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How to Make Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs

It's an oldie but a goodie (and the very first Food Lab column!). If you're planning to boil eggs this weekend for Easter decorating, this investigation will answer all your head-scratcher questions. Are old eggs better for boiling? Does the pH of the water really matter? Lid off or on? The answers: To a degree yes, use plain tap water (no vinegar or baking soda necessary), and the lid can stay off. For more on what factors matter most when boiling, read it all here.

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Chinese Appetizer Recipe Week: Egg Drop Soup

The best egg drop soup should have a clear, ever-so-slightly thickened broth with the intense flavor of chicken, supported by a hint of the sweet depth of Chinese ham. The eggs should form tender, silken curds, some large, some small, offering texture, sure, but predominantly flavor and richness to an otherwise extremely simple soup.

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Eggs in a Hole + Grilled Cheese = Grilled Cheese Eggsplosion!

Like the infamous Fatty Melt (that's a burger made with two grilled cheese sandwiches as a bun, the brainchild of our own Adam Kuban), the Grilled Cheese Eggsplosion is a hybrid sandwich, combining elements from two or more sources into a single glorious dish. In this case, it's a simple grilled cheese sandwich between two eggs-in-a-hole (or bullseye eggs, eggs-in-a-basket, whatever you want to call it) replacing the plain old bread.

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The Crisper Whisperer: 5 Veggie-Packed Frittatas to Start Your Winter Mornings Right

A frittata is the Oprah of the scrambled egg world—strong, unfussy, and forgiving. And one that's light on the eggs and bursting with vegetables is a smart, satisfying way to start the day. Here are five savory variations featuring winter produce.

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Hillandale Farms Will Resume Shipping Eggs

The FDA has given permission for one of the two egg companies involved in the August Salmonella outbreak to resume selling eggs. The "FDA finds your corrective actions to be adequate," said Kansas City FDA District Director John W. Thorsky in a letter to Gary Bartness of Hillandale Farms. The FDA has warned Wright County Egg, the other company involved in the recall, that they must take prompt corrective action to eliminate Salmonella, or else they'll face seizure and/or injunction.

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Weekend Cook and Tell Round Up: Egg-ventures

Last week on the Weekend Cook and Tell we asked all of you to share your best egg recipes for a challenge we dubbed Egg-ventures. Poached runny or fried hard, this challenge made it clear that eggs are a huge part of our day to day cooking routines. Let's take a look at some of your eggs-ellent adventures.

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How to Make a Savory Soufflé

Difficult, disaster-prone, and finicky: this is how many of us regard the soufflé. Watch the slideshow and follow this simple formula for making savory soufflés and see how undeserved this reputation is. Ideas on soufflé variations included.

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Remember the Egg Recall? Its Effects on Food Policy

The recent salmonella outbreak that affected more than 500 million eggs in late August made plenty of headlines across the country. Egg recalls sent many Americans running to the fridge, checking for tainted cartons. The scandal seemed to linger for weeks, as more and more brands were linked to the scare and consumers struggled to make a safe purchase. Now the media wave has passed, but legislators are beginning to talk about taking action against future illness.

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Critic-Turned-Cook Demos Deviled Eggs

This spring, the director of the Queen Anne Farmers Market in Seattle invited me to show off my skills in the chef's tent. I jumped up and down at the chance, but the bad egg news almost killed my plans for a cooking demo.

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Video: Inside an Egg Processing Plant

Eggs go through many quality control points before being packaged to make sure consumers don't end up with unsafe eggs. (This is assuming the egg farm is in good condition too so you don't end up with, oh, half billion contaminated eggs.) Here's a look inside an egg processing plant.

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