The United States, a maritime country since its infancy, has allowed its merchant fleet to dwindle. Many U.S. ships have been reflagged under foreign flags --- Panama, Liberia, the Marianas, and others --- to escape U.S. regulations for vessel safety and operation.
This method works best if the eggs are in a single layer, but you can double them up as well, you'll just need to add more time to the steaming time. 3 Set your timer for 6 minutes for soft boiled, 10 minutes for hard boiled with a still translucent and bright yolk, or 12-15 minutes for cooked-through hard boiled.
STEP 4: Set timer forâ¦. 1  3 minutes for very runny soft-boiled eggs with just-set whites. 2  4 minutes for runny soft-boiled eggs. 3  6 minutes for creamy, custard-y âmediumâ-boiled eggs.  8 minutes for firm (but still creamy) hard-boiled 1  eggs. 10 minutes for firm hard-boiled eggs.  12 minutes for very firm hard-boiled eggs.