how do you ensure you get the perfect runny yolk in a boiled egg? I need an exact time if possible. Thanks?

Question

In my experience, getting it wrong by 20-30 seconds can make the difference between a perfect yolk and one which has just gone too far into the realm of the solid. Time and technique would be invaluable.

Answer 1

medium egg in allready boiling water...immerse the egg in the water for 10 seconds while still on the spoon....stops the egg cracking...then remove the spoon and boil...total time 4 mins 20 seconds.

Answer 2

"Practice makes Perfect"

WHY?
Because each oven is different my medium heat may not be your medium heat.> I'm talking about once you lower the heat after adding the eggs to boiling water. Also yolks are different sizes look at a small vs a jumbo egg. Some jumbo eggs have two yolks.

Conclusion
Just play around with it. I wanted pancakes once and I tried cooking them the first 3 maybe 10 came out really bad BUT once I learned how to deal with the heat and flipping it was a piece of cake.

Answer 3

Bring your eggs to room temperature before cooking. If the egg has been stored in the refrigerator it can be warmed gently under a flowing hot tap water. By bringing the eggs to room temperature, they're much less likely to crack in the hot water. Also the temperature of the egg at the start of the cooking process will affect the cooking time. An egg that is at room temperature at the start of the cooking process will require about 1 minute less cooking time than eggs taken directly from the refrigerator. Medium egg 3 minutes...Large Egg 4 to 5 minutes
....Extra Large Egg 5 minutes





Works for me...hope it helps let me know how u get on....

Answer 4

You are looking for a soft boiled egg, 2 minutes and the egg is ready.Once the water boils take the egg out at 2 minutes.If I were you I would just poach the egg, not deal with the shell.Put water with a dab of butter to boil, then add the egg(slowly) to the water you will see the white cook around your yolk--quick and easy.Just lift out of water with a slotted spoon.Put over a piece of toast.YUMMY.

Answer 5

For an extra lage egg it is 4 min's.
Large is 3.5 min's

FYI: As to eggs cracking which people have mentioned I found a device at Linen N Things or Bed Bath and beyond, which is an egg slicer but also it has a percing function (tiny pinprick maker) with stops eggs from cracking 100% of the time. Great gadget even if you never use the slicer function.

Answer 6

Let the water come to a boil. Drop egg in for 1 min 45 seconds. It usually comes out fine. I have a gas stove though, sometimes that makes a difference.

Answer 7

Put the egg in a pot with cold water. When the water starts to boil time it for 4 minutes. This will give you a perfect soft boiled egg.

Answer 8

As you realize where you live, your stove, the pot you are boiling these in all matters.
So if someone at a high elevations tells you this much time, to that person this is the right time. To you it will not be.
Trial and error in your own kitchen, or get advice from someone who lives in the same town as you and hopefully it works.
Cooking is a art. It seams as if you know this. Good luck

Answer 9

i always boil for 4 minutes...
when 4 minutes is up plunge the egg straight into cold water or the egg will keep cooking.. so if you do two eggs and don't put them in cold water 1 is usually runny and 1 is hard....
i thank you

Answer 10

3 minutes no more after the water has boiled for a large egg