How To Make A Perfect Soft Boiled Egg

Let's face it -- it can be difficult finding that sweet spot so that your soft-boiled egg is "just right."

Once you know how, you can make a perfect soft boiled egg every time.

Read on for all the details.

For 4 or 5 large eggs:

Bring a pot of water to a full boil.

(Why boil the water first? So that you can always time your eggs perfectly. If I put eggs into water to boil, I lose track... and am never quite sure when they started boiling!)

Using a large spoon, carefully lower each egg into the boiling water.

Immediately set your timer, as follows:

if your eggs are REFRIGERATED, then set timer for 4 minutes;

if your eggs are ROOM TEMPERATURE, then set timer for 3 1/2 minutes.

When timer goes off, remove pot from stove and pour off boiling water but keep eggs in the pot. Run cool tap water over the eggs to slow the cooking process.

Let eggs sit in the cool tap water for 4 minutes. (This is a good time to make your toast, or pour yourself another cup of coffee.)

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Pour off water, place eggs into your egg cups. You're about to eat perfectly soft-boiled eggs.

Yeah, it really is that easy. Enjoy!