What is the best

time/temperature
to cook a Soft
z Boiled Egg?

By: Eileana Varela

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What is the best cook time to boil a perfect
soft boiled egg?

▪ How many minutes will it take

to cook the perfect soft boiled
egg?

▪ What temperature does the

water need to be at?

▪ How much does the yolkiness

in the egg vary from minute to
minute?
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Hypothesis

▪ In my personal experience
the best soft boiled egg is
cooked for 7 minutes long
then put into cold water.

▪ If I boil my egg for (X

amount of time) will it be
a perfectly soft boiled egg?

▪ I know that if you boil an egg

for not long enough it will be
raw on the inside and if you
overboil it, it will be light
yellow and overcooked.
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What you will need for the Experiment

▪ Stove

▪ Thermometer to test the

waters temperature

▪ Eggs

▪ Timer/Clock

▪ Knife
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Procedure Steps
▪ Boil your water in a pot to at least 250
Degrees Fahrenheight

▪ Put 3 Eggs in all at the same time when the

water reaches boiling point

▪ Set different timers at the 4 minute mark, 6

minute mark, and 8 minute mark

▪ After they are done boiling you take out the

egg at the specific time and put it in cold
water.

▪ Then you cut open the eggs and determine

which one is cooked best
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Results

▪ I cooked three eggs one for 4

minutes, one for 6 minutes, and one
for 8 minutes

▪ Left egg is 8 minutes, Far right egg is

6 minutes, and bottom egg is 4
minutes

▪ The 4 minute one is very yolky runny,

it tasted too raw to be considered a
perfect soft boiled egg

▪ The 8 minute one was too cooked

and was barely runny at all

▪ The 6 minute one was the perfect egg

it was cooked just right while still
being a little runny.
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Conclusion

▪ If I boil my egg for (6 minutes) will it be

a perfectly soft boiled egg? The
answer is yes.

▪ I learned that the perfect time to cook

an egg is 6 minutes and how an egg
can vary from a few minutes of less or
extra cook time.

▪ Would some 5 minute and 7 minute

eggs possible be the perfect soft
boiled egg as well.