What do undercooked hard boiled eggs look like?

Table of Contents:

1. What do undercooked hard boiled eggs look like?
2. Why are my hard boiled eggs flat on one end?
3. Why is the white of my hard boiled egg GREY?
4. What does a GREY yolk mean?

What do undercooked hard boiled eggs look like?

Much like you have to be cautious not to undercook your eggs, you should also be mindful not to overcook your eggs. When you overcook your eggs, your yolk might turn a strange green color or you might notice a green coating around the yolk. This is a common sign of an overcooked egg.

Why are my hard boiled eggs flat on one end?

Eggs take on air over time, so a fresh egg will sink to the bottom of glass of water, an older egg will stands up on one end, and in theory, a rotten egg will float. In fact, because very fresh eggs have so little air inside between the white and the shell, they're often hard to peel when hard-boiled.

Why is the white of my hard boiled egg GREY?

Meat dries out, rice gets burned, and hard boiled eggs become discolored. ... The greenish-gray color is visual evidence of the formation of iron sulfide where the yolk and white parts of the egg meet. It happens because the iron from the yolk reacts with hydrogen sulfide from the white when it's been overcooked.

What does a GREY yolk mean?

A greenish-gray ring may appear around a hard-cooked egg yolk. It's unattractive, but not harmful. The ring is caused by a chemical reaction involving sulfur (from the egg white) and iron (from the egg yolk), which naturally react to form ferrous sulfide at the surface of the yolk.