I have a problem with soft boiled eggs.

[msmofet]

I dip in poached eggs.

 

[taxlady]

I dip in sunny side up eggs.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Is it a similar consistency as ramen or "jammy" eggs?

If I get it right the white is tender cooked and the yolk is still liquid.

 

[dragnlaw]

Hey Rascal, good to "see" you. Starting to unthaw and warm up, are yuh?

 

[BAPyessir6]

I've eaten a lot of soft boiled eggs, fixed about everyway one can think of . . .
for 'in an egg cup' I've used a spoon to crack, a table knife, etc etc . . . and then this gadget which works better than anything else I've ever seen/used - it's spring loaded, the bottom "cup" goes on the small end of the egg, you pull the top knob up and release. the bottom cup has a very sharp edge which 'cuts' the shell cleanly and the top comes off, no prob...

Amazon.com

I bought the Amazon product you recommended! It works great! As of now, I still have to peel it a bit after it makes a line, (I thought it'd pull the shell off itself, but it's no big deal to peel the bit myself). It's very clean and I much prefer it to cutting and worrying about the knife getting shell inside my egg!

 

[boom]

I wouldn't eat a soft boiled egg with all the pomp and circumstance. no little cups, where I have to tap around the egg.

I say soft boiled might be my favorite egg. although mine are soft STEAMED eggs. I just peel them carefully and put them over toast, or a salad, or my pizza. mostly over toast. I find joy when I pierce the egg.

 

[boom]

for the record. STEAM is a constant temp. it is independent of how many eggs you do. so if you steam one egg, it is the same time as if you steam 10 eggs. you have to adjust if you are boiling them.

I get the steam rolling, and put the basket of eggs in, and start the timer. 6 minutes if the eggs are small, 6.5 if they are large. it is 100% perfect every time.

 

[taxlady]

for the record. STEAM is a constant temp. it is independent of how many eggs you do. so if you steam one egg, it is the same time as if you steam 10 eggs. you have to adjust if you are boiling them.

I get the steam rolling, and put the basket of eggs in, and start the timer. 6 minutes if the eggs are small, 6.5 if they are large. it is 100% perfect every time.

I steam eggs too. I'm still working out the perfect timing for the exact level of almost hard cooked/hard cooked that I want. There are Danish recipes that call for a smiling egg. That's a bit more cooked than a jammy egg, but not fully hard cooked. If you cut the egg in half and stand it on its side, the moist part of the yolk in the middle of the yolk, should droop enough to make the smile part of a smiley face.