The formula for the perfect breakfast buffet: Oxford University mathematician claims you must arrive at precisely 8:17am - and START with hot food, not cold

It's something that most Britons look forward to on holiday. Thankfully, help is at hand, as a mathematician from Oxford University has cooked up the formula for the perfect all-you-can-eat holiday breakfast buffet. A mathematician from Oxford University has cooked up the formula for the perfect all-you-can-eat holiday breakfast buffet Oxford University's Dr Tom Crawford equation details how many plates diners should use and promises a 10/10 buffet experience The formula for the perfect breakfast buffet Arrive at 8.17am 1x piece of toast A portion of eggs Helping of beans 2x rashers of bacon 2x sausages 16 minutes later. 'To achieve the best buffet experience and a maximum score of 10, holiday goers must arrive at 8.17am and consume two plates of food. The mathematician and self-proclaimed buffet king's formula reveals exactly what you should eat at a buffet, and in what order The poll for Asda Travel found three in five Britons choose a holiday destination based on the quality of the all-inclusive buffet, with the Spanish island of Mallorca voted as the top place to get a fry-up.