Egg Timer

An online egg timer with sensible defaults — 6 minutes for medium-boiled, the most common ask. Adjust to taste and walk away from the stove.

Countdown timer

Quick utility for focus sprints or breaks — runs in the browser.

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Egg cookery is one of the few things where a one-minute miss is the difference between perfect and ruined. Soft-boiled is roughly 4 minutes, medium-boiled — runny yolk, set white — is about 6, hard-boiled is around 10. Add 30 seconds for fridge-cold eggs and pull half a minute for tiny ones. This page sets the timer to 6 minutes by default; bump it up or down for your preferred firmness. Press start and the notification arrives the second the egg is done — Telegram, browser push, or email. Crucially, the countdown is scheduled server-side, so it does not matter if you wander out of the kitchen, switch to a recipe in another tab, or close the page. The egg's window of perfection is short and unforgiving; this timer is the one piece of the kitchen that does not need supervision. For poached eggs, 3 minutes is the sweet spot for a runny yolk. Tea eggs need a full 30-minute simmer in soy and spice. The widget accepts any whole number of minutes, and the same trick works for any precise short cooking task.

FAQ

How long do I boil an egg?
Soft-boiled (runny yolk, soft white): about 4 minutes. Medium-boiled (runny yolk, set white): about 6 minutes. Hard-boiled (firm throughout): about 10 minutes. Times assume room-temperature eggs in already-boiling water.
Does the timer notify me even if I close the tab?
Yes. The countdown is scheduled server-side, so the egg-ready notification fires on Telegram, push, or email regardless of the timer page being open.
How do I poach an egg?
Three minutes in barely-simmering, lightly vinegared water gives a runny yolk and set white. Use this timer set to 3 minutes.
Can I run several egg timers at once for different doneness?
Yes — start one for soft-boiled, label it, start another for hard-boiled, label that. Each notification arrives independently.

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