Waffle House became one of the first big chains to join smaller restaurants with surcharges for egg dishes. Economists don’t see near-term relief on egg prices.

Diners at the chain known for its cheap breakfasts will have to shell out a little extra as bird flu ravages U.S. flocks of laying hens.

There’s no single method to boil an egg, but a team at the Italian National Research Council’s Institute for Polymers, Composites, and Biomaterials now believe there is a “perfect” way to cook them. In order to make it, however, you’ll need some patience and a watchful eye.

Scientists say they have cracked the case on how to cook the "perfect" boiled egg, but it takes 32 minutes. The Italian research team says the new method - which they call "periodic cooking" - is "optimal" for boiling both the yolk and white of a chicken egg.