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Default Why soft boiled vs....? Was: Soft Boiled Egg Breakfast


"Jeßus" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 26 Sep 2016 21:23:28 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:
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>>
>>On 26-Sep-2016, "Cheri" > wrote:
>>
>>> "koko" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> >
>>> > Dang it's been a while since I've had a soft boiled egg, don't know
>>> > why, because they are delicious. Guess I just don't think of it.
>>> > The egg was served with homemade gluten free bread and kefir labne.
>>> >
>>> > https://flic.kr/p/LESmV1
>>> > I really do need to invest in an egg topper.
>>> >
>>> > koko
>>>
>>> That looks great, now I'm hungry for some soft boiled eggs. Maybe I will
>>> have for lunch.
>>>
>>> Cheri

>>I have never had a soft-boiled egg. No criticism intended; but, I've never
>>understood the attraction. Poached seems less trouble for the same end
>>result, unless the attraction is the in-shell presentation.
>>
>>Denizens of RFC, what say you on the attraction of soft-boiled eggs vs
>>poached, coddled, baked or other forms of egging.

>
> I almost always do poached, otherwise it's usually an omelet.


I poach mine too, bit wouldn't mind that for lunch at all, as it turned out
I had a salad with a hard boiled egg on it.

Cheri