mart360

My youngest announced he wanted a soft boild egg for lunch, so i duly obliged , now its been a while since i did boiled egg (honest) so i conferred with the boss and Delia, opinions varied but agreed 3 - 4 mins would be ideal..


yea right

first one at 3 Mins, was liquid, both white and yoke.

2nd one at 4 Mins was slightly better, but still had a liquid white top, and liquid yoke.

3rd one was slightly better, so he had that, mind you once the yoke was gone, he didnt want the rest (typical)


so whats the best way to achieved a proper boild egg, runny yoke and firm white?

Mart

Stephb1986

depends if you put your eggs in the fridge if you do warm them up in your hands for 2 mins then put them in for 3 and a half to 4 and a half mins and they should be alright
if you dont put them in the fridge its 3 and a half mins

DCI Gene Hunt

And just whats feckin wrong with coco pops

Jamie

Six minutes then run cold water over it for a perfect egg

DCI Gene Hunt

BTW 'it' refers to the egg and not the child

D1CCY

I do my potatoes for 2 mins and they're rock hard.

scoobynutta555

6 minutes for a soft boiled egg?

Ryo

I got myself a Princess Egg Cooker a bit like the one below, £15, it steams the eggs and is always perfect, has a timer too!

Mental

Amazon.co.uk: Princess (1908) Egg Cooker: Kitchen & Home

jasey

Product Features

• Stainless steel classic egg cooker
• 6 Egg capacity
• Fully automatic, can be set for number of eggs and hardness required
• Indicator light and warning signal when eggs are boiled
• Measuring beaker

What's the measuring beaker for

Ryo

Ahh.....

The measuring beaker is the guage to how hard/soft you want your eggs.

More water = longer to steam = harder eggs.

I have dippy eggs quite often now.

ChefDude

large egg
boiling water
carefully immerse egg (too quick and the shell splits)
then 4 mins 20 secs
take out promptly

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