Posted by Colin on August 22, 2006 at 18:23:03 from 199.217.240.61 user Colin.
In Reply to: Field testing eggs! posted by andyb on August 22, 2006 at 10:44:18:
In the dim and distant past when I was told how to boil an egg I was told:
Either
place your egg in a pot of cold water, bring it to a boil, and (this is the tricky part -- when is it actually boiling?) starting your timer from the moment boiling is achieved, cook the egg for 3 minutes.
Or
place your egg in a pot of boiling water and leave it in for 5 minutes.
It seems to work in practise both ways but I have never climbed Kanchenjunga to see what difference altitude makes.
Colin