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Soft Boiled Eggs
By: jazzgirl205 Date: June 15, 2018, 8:36 pm
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Dh and I have soft boiled eggs for breakfast twice a week. For
fun, I was browsing ebay looking at egg cups. Most of them
seemed designed to appeal to juveniles. Are soft boiled eggs
considered children's food in the UK and Europe?
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Re: Soft Boiled Eggs
By: cleargleam Date: June 18, 2018, 2:46 pm
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I can't say for others, but I'm a grown-up and personally, I
love soft boiled eggs. I also like coddled eggs.
I rarely make time to have them; I'll have to get on that.
I like soft boiled eggs broken over a handful of crackers in a
bowl.
In fairness, though, I first had soft boiled eggs as an easy to
eat/digest dish as a child, when I was sick.
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Re: Soft Boiled Eggs
By: frog24 Date: June 18, 2018, 5:23 pm
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Question: Why does one need a cup to soft boil an egg? Doesn't
the shell work?
I was watching an episode of America's Test Kitchen when they
were explaining how to make the perfect soft boiled eggs.
Wouldn't you know it, they were right?! ;) ;D I've
successfully, consistently made perfectly soft boiled eggs.
Their method is to bring 1/2" of water to a boil, then gently
put in the eggs (or use a steamer basket). Boil for exactly 6
1/2 minutes, then plunge into an cold water bath for 30 seconds.
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Re: Soft Boiled Eggs
By: Pattycake Date: June 18, 2018, 5:40 pm
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[quote author=frog24 link=topic=387.msg5920#msg5920
date=1529360623]
Question: Why does one need a cup to soft boil an egg? Doesn't
the shell work?
I was watching an episode of America's Test Kitchen when they
were explaining how to make the perfect soft boiled eggs.
Wouldn't you know it, they were right?! ;) ;D I've
successfully, consistently made perfectly soft boiled eggs.
Their method is to bring 1/2" of water to a boil, then gently
put in the eggs (or use a steamer basket). Boil for exactly 6
1/2 minutes, then plunge into an cold water bath for 30 seconds.
[/quote]
The cups are to hold the cooked eggs in - you crack the top off
the egg, then scoop out the innards with a spoon, or dip your
toast in the runny yolk, then scoop out the rest with the spoon.
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Re: Soft Boiled Eggs
By: jazzgirl205 Date: June 18, 2018, 9:17 pm
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[quote author=cleargleam link=topic=387.msg5906#msg5906
date=1529351180]
I can't say for others, but I'm a grown-up and personally, I
love soft boiled eggs. I also like coddled eggs.
I rarely make time to have them; I'll have to get on that.
I like soft boiled eggs broken over a handful of crackers in a
bowl.
In fairness, though, I first had soft boiled eggs as an easy to
eat/digest dish as a child, when I was sick.
[/quote]
My mother fed me soft boiled eggs that were scraped into a bowl.
I always remembered it as egg soup. My easy to digest sick
food was applesauce and toast.
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Re: Soft Boiled Eggs
By: Chez Miriam Date: June 20, 2018, 9:17 am
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I think the novelty items are a bit like mugs/teapots: I'm
guessing it's a cheap gift idea? You could buy one/several for
someone as joke/humorous present [like the cat-bum tea towel
holder
HTML https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cat+bum+tea+towel+holder&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj956SJtuLbAhVIKsAKHR1GCZYQ_AUICygC&biw=1265&bih=588<br
/>], whereas most people who want such an item (egg cup, tea tow
el
holder) would probably buy the 'ordinary' version. I notice
eBay tends to have a lot of gimmicky items compared to what I
really want for some things. :-\
I have various 'normal' egg cups, so they are out there!
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Re: Soft Boiled Eggs
By: jpcher Date: June 20, 2018, 11:33 am
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[quote author=jazzgirl205 link=topic=387.msg5716#msg5716
date=1529112961]
Dh and I have soft boiled eggs for breakfast twice a week. For
fun, I was browsing ebay looking at egg cups. Most of them
seemed designed to appeal to juveniles. Are soft boiled eggs
considered children's food in the UK and Europe?
[/quote]
I'm not from Europe, but my mother hailed from Germany. When we
were growing up my mother served soft boiled eggs in cups
similar to this:
HTML http://mixedgreensblog.com/2009/04/09/seasons-eatings/a-good-egg/
Part of the fun, when I was a child, was perfecting the chopping
off of the top of the egg with a butter knife (as described in
the article). Sometimes we'd eat the egg directly from the shell
with a spoon or sometimes we'd turn the cup over and mix up the
egg for toast dipping. Is it a juvenile meal? I don't think so,
but it sure was fun! Haven't had soft boiled eggs in a while . .
. putting it on my next at home breakfast menu! ;D
When my DDs were younger I simply used a shot glass to hold the
eggs. ::)
Oh! Look! A quick search on Amazon . . . don't know if UK is
different:
HTML https://www.amazon.com/HIC-Double-Cups-Porcelain-White/dp/B00S4RDPOO/ref=sr_1_44?ie=UTF8&qid=1529511911&sr=8-44&keywords=soft+boiled+egg+cup
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Re: Soft Boiled Eggs
By: Jayhawk Date: June 20, 2018, 3:42 pm
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I spent a couple of months in Germany in 1980 during college
(summer classes). I lived with a family and they served
soft-boiled eggs in egg cups. The Germans do breakfast right.
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Re: Soft Boiled Eggs
By: frog24 Date: June 27, 2018, 3:41 pm
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[quote author=Pattycake link=topic=387.msg5925#msg5925
date=1529361614]
The cups are to hold the cooked eggs in - you crack the top off
the egg, then scoop out the innards with a spoon, or dip your
toast in the runny yolk, then scoop out the rest with the spoon.
[/quote]
Okay, yes! Now I get what you're talking about. I had odd
visions of silicone things you crack the eggs into, then lower
the whole shebang into the boiling water to cook. I think they
have those for making poached eggs.
As for the egg cups, my parents have some that are a single
strand of metal that's coiled to be the base, narrow, then widen
to cradle the egg itself. Like this:
HTML https://www.amazon.ca/Aulley-Spiral-Kitchen-Breakfast-Boiled/dp/B075SW2XF7
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Re: Soft Boiled Eggs
By: gmatoy Date: July 16, 2018, 5:21 pm
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Many of the ones that are designed to be cute are used by
people, like me, to display their egg collection at Easter. I
have a huge selection of egg cups and many other small bowls
that I use to show off my eggs! Frog24, I have several like
those, some have colored metal, which is pretty.
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