jmcquown wrote on Mon, 3 Nov 2008 11:08:01 -0500:

> Sheldon wrote:
>> tweeny90 wrote:
>>> On Nov 2, 11:34 am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>>>> --
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Chatty Cathy
>>>
>>> Fat end up, thin end up, I'd just like to make a decent
>>> softboiled egg - period.
>>>
>>> I gave up trying to order these in a restaurant - three
>>> attempts one morning in Boone NC years ago cured me. �I
>>> think the cook was ready to come out and crown me with
>>> whatever eggs he had left over. �So, I'm not the only one
>>> who doesn't get the technique. �: ))
>>
>> Soft boiled eggs is something one doesn't order in
>> restaurants... next time order soft poached eggs, and even
>> that is best made at home. Even fried over easy and scrambled
>> is hit and miss at many restaurants, both are typically over cooked.
>> Why do you think omelets are so popular, they're the
>> easiest to cook, don't even need to know how to crack an egg without
>> breaking the yolk.

> I was totally surprised to find you can order soft boiled
> eggs, medium boiled eggs, any sort of eggs really, at Waffle
> Hut. They have a special gadget for boiling them to order. You won't
> find them on the menu, though.

I've never wanted to order a soft-boiled egg at a Waffle Hut. Indeed, I
don't recall ever patronizing them at all but have you seen the egg
shaped gadget that can be put in a pot with real eggs which changes
color when the eggs are ready? I think Williams-Sonoma had them last
time I looked.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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