Many people are tormented by the question, which is how long eggs need to be boil for, in order to make soft-boiled eggs. We will try to answer this question in this advice.
There are master chefs who recommend boiling eggs for three minutes to make them soft-boiled, while others recommend boiling them for 3 minutes and 15 seconds.
This avoids the risk of them being overcooked. Some scientists have found, that eggs need to be boiled for 6 minutes to be perfectly soft-boiled and the water needs to be heated right up to its boiling point.
The eggs should then be carefully placed in it and left to boil for 6 minutes.
This is the cooking time, if the eggs are large and have been kept at room temperature.
With boiled eggs you can make egg salad or an appetizer. And why not even sandwiches with boiled eggs!
