• mannycalavera@feddit.uk
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    11 hours ago

    Soft boiled (8:30 sec)

    Wait what? I’ve been soft boiling eggs once a day since lockdown and must have tried every variation going. 8:30 would risk me a hard boiled egg. 7:00 - 7:30 the sweet spot for soft and 8:00 ish for medium. Below 7:00 and I risk not cooking the white enough.

    What devil’s eggs are you using?

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      9 hours ago

      Lol, 60g healthy european chonkers, straight from the fridge into boiling water, then ice bath right after (if more than 2-3 eggs i’ll go a tad shorter because of post-cook thermal load)

      Whites firm and yolks perfectly runny, sliced in two with maldon salt to top. Perfection in two bites.

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          9 hours ago

          Hahah, yeah, don’t know, just how I was raised I guess. My fridge came with one of those egg racks and I like having them out the box ready-to-go, plus it doesn’t harm them and they should stay fresher for marginally longer.

          Edit: Also probably helps my heat gradient on those perfect runny yolks but set whites!