[Anymnillulky]

No response? Will start water for soft-boiled.

[dwestemesse]

boiled is always easier

JM

[dosyrotsbop]

Just take care about that boiled water, it could fall over you and give a nasty burn.

[bapimporb]

With what? Fried eggs are easier to cook, so I'd say go with them

[mralabama]

Originally posted by Felch
I made soft-boiled eggs before, but not sure if I did it right (I know, I'm retarded). It's just like hard-boiled, but a couple minutes shorter in the water? And the yolks are supposed to be slimy like in fried eggs?

They were good. I'm just not sure if I'll get some horrible, ass-wrenching disease from it. Usually the yolk can be slimy so it taste great with some salt if you want; the horrible ass-wrenching disease will come more easilly if you:

1) Don't boil it at all;

2) Leave it boiled and on some salad for some hours;

3) Most importantly, if you don't wash your hands. Washing hands is the most important part of cooking.

Fried will make your serum colesterol levels to rise rooftop.

[megasprut]

kill yourself

[hitaEtela]

I'd go for an omelette with cheese.

[jokiruss]

Originally posted by Felch
I made soft-boiled eggs before, but not sure if I did it right (I know, I'm retarded). It's just like hard-boiled, but a couple minutes shorter in the water? And the yolks are supposed to be slimy like in fried eggs?

They were good. I'm just not sure if I'll get some horrible, ass-wrenching disease from it. Dramatically shorter, not a few minutes shorter. The yolk should not cook at all, only the whites, and they should be soft - not runny, but not completely cooked/solid either. You should be able to put it in a cup and cut the top off, leaving the yolk sitting in half of the egg, solid enough to sit by itself but still very soft.

Basically, you boil water, then put an egg in it for about 2 minutes, as opposed to the 10 minutes it takes to hard-boil it.

[Jffxljtw]

Originally posted by snoopy369
Basically, you boil water, then put an egg in it for about 2 minutes No. Standard length for soft-boiled is 4 minutes at rolling boil for a large egg.

[retyopj]

By the way, this advice is coming from somebody who eats ~100 soft-boiled eggs a year.

[Suentiend]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiled_egg

British cook Delia Smith suggests placing an egg in cold water, bringing to the boil, and simmering: 3 minutes for a very soft egg, 4 minutes to make sure the white is set, and 5 minutes for an almost-set yolk.[2]

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Eggs/BoiledEggs.htm

Large Soft-cooked yolk 4 to 5 minutes

By far the most common time mentioned is 4 minutes for a large egg which is "medium soft-boiled", i.e. runny yolk, set egg white.

Standard egg timers (or at least the ones I see) are also 4 minutes.

For medium eggs, 3 minutes is about right.

[MondayBlues]

It's 2 minutes for me ... but it's because my GF is very much on the rare side

[genna]

The OJ killed the salmonella, of course.

[Obebtetibre]

Salmonella is overrated. And 3 minutes is in no way enough to cook a large egg to my satisfaction (set white, runny yolk).

[GECEDEANY]

Originally posted by Deity Dude
I use to take a raw egg and blend it with ice, OJ and a little cream every morning, never got sick once. Sick or not, it's a huge waste of eggs because the body can barely absorb egg protein that's not denatured. Rocky Balboa was an idiot.

[EmxATW5m]

Originally posted by snoopy369
Basically, you boil water, then put an egg in it for about 2 minutes, as opposed to the 10 minutes it takes to hard-boil it. Are you referring to a very tiny egg?

I go for 5 minutes with a large egg from when they are added to the water, which is probably nearer 4 once the water is fully reboiling. I suppose I could go from the reboil time for greater accuracy but it usually works out fine.

If I'm a bit hungrier I go for fried, as they need toast to sit on. I tend to eat boiled eggs on their own.

Eggs If I said how many I eat a year I'd have all sorts of health fascists jumping on me.

[zzbust]

Fried > hard-boiled > soft-boiled.

Of course, if I had the requisite ingredients on hand (some cheese, maybe some peppers and mushrooms too) I'd just as soon make an omelette.

[arrasleds]

Originally posted by pchang
very similar to soft boiled, but better on buttered toast. More difficult to cook. I've made eggs benedict a few times. The hollandaise sauce is the hardest part, of course, but even getting nicely poached eggs is a bit difficult.

[Poll Pitt]

Originally posted by Oerdin


Wow. I honestly didn't know that chain was still around. It's kind of like a Denny's isn't it? A lunch counter and Denny's quality furniture and food? In Michigan they are called Elias Brother's and they are alive and well - but I cooked their back in the early 80's.

[Rx-Ultram]

Each to their own - I myself rarely wake up pining for a raw egg drink.