn't call for it) and bring the eggs to a boil. Once it hits boil time 3 minutes and keep cooking. At the three minute mark pull the eggs off the heat and cover and let sit for 8 minutes. After 8 minutes plunge the eggs and soak in ice water then refrigerate.

Mostly the same but my egg from method 2 just seemed better to me. Want to be sure the egg is hard boiled? Set it on its side and spin. If it wobbles it is not done and if it spins without a wobble it is cooked.