Boiling eggs

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For toast soldiers (soft-boiled) I bring the water to the boil, put the eggs in for exactly 5 mins and remove from water. Works a charm and I've never had an off-centre yolk before. I didn't even know this was possible. :D I find that if I leave the eggs for any longer than 5 mins, the yolk starts to harden. 6 mins gives me hard boiled.

Remember that for you coastal guys, your water boils at a sliiightly higher temp than us Joburgers. I'm not sure if it's enough to make a difference with timing though.
 
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i boil my eggs for as long as possible... so that i don't have a soft yolk
 
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As long as the egg is covered with plenty water, it should be in the middle. The yolk will dip to one side if part of the egg is not covered.
 
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Kitten said:
As long as the egg is covered with plenty water, it should be in the middle. The yolk will dip to one side if part of the egg is not covered.
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This is a good point.. its because of the desnsity of yolk vs surround and heat retention.. but most of all the way heat works.. it rises, so the cold bit will always rotate down(probably also just riding the water pushing up). If you have enough water in pot it should auto-rotate? I will check this out tomorrow just because i will wake everyone up if i do it now. mark the egg shell with a marker and check it out.. but i think when it gets solid it stops rotating completely.

Should work fine as long as the eggs are floating.. eggs won't get covered because they uhm.. float somewhat. Anyways, you can check that they hardboiled by stopping their momentum and checking if they resume rotating.
 
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What the hell does it matter where the yolk is? You are going to chew the egg am i wrong? Or do you guys inject the egg straight into your veins?
 
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Vegeta said:
What the hell does it matter where the yolk is? You are going to chew the egg am i wrong? Or do you guys inject the egg straight into your veins?
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Its important for presentation - devilled eggs etc.
 
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I always find bwana in the funniest threads. If its not about shoes its about eggs :D
 
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DJK said:
Get the water hot first before adding the egg - how do you time your boiled eggs properly this way? Just make sure the eggs are at room temperature otherwise they will crack if they come straight from the fridge. The albumen might be cooking too slowly as the water heats up (which actually isn't a bad thing and some chefs recommend doing this) and it's consistency changes as it heats up making the yolk more likely to move. Just a guess though. It might also be the way that you're storing your eggs. How do you store them?
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I store them standing up. I also don't buy more than 1 doz. at a time, so the eggs are fresh.
 
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Vegeta said:
What the hell does it matter where the yolk is? You are going to chew the egg am i wrong? Or do you guys inject the egg straight into your veins?
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Well, to me it does matter where the yolk is; I hate eating 3/4 of the white, on it's own.
 
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