How to boil eggs. Culinary technique for soft medium or hard boiled. Get it right every time by using precise timings.Taken from our technical culinary book the process the timings are as follow:Starting in BOILING water:- Soft boiled Eggs: between 2.30 to 3.30 Minutes - Medium boiled Eggs: 5.30 to 6.30 Minutes - Hard boiled Eggs: 9 to 11 Minutes