Boiled Eggs - Grrrrr!

[Digger]

What's the trick to stop them from cracking. Method ATM is to place in hot but not boiling water and then time it for 3 and half minutes once boiling for a slightly soft yoke but 9 times out of 10 the shell cracks!

[Digger]

Thanks chaps. Will try some vinegar in the morning.

[Digger]

Aaah poaching now that's worthy of a separate thread. How the heck do you do the swirly water thing and get the egg to stay in the swirly vortexy middle bit. . . And yes I add a drop of vinegar to reduce boiling motion.

[Digger]

dazco said:

Digger said:

Aaah poaching now that's worthy of a separate thread. How the heck do you do the swirly water thing and get the egg to stay in the swirly vortexy middle bit. . . And yes I add a drop of vinegar to reduce boiling motion.

And therein lies your problem. It should be simmering, not boiling.

Sorry bad choice of words yep I let it simmer, ie gentle bubbling but as soon as I gently place egg in the swirl two thirds of the white decides to ignore physics and make a break for freedom.

[Digger]

Must be our soft southern eggs Baz. Stuck a pinhole in the arse end of the egg and voilà. . .no cracking.