Cooking an egg in boiling water takes about 5 to 6 minutes. The most common type of egg is about the size of a small child's fist, so for an egg of this size, it will take about 5 to 6 minutes to boil in boiling water.

It's a good idea to run the eggs under cold water right away, so the temperature of the eggs drops quickly, which makes peeling easier and reduces the residual temperature of the eggshells, which can affect the ripeness of the yolks if they are left in the shells for too long.

Peel the shell after the cold water, you can see that the egg white has been cooked, the yolk has become a yellowish paste, the degree of maturity is just right, with the hand shaking, the yolk liquid will also gently flow, this classic state is the runny egg, it is bright yellow in color, the taste is very good.

The time to put the egg into the water needs to be confirmed

When boiling eggs will inevitably encounter the choice of the time to put the egg, you can start from the beginning of the cooking of the egg into the water, so that the egg along with the water to slowly warm up, or you can wait until the water boils before putting the egg, both methods have their own advantages and disadvantages. Generally speaking, in order to facilitate the calculation of the time to cook runny eggs, it is more recommended to use the second method, that is, to wait for the boiling water to boil before putting the eggs, and the calculation of the time to cook the eggs is also calculated from the time to put the eggs.