how do you boil the perfect egg?

Anthillmob

well i had me boiled egg and soldiers for dinner (todays craving) i looked at delia online and folowed her instructions and the !!!!!!!s were hard boiled

and for an egg cup i used the egg holder bit out of the fridge as we dont have any egg cups :rotfl:

so how do you boil the perfect egg? delia tells porkies!

i put them in cold water, brought to the boil, simmered for 3 mins 30 secs. it didnt work.

dazco

3 minutes simmer

alanalea

2 mins 50 secs with a bit of salt in the water- no idea why, my mum used to do it.

Also use the lid of a baby bottle for an egg cup- it works great

Mado

You need instructions to cook eggs and soldiers?
Hard boiled eggs after 3 min 30s?
Time to check your timer or your eggs.

bubblebathgirl

3 mins in boiling water then turn off put toast in when toast done remove egg from water butter and cut toast eat a lovley runny eggxx

dazco

For a special treat, use duck eggs.

Erm, boil for longer.

worldtraveller

Anthillmob wrote: »

.. i looked at delia online and folowed her instructions and the !!!!!!!s were hard boiled

She probably wrote it after some generous "liquid" corporate hospitality at a Canaries game! :rolleyes: :rotfl:

Anthillmob

dazco wrote: »

3 minutes simmer

delia said 3 mins for really runny or 4 for slightly less runny and as im pregnant thought id go for slightly less runny so did them for 3.5 mins.

southernscouser

Definately 3 minutes. And get the tops of early or they will continue to harden up while you're de-shelling! :think:


Egg and soldiers bloody rocks!

absolutebounder

Anthillmob wrote: »

well i had me boiled egg and soldiers for dinner (todays craving) i looked at delia online and folowed her instructions

Is this where modern womans cullinary skills have got to ? Buy a copy of Mrs beetons and learn housewifery properly.

Kimberley

All my eggs come out hard boiled even with the egg timer on, I only get a little bit of runny yolk, but the rest is well cooked.