The dds want dippy eggs.

When I boil an egg, tis either raw and yuk or hard boiled.

There must be a formula, and someone on Mn must know! Where am I going wrong? I keep my eggs in the fridge - does that affect it?

Put it in the oven

well I put it in cold water then when it starts boiling time for 3 mins

I've no idea, but I'd love to know.
I screw it up everytime I try

Thought better of mocking a sad case such as myself did you ?

I need to channel Delia, hang on....

Lukewarm water in pan. Boil for 3.5 minutes. Hey presto! (I keep my eggs in fridge too)
Yum. Cannot beleive you can't make dippy eggs, you donut!

put it in the oven?
do you want her to start a thread entitled "how do I get albumen and yolk off an aga door?"

the answer is:
take the egg out of the fridge
put a pan of water on to boil
when it is boiling not simmering put in the egg
count to 180 slowly
take it out
eat it

I do the same as CD.

I can cook (honest) this is just my personal failing.

believe, I mean( now who's the donut?)

Her Blessedness, before she went mad

see here tillyscoutsmum give very precise timings

I sometimes do it CD's way too. Depends if there's lukewarm water to hand. I have many failings as a cook, but anything with eggs I'm a whizz.

I put the egg in already boiling water for 6 minutes, always worked for me.

Have just done 4 mins in boiling water. Look revolting to me but apparantly qualify for dds to describe as dippy.

Let's see if they eat them!

If you knock the top off egg and then realise that it isn't cooked, I usually put top back on and time for a minute or two and they usually cook through by then.
I love them dippy but h doesn't!

oh no don't do this to me.
I'm being a good pregnant lady and not eating runny eggs and i could KILL for a dippy egg now. Still, come the end of July I can dip my soldiers (ooh-er ) as much as i like!!!

i do the same as cd

bring pan of tap water to vigorous rolling boil
add egg
time for 3min

nice

i love soft boiled egg

I hate timing things. So I have a little egg-shaped thing that goes in the water with the eggs. I can start with cold water, boiling water, whatever, and the egg-shaped thing changes colour to show how cooked the eggs are.

Here it is. I bought mine at John Lewis.

NONONONONONONO

It's four minutes for a soft yolk and hard white

delia soft boiled eggs she advocated 3 or 4 min depending on how soft you likey it
not fridge eggs either, they crack in the water