How to boil an egg.......

Sees to be no consensus amongst the pros, so how do you boil yours to get that perfect boiled egg - fully-cooked white with a runny yolk to dip your toast soldiers in?

Me?

1. Put eggs in pan and almost cover with cold tap water
2. Add salt to water
3. Turn on heat and bring water to the boil
4. Turn heat down to a gentle boil
5. Cook for 3mins (or 3mins 15 secs for extra large eggs) starting from point at which water begins to boil

So c'mon, share your tips for that perfect soft-boiled egg

thats what i do Jabba - 3 mins tops as the egg continues to cook after you remove it from water

as above......without the salt

i did 3 and 1/2 mins the other day and my daughter ended up with hard boiled did she moan!

As Jabba except:

Cover egg with water (otherwise when water boils egg not entirely submerged)

Give egg smack with teapoon when you take it out to stop it continuing to cook

and

Hvae fried eggs instead... sunny side up... much nicer

Re kwak zzr apparently aged 3 I referred to hard boiled eggs as cardboard eggs... I can see where I was coming from.

Or poached eggs on toast

Does adding salt to the water make any difference when boiling food in a shell?

Originally Posted by donald_rumsfeld

Does adding salt to the water make any difference when boiling food in a shell?

I WOULD THINK NOT

Salt makes the boiling temp of water rise, thus cooking the egg quicker