On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:47:07 -0700, Joseph Littleshoes
<jpstifel@isp.com> wrote:


>Well, define "tenderness" i have been told you can over boil and egg
>till it is "tough" and the same thing with boiled chicken, i don't get
>that, how tough can an boiled egg, chicken or bean possibly be?

Very.

Trust me...you don't want to overcook any of these. The chicken will
disintegrate..and not be very good.
The egg will taste and smell like sulfur...and look awful.

If you want to try it, go ahead. But don't say we didn;t warn
you...LOL.

Christine