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+1–2 mins
Medium Boiled • Medium Egg • Fridge Cold
9
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📋 Step-by-Step Instructions
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🗓️ Full Boiling Time Reference
Doneness
Small (42g)
Medium (53g)
Large (63g)
XL (73g+)
Yolk
Soft Boiled (fridge)
5 min
6 min
7 min
8 min
Runny
Soft Boiled (room temp)
4 min
5 min
6 min
7 min
Runny
Medium (fridge)
8 min
9 min
10 min
11 min
Jammy
Medium (room temp)
7 min
8 min
9 min
10 min
Jammy
Hard Boiled (fridge)
11 min
12 min
13 min
14 min
Fully set
Hard Boiled (room temp)
10 min
11 min
12 min
13 min
Fully set
* Add 1–2 minutes at altitudes above 1,000m. Times assume eggs placed in already-boiling water.
🧠 Pro Egg Boiling Tips
Always start with boiling water. Place eggs into already-boiling water, not cold water. Cold-water starts make timing unreliable and vary more.
Ice bath immediately. As soon as time is up, transfer eggs to ice water for 2–3 minutes. This stops cooking instantly and makes peeling much easier.
Don't boil at full rolling boil. A gentle, steady boil (medium heat) gives more consistent results and prevents the shell from cracking.
Older eggs peel easier. Fresh eggs from the fridge are harder to peel. Eggs that are 1–2 weeks old have a larger air pocket and peel much more cleanly.
Prick the fat end. Use a pin or egg pricker on the wider end before boiling. This releases the air pocket and prevents cracking.
The grey ring means overcooked. That greenish-grey ring around the yolk is iron sulphide — harmless but means the egg was cooked too long or cooled too slowly.