On boiling eggs

The perfect timings for boiling medium sized eggs are as follows:

Soft-boiled eggs

Put the eggs into a pan with cold water. Bring the water to a boil and let it do so for 2 minutes. Pour out the water and refill with cold water to cool the eggs.

Medium-boiled eggs

Put the eggs into a pan with cold water. Bring the water to a boil and let it do so for 2 minutes. Take the pan off the heat and keep the eggs in the water for an additional 2 minutes. Pour out the water and refill with cold water to cool the eggs.

Hard-boiled eggs

Put the eggs into a pan with cold water. Bring the water to a boil and let it do so for 2 minutes. Take the pan off the heat and keep the eggs in the water for an additional 6 minutes. Pour out the water and refill with cold water to cool the eggs.

Table for easy reference

	Boiling time	Resting time
Soft-boiled	2 minutes	none
Medium-boiled	2 minutes	2 minutes
Hard-boiled	2 minutes	6 minutes