How do I boil an egg

[peckarollover]

I just fancy boiled egg and soldiers

can someone give me the "recipe" my eggs are medium.

[darlingbud]

bring water to boiling then boil for 3.5 minutes. eat immediatley as they still cook in their shells.

[compo]

You place egg in already boiling water for 3 minutes

[peckarollover]

Thanks........

Kettle boiling

[starlover]

i always do mine for 4! because i hate whent he white is still runny round the yolk

[mishmash]

I'm a 4 person too - like them just set - Pecka is it a small, medium or large egg??

[peckarollover]

They are medium

I am making 3

[darlingbud]

don't do what my sil did and boiled them all in the same pan for 9 mins - 3 mins each egg - I PMSL.

[WigWamBam]

If you're putting the eggs into the boiling water, put a bit of vinegar in as well, so that if the boiling water cracks the eggs, the whites don't run out everywhere

[MarsLady]

when the water is boiling count to 180. Perfect every time!

[mishmash]

Is that a slow or a quick count

[MarsLady]

med speed lol

[peckarollover]

eating them now

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

not all three though

[WideWebWitch]

I reckon this works: put an egg in a pan with enough cold water from the tap to just cover the top of it. Put over a high heat until it boils, i.e. furious bubbles appear. IMMEDIATELY they do appear set a timer for 4 minutes and turn the heat down to a simmer. Put some toast on, butter it and cut it into dippies (call them soldiers if you have to but they'll always be dippies to me!) The minute the timer goes off take egg/s out and put in an egg cup, slicing the top off straight away. I reckon this gives you runny yolk and set white on a medium egg. It never fails ime. Saddo aren't I?