eggs

[catbec1210]

😱this is gunna be a stupid question how long do you boil an egg mine always goes like concrete and also can you eat the yolk?

 

[Andy HB]

For me, the perfect boiled egg has a nice soft white and a very runny centre. I believe somewhere between 3 and 4mins will achieve that in nicely boiling water.

Or, you can try one of those new fangled Eggxactly waterless cookers which may be on the market shortly (which were on the Dragons' Den many years ago!).

As far as I'm aware the whole egg is fine. There was a thread about eggs recently, but I'm not sure that any conclusion was definitively come to. I think it just boils down to moderation in all things.

Andy 🙂

 

[Copepod]

Didn't Delia Smith cover that topic a few years back? Found it online http://www.deliaonline.com/how-to-cook/eggs/how-to-boil-an-egg.html

What she doesn't say is she means hens' eggs; ducks' eggs need a bit longer.

 

[Robster65]

What she doesn't say is she means hens' eggs; ducks' eggs need a bit longer.

...and taste a whole lot nicer (as do goosey eggs 🙂)

Rob

 

[caffeine_demon]

what about dogs' eggs?

my faves are of course lindor eggs!!

 

[Klocky]

what about dogs' eggs?

my faves are of course lindor eggs!!

where might I purchase these dog eggs?

I prefer Kinder eggs myself 😉

 

[caffeine_demon]

oh - forgot about faberge eggs!

 

[Northerner]

It depends on whether you keep your eggs in the fridge. I find that an egg from the fridge takes around 5 mins to boil with a soft yolk. Apparently hard-boiled eggs aren't as good for you as soft-boiled ones.

 

[FM001]

3 minutes is sufficient to get a nice runny egg ready for dipping with toast. Keep eggs out of the fridge, there's no need to refrigerate as long as they are kept out of direct sunlight or near a heat source, taking them from the fridge and placing them in boiling water causes the shell to crack, if you do insist in keeping them this way then add a small sprinkle of vinegar to the water before boiling the eggs, this way they don't crack open🙂.