How long should you boil eggs?

How long to boil an egg: 3 minutes for really soft boiled yolk and set white. 4 minutes for slightly set yolk and set white. 5 minutes for a medium cooked firmer yolk and white. 6 minutes for hard boiled with lightly soft yolk. 8 minutes for firmly hard boiled.

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It takes four to five minutes to soft boil a large egg.

We all know that boiling an egg isn’t rocket science – boil the water in a pot, put your egg in (gently!) and then take it out after a few minutes, right? Well, yes, but the time you take to boil the egg can drastically change the outcome, so we thought it would be a good idea to outline how long you should boil an egg depending on your preferences. For perfect results you may also want to consider the size of the eggs to be boiled.

How long to soft boil eggs?

3 minutes for a medium sized egg

4 minutes for a large size egg

5 minutes for an extra-large sized egg

Soft cooked eggs have runny yolks, but the white is firm. Runny eggs are Ideal for dipping toast soldiers or put on top of other foods to let the yolk spread among the other ingredients once cut into.

Time for medium cooked?

4 minutes for a medium size egg

5 minutes for a large size egg

6 minutes for an extra-large sized egg

Medium-cooked eggs have a firmer, creamy golden yolk which is still a little bit runny, with the white remaining firm.

How long to hard boil eggs?

7 minutes for a medium size egg

8 minutes for a large size egg

9 minutes for an extra-large size egg

Hard-boiled eggs have firm yolks and whites. Avoid cooking them for too long otherwise the protein in the white toughens and becomes rubbery. When hard-cooking eggs, using fresh eggs isn’t recommended as they are difficult to peel so eggs that are coming close to their ‘best before’ date will peel most easily.

Should you start boiled eggs in hot or cold water?

So, do you put the eggs in the water once it’s already boiling, or do you put it in cold water, and then bring it to the boil? There’s a lot of debate about this, as some people tend to do it their way, but the consensus seems to point towards boiling the water first, instead of starting off cold. This may be down to the slowly warming water causing the membrane to stick to the shell, which makes peeling more difficult. One thing we will say, is when lowering the egg into the pot, be careful or the egg will crack!

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What not to eat with boiled eggs?

Some of the other foods to avoid with eggs are – fruits (specially melons), cheese, milk and its products, and beans.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com - Avoid Eating These Foods with Eggs - Times of India

Eating right food at the right time can make you a healthy person. However, if any food combination goes wrong, it can become harm for your body. It’s the result of our busy lives where we don’t know what we are eating. According to Ayurveda, some of these wrong food combinations can actually cause problem for your digestive tract, which can lead to fatigue, nausea and bowel diseases. One of the foods that people take for granted is an egg, which is highly nutritious and is a small meal in itself. Loaded with protein, vitamins & minerals, egg is known to be a low-carb food. Egg is used to make a lot of dishes and we eat it in different form. Some people like to enjoy egg alone while others eat it with meats, milk products and caffeinated drinks. Here are a few things that you should not eat with eggs.

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