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[–] jonne@infosec.pub 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But how do you work out how long they should be boiling, especially if you're after somewhere in the soft boil sweet spot?

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I measure from the moment the water starts to boil. 4:30 minutes is a good starting point if you want the yellow to be soft but as mentioned, amount of water, pot, your stove, egg size, it all affects the boiling time quite severely. I wouldn't add or remove more than 15 seconds either if you want to find that sweet spot because it is definitely not like in the picture. 7-8 minutes is pretty much hard boiled for me, but maybe those are some really fat eggs.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but then you have to watch your pot for the moment it starts to boil. It's easier to just boil the water, drop them in and then set a timer.

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 1 points 4 months ago

You have to watch out for your water to start boiling either way, so I don't see this as much of a problem.