May 11, 2003
Egg-cooking stumps most Brits
Some Sunday survey silliness:
Three-quarters of [Britons] do not know how to boil an egg, according to a poll. Asked how long it would take to soft boil an egg, 70% said three minutes or less, which would leave the white runny and raw, the ICM poll for The Guardian found. Four per cent thought 6 to 10 minutes, which would result in a hard yolk. The correct answer is four to five minutes, which was the response given by 25% of those asked.From Ananova. I would have guessed three minutes, but then, hardboiled is more my preference.
Posted by David on May 11, 2003 1:59 PM
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Well, now I know why my eggs kept coming out of the shell all runny. I wouldn't have minded it if they were hot, but they'd been in the fridge all night after being boiled. (I'm not British either; I just can never remember how long to boil an egg. I usually end up frying them instead.)
Posted by: Andrea Harris on May 11, 2003 2:19 PM
HA HA HA IT TOTALLY DEPENDS ON THE EGG SIZE REALLY DOESENT IT!!!!!
Posted by: L8Z on August 4, 2003 9:49 AM
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