how to do a perfect soft boiled egg

[dmax]

how please , thanks

[joggerjayne]

You can eat mine if you like, beejay !



What?

I just meant ... I'm not fond of Creme Eggs. BJ can have mine if he wants it.

Crikey, guys !

[mccfluff]

i hate creme eggs JJ, far far too sweet

yesterday it was roast beef now today i'm craving poached eggs on toast with marmite

[joggerjayne]

I just had my first boiled eggs for yonks, Fluffy.

Power of suggestion of AB, you see !

[beejay1124]

i'm honoured JJ
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[mccfluff]

i'm at work though i have a choice of fruit salad, tuna sarnie, or chorizo and chilli crisps --- alll nice but none that quite fill the egg longing, ah well least i know what i'm having for tea now!

[joggerjayne]

You can't eat boiled eggs for tea.

It's a law of Nature.

[joggerjayne]

Eggs can only be eaten in certain ways at certain times ...

Breakfast ... boiled, fried, poached, scrambled

Lunch ... omelette

Tea ... no eggs

Dinner ... quails eggs only unless having steak tartare

Supper ... whisked raw into a milky drink

[mccfluff]

ahhh but it won't be boiled it will be poached, and you can have eggs for tea but not for dinner, subtle distinction but it's out there

[joggerjayne]

Yes, I stand corrected, Fluffy x

=0)

[Donquixote]

Easy... for a medium-sized egg, place in a pan of COLD water, bring to the boil, then turn off the heat. Leave in the water for 1 minute, then run under cold water to stop cooking. Voila - the perfect soft-boiled egg!

As for the peeling part, that's all down to the quality and freshness of your egg. Cheap-as-chips eggs are notoriously difficult to peel.

[tamborine]

Place eggs in pan of cold water & bring to boil. Count 20 when bubbling & remove - done!

Dont peel soft eggs - crack open flat top.

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COOKS - save money on expensive egg timers by simply dropping your egg into boiling water then getting in your car and driving off at exactly 60 mph. After 3 miles ring your wife and get her to take the egg out of ther pan. Hey Presto, perfect boiled eggs!