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how do you boil the perfect egg?

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 :confused:

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.
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  • dazco
    dazco Posts: 19,261 Forumite
    3 minutes simmer
    S!!!!horpe
  • alanalea
    alanalea Posts: 1,284 Forumite
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    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 :p
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  • Mado
    Mado Posts: 21,776 Forumite
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    You need instructions to cook eggs and soldiers?:confused::confused::confused:
    Hard boiled eggs after 3 min 30s?:confused:
    Time to check your timer or your eggs.
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  • 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
    dazco Posts: 19,261 Forumite
    For a special treat, use duck eggs.

    Erm, boil for longer.
    S!!!!horpe
  • worldtraveller
    worldtraveller Posts: 14,013 Forumite
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    Anthillmob wrote: »
    .. i looked at delia online and folowed her instructions and the !!!!!!!s were hard boiled :confused:

    She probably wrote it after some generous "liquid" corporate hospitality at a Canaries game! :rolleyes: :rotfl:
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  • Anthillmob
    Anthillmob Posts: 11,780 Forumite
    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.
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  • 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! :D
  • 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.
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  • Kimberley
    Kimberley Posts: 14,871 Forumite
    All my eggs come out hard boiled :o even with the egg timer on, I only get a little bit of runny yolk, but the rest is well cooked.
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