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I could not understand how "the water reduces to a rapid simmer"
Decrease the temperature so that the water reduces to a rapid simmer and gently lower the eggs into the water one at a time.
Does the sentence imply " Don't increase temperature too much at first because the water vaporize rapidly when it reach boiling temperature"
if it does , isnt it a bit weird sentence though ?
"Rapid simmer" refers to what the water is doing. Simmering is like boiling, but slower and cooler. This site describes simmering and boiling as a spectrum:
At one end, you have a "slow simmer" and on the other end you have a "full rolling boil." At a slow simmer, you'll see very little movement in the liquid; wisps of steam and a tiny bubble or two every so often, but that's it. Then you have a "simmer," where you'll see some gentle bubble activity. A "rapid simmer" is just below a full boil; you'll see a lot of activity in the liquid but the bubbles will still be pretty small. When liquids are at a full, rolling boil, you'll see big bubbles and lots of churning, frantic activity in the pot.
The sentence is standard English. It means that you should turn down the heat until the water is simmering just below a boil, then add the eggs.
This might probably be better on Seasoned Advice, but still...
What this sentence wants to say is: "Don't cook you eggs in boiling water, but in simmering water." Simmering here means almost, but not quite boiling. If you look at the surface, it's moving, but not bubbling. (Cook's note: Keeps the whites from getting rubbery.)
I'd say your sentence uses a wrong word:
Decrease the temperature so that the boiling reduces to a rapid simmer and gently lower the eggs into the water one at a time.
