How do you boil an egg?

[Biddlybee]

Was the water boiling again before you started the timer? I'm going to try tomorrow.

 

[newme]

why boil it? seems the most fail ridden way of cooking eggs.
I shall now be having an uitsmijter for breakfast well if i can make it to the shop for some cheese.

 

[Biddlybee]

You'll be having a what now?

 

[boing!]

Was the water boiling again before you started the timer? I'm going to try tomorrow.

Yeah I think the water must have been not quite boiling at the beginning. They were quite old eggs as well, not sure if that changes anything. Im definitely not microwaving eggs ever again though.

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

This thread has been no help at all. I completely fucked up my boiled egg this morning. I rinsed it under warm water to stop it cracking. put it straight into boiling water. Timed it 3 minutes, and got the egg out. The white was really not cooked enough so I tried microwaving it for 5 seconds and ended up with runny white and a solid yolk! Fucks sake.

But my experiment was that three minutes meant the white wasn't quite solid enough and they should be boiled longer. So this thread would have helped if you'd read it properly!

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

sorry, six eggs, i thought i'd used one yesterday, but i forgot. they're not especially big - what's wrong with having six? i have six egg omelettes for weekend brunch quite a lot, but this time i'm gonna scramble or boil them

Nothing 'wrong' with it at all. I couldn't eat that many myself. I guess it's one more detail relating to one of life's mysteries - male consumption capacity - how is it possible to drink ten pints of beer when I can't drink two pints of cider (well, I tell a lie, four x half pints, really, because I don't do pints, because I iz a laaady) without taking up permanent residence in the pub loo, how is it possible to eat six eggs when two eggs and soldiers are plenty for me and I'd probably pop after three. Personally, I think the men have hollow legs theory isn't a myth, it's real, because where else do all the beer and eggs go.

 

[newme]

You'll be having a what now?

Uitsmitjer (think spelling is correct) Dutch fried egg and cheese sandwich I was introduced to by Miss De Lune. Unfortunately I have proven myself to be shite at frying eggs and this mornings effort while tasty looked a mess and i broke 3 of the yolks as I broke the egg in the pan

 

[Orang Utan]

Nothing 'wrong' with it at all. I couldn't eat that many myself. I guess it's one more detail relating to one of life's mysteries - male consumption capacity - how is it possible to drink ten pints of beer when I can't drink two pints of cider without taking up permanent residence in the pub loo, how is it possible to eat six eggs when two eggs and soldiers are plenty for me and I'd probably pop after three. Personally, I think the men have hollow legs theory isn't a myth, it's real, because where else do all the beer and eggs go.

i'm just a glutton. i decided to save three of them for tomorrow anyway.
btw i put them in boiling water for a minute, then took the pan of the heat and put a lid on. 5 and a half minutes later, they were ready.

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

i'm just a glutton. i decided to save three of them for tomorrow anyway. btw i put them in boiling water for a minute, then took the pan of the heat and put a lid on. 5 and a half minutes later, they were ready.

Nothing wrong with a bit of gluttony when it comes to delicious food. I might not be able to compete in the beer/cider or eggs stakes but I'd take on all comers when it comes to ice cream!

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

I think I'm going to have a poached egg brunch to be on the safe side. Boiled requires a PhD in thermodynamics.

 

[ringo]

I use the method described in Leith's Vegetarian Bible, perfect every time.

Pierce the blunt end of the egg with a pin.
Lower egg into simmering water and keep the water barely simmering.

4 minutes for soft-boiled eggs.
6 minutes for "mollet" eggs with yolk which is set on the rim but thick and wet inside.
10 minutes for a hard-boiled egg.

5 minutes is exactly right for me, the white has to be firm, the yolk still quite soft. No microwave required.

 

[temper_tantrum]

How weird, I hadn't read this thread but woke up with morning with an urge for boiled eggs for breakfast ...

(fridge to boiling water, 4 minutes, if anyone's interested. The yolk was just on the cooked side, so I'll probably go for 3.5 mins next time).