Point down.
- otherwise it may roll off
- more room for the spoon to come in without breaking the side and spilling the yolk.
- more room for the soldier to come in ditto.
And the other question that goes alongside, cut off with knife or crack and peel - for me, is crack and peel.

But these days I am much much much more likely to have poached, or hard boiled, or in a sandwich. Boiled egg and soldiers is for when you are ill, chicken soup for the other meal
