Two-thirds of Britons don’t know how to boil an egg

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London, Oct 6 : Hard boiling an egg is perhaps one of the easiest things to do. But, two-thirds of Britons do not know how to do it, a survey has revealed.

Researchers in Britain have carried out the poll and found that 69% of those they questioned admitted that they struggle to cook a soft-boiled egg correctly. What’s more shocking is that 22% said they do not know how long it takes to boil an egg, the survey found.

Even of those who claimed to know, 37% still got it wrong, with almost one in ten reckoning an egg needs to be cooked for six minutes or more for a soft yolk. Amazingly, three per cent thought it takes less than a minute to cook, the British media reported.

And, 22% of those questioned for the survey admitted they struggle just to get the egg in the pan without the shell cracking—often because they drop it in boiling water.