How long does it take to soft boil an egg?

[MamaG]

can't find egg timer

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3-4 mins i think.

i put mine in cold water and do them for 7 mins FROM COLD

For a large egg at room temperature, bore a hole in the non-pointy end with a pin or needle (this stops it bursting when the air inside expands) Place in a pan and cover with water from the cold tap. Put in on to heat and bring to the boil. Cook for 2 1/2 minuts from when it is boiling vigorously.
You may nee to adjust timing to your own taste and egg size.

For soft boiled, put into boiling water for 3 minutes.

actually ignore that, DP just reminded me that they are never right when i do them so he does them instead

5 mins put in boiling is what i do

for medium sized eggs - put in a pan of cold water, bring to boil, boil for 2 mins. Add a drop of vinegar should the shell crack it'll stop all the white coming out.

You were all too flipping late

I did them for 5 mins in boiling water and they were fine

Four minutes. Can't believe there are five minute addicts out there. THe right number for a hard white but a runny yolk is four minutes.

Depends...size of egg, size of pan, how much water,temperature of water at the start. No wonder I can't soft boil

But 4 minutes and you get runny bits of white. bleurgh.

i think you did it right mamag

for SOFT boiled i personally do from room temp (not fridge temp) eggs for 3.5 mins in vigerously boiling water.

often we have smaller eggs due to the fact the eggs i boil come from our own chickens in the garden not shops!

"But 4 minutes and you get runny bits of white. bleurgh."

No no no. Not if the water is bubbling and boiling when you put the eggs in ...

That's odd. Could it be my cold scottish eggs need a bit longer?

I was always told that putting them straight into boiling water would crack them? So I do them from cold and give it 3 mins max when water boils.

No. It doesn't crack them so long as you lower them in gently with a spoon. Obviously hurling them in might not be the best idea in the world.

also if you pierce an egg with an egg piercer (ie a pin in a thing) then the eggs will NOT crack as as the air expands it can release itself and not crack the egg