Altitude Adjustments for Boiling 🌄🔧
High altitude can turn your perfect eggs into undercooked mysteries. Here's how to hack your boil times and pressure:
- Know Your Elevation: For every 300 meters (1,000 ft) above sea level, water boils ~1°C lower.
- Bump Up the Time: Add about 30 seconds of cook time per 300 m (1,000 ft) elevation gain.
- Pressure Cooker Perk: Use a pressure cooker to raise boiling point and keep times consistent.
- Lid On, Heat Low: Keep a snug lid and gentle simmer—too fierce and you'll jostle eggshells to crack.
- Test & Tweak: Start with +1 minute over your usual time at 1,500 m (5,000 ft) and adjust from there.
Whether you're in the Rockies or the Andes, these tweaks will keep your yolks beautifully cooked. Top of the morning to you! 🚠🥚