How Long Should a Soft Boiled Egg Boil?
Preparation Place the eggs into an empty pot and fill until 1 inch of water is above the eggs. Remove the eggs, place a lid on the pot and bring the water to a full, rolling boil. Place the eggs into the pot, ensuring that they are still covered by at least 1/2 inch of water. Cover with the lid and remove the pot from the heat. Steeping After two minutes of steeping in the just-boiled water, the thin outside of the egg white next to the shell begins to turn opaque and solidify, but the deeper part of the egg white and yolk are both still runny. One minute later, the entire egg white is white rather than transparent, but the portion nearest the yolk is still runny, as is the yolk. At five minutes of steeping, the egg whites are solid, but they are not cooked firm, yet. The yolk remains runny. Most people prefer to remove the eggs from the pot at the seven minute mark, when the egg whites are cooked and the yolk is runny but thickened. Only after seven minutes can the eggs be peeled; unt
