Eggs are a miracle food. There are a million and one ways to cook them, all of which are both nutritious and delicious. You might naively think that cooking eggs is foolproof but you'd be wrong.
It turns out we (and by we I mean "me") have all been boiling our eggs wrong! Now, thanks to the fine yolks at British Lion Eggs, you too can perfect the method for perfect boiled eggs, everytime you cook them.
However, this isn't exactly an easy task to pull off. Most of the time, the egg ends up overcooked, leaving us nothing to dunk our toast into. At least, that used to be the case.
Recently, the great minds over at British Lion Eggs sat down and got cracking. They commissioned a painstaking study and after countless hours of research — experts now believe that they have boiling eggs down to a science.
The responses were vast and varied. It became immediately clear that what began as a simple task evidently was not so simple after all. Each method was carefully examined and based on the collection of responses, the experts came up with what they believe is the foolproof method for boiling an egg.
What matters most is the amount of time you leave the egg submerged in the boiling water. It's remarkable the difference a matter of seconds will make as far as the consistency is concerned.
Dr. James Hind, a representative of Nottingham University, also recommends that you don't put the egg in the pot until the water is boiling. This means that you're going to need to be extra careful, so as not to scald yourself.
Pouring boiling water over the egg is also a bad idea, according to Dr. Hind. Constant consistent temperature is key if you hope to achieve the perfect level of runnyness.
Once the 4 minutes and 25 seconds is up, Dr. Hind says to remove the eggs from the boiling water (carefully) and to plunge them into the cold pot for an additional 57 seconds. Not 1 minute — 57 seconds.
Take this opportunity to make your toast. If you're wondering what the optimal cutting dimensions should be for the bread, Dr. Hind suggests 2.1 cm toast slices.
Dr. Hind said that the study wound up revealing a lot about how the vast majority of UK citizens enjoy the classic dish. He told The U.S. Sun that "Overwhelmingly, we like our eggs to be runny, but not the whites."
I personally can't eat a boiled egg unless the yolk is runny. There's something about that hard consistency that just makes my stomach turn.
It may seem like a simple concept but Dr. Hind says that we shouldn't downplay the impact of preparing and serving the perfect dish. At the end of the day, comfort food is called that for a reason — because it provides us comfort.
This sentiment was echoed by Andrew Joret, the acting chairman of British Lion Eggs. He said that the boiled egg is a national treasure and when done properly — tastes better than anything else.
He went on to say "and while it’s a simple dish, it can be sublime when cooked perfectly.” I don't know about you but all this talk about eggs has started to make me hungry!
Will you be using Dr. Hind's foolproof method for boiling eggs; do you have a staple dish that you can cook to perfection? Leave a comment below and let us know!
