The Perfect Breakfast Egg – How It Works

The perfect breakfast egg: how it works

A crucial point when preparing breakfast ice cream is your preference for the consistency of the ice cream.

• The rules of thumb for the cooking time are 3 to 5 minutes for a soft-boiled egg, 5 to 8 minutes for a waxy egg, and more than 8 minutes for a hard-boiled egg.
• However, these times only apply if the eggs are only placed in the water during cooking.
• If the egg is already in the water beforehand, the time is shortened to varying degrees.
• Another factor in cooking time is the size of the eggs. Thus, an L-sized egg needs up to a minute more time in the boiling water than an S-sized egg. Small eggs can reach the desired consistency even a minute sooner.
• To optimize the cooking time, you should also remove the egg from the fridge a few minutes before cooking to minimize the temperature difference.
  Experiments have also shown that pricking the egg before cooking prevents it from leaking.
• To prevent a cracked egg from leaking, you can add a little salt or vinegar to the boiling water.