How to Soft Boil and Serve an Egg

It never ceases to amaze me, that some people can't do a simple thing like soft boil an egg. OK, to be honest, actually, making a perfect soft-boiled egg is a little bit tricky.  The timing has to be absolutely perfect and the temperature has to be absolutely correct.  The soft-boiled egg is a delicate balance of the totally hard-boiled egg white, leaving the yolk oh, so ooey-gooey to be perfect for dipping toast.  It kind of like a sunny-side up egg that is still in the shell (well, until you crack it, anyway.)  BTW-IF you are going to make soft-boiled eggs, make absolutely certain that you use pasteurized eggs.

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Step #1.  Get some eggs.  Number depends on how hungry you are, or how many guests you have.
Step #2.  Get an appropriately sized pot to accomodate the number of eggs that you are going to cook.
Step #3.  Fill the pot with enough water to completely cover the eggs.
Step #4.  Put the pot of water on the stove.
Step #5.  Turn the burner heat to high, until the water boils.
Step #6.  Set a timer for 5 minutes, 6 if you want your yolk less ooey-gooey.
Step #7.  Turn off the burner.
Step #8.  Gently place your eggs in the pot of water.
Step #9   Make enough toast for dipping in your egg yolks.  Cut toast into egg yolk width strips
Step#10. Turn on timer
Step#11  When timer is done, remove eggs and run under cold water.
Step#12  Gently remove shells from eggs, and serve in an appropriate egg cup. (or you can cut top off of egg shell, and eat out of the shell in an appropriate egg cup.)  The key here is that, you NEED to have an egg cup to properly eat soft-boiled eggs, otherwise people will think you are a red-neck.