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Of all the egg tutorials, none of them address the amount of water they used in boiling the egg. It is hardly convincing that the amount of boiling water won't affect the final product. The temperature of water might change once the egg is dropped in depending how large the pool is. Would love to see a comparison of using different pool size

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That, and the temperature of the egg itself. Did it come from the refrigerator or is it at room temperature? Furthermore, not every egg has the same size or weight.

the temperature has been addressed in that article.

True but I am European and therefore, as mentioned in the article, often store my eggs at room temperature. The hardness of a cooked egg is a function of the size and/or weight of the egg, the cooking time and the temperature of the egg.

his advise is to put the eggs into a steamer... the quantity of water shouldn't make a difference in that case.

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