Soft-boiled eggs are really delicious and are categorized by fully cooked-through egg whites and warm, runny yolks. But to create a perfect soft-boiled eggs is actually a pretty difficult thing. And it’s even more difficult to achieve consistency when trying to cook several. Though this recipe couldn’t be simpler, it took the professionals of America’s Test Kitchen about 6 weeks and over 1,000 eggs to figure out the best method behind perfect soft-boiled eggs every time. Here’s what they finally came up with.

Do you have any great tricks for making perfect soft-boiled eggs? What’s your favorite way to cook eggs in general?