Ot - fried eggs

mEGG_My_Day

my dog loves fried eggs.  So several days a week I will cook one for her.  Recently I have had an issue, breaking the yokes???? Is there a majik secret to not break the yokes???

(I know - the dog doesn't care, but something about the aesthetic of food resonates with me)

mEGG_My_Day

Btw - this was a good one

mEGG_My_Day

And pictures of the beautiful animal.

Mickey

What's her name 

GrateEggspectations

Are you doing them sunny side up or over easy? When I break fried egg yolks unintentionally, the usual culprit is too much friction with the spatula as I'm trying to get under the egg, either to serve, in the case of sunnys, or to flip, in the case of over easy. Make sure your pan is really slick prior to throwing the eggs in there. 

gdenby

Couple of things to mention. The consistency of eggs depends on their age. As they get older, more water comes out of the proteins, and tverything gets runnier.

Also, crack them on a flat surface, not a sharp one. Just enough to dent the side, and then pull the shell apart so the contents slide out in one mass.

Botch

There's no discernible difference between white and brown eggs, but I've found the white ones MUCH easier to break without making a mess, FWIW.  
One of our church camp counselors when I was a kid had been a cook in the Army, and he could pick up four eggs, two in each hand, and crack/deposit all four at once; that was cool.  

GrateEggspectations

gdenby said:

Couple of things to mention. The consistency of eggs depends on their age. As they get older, more water comes out of the proteins, and tverything gets runnier.

Also, crack them on a flat surface, not a sharp one. Just enough to dent the side, and then pull the shell apart so the contents slide out in one mass.

Kenji's book, "The Food Lab", covers the impact of the age on eggs in great detail.

The_Stache

Great looking dog!  (Who, BTW, could care less if the egg is even cooked!)

Hans61

Wait until the white is firm enough surrounding the yolk before flipping 

Hans61

The_Stache said:

Great looking dog!  (Who, BTW, could care less if the egg is even cooked!)

Did you see my thread earlier this week :-)

mEGG_My_Day

Mickey said:

What's her name 

Bessie - named after my great aunt

mEGG_My_Day

GrateEggspectations said:

Are you doing them sunny side up or over easy? When I break fried egg yolks unintentionally, the usual culprit is too much friction with the spatula as I'm trying to get under the egg, either to serve, in the case of sunnys, or to flip, in the case of over easy. Make sure your pan is really slick prior to throwing the eggs in there.

I tend to break the yolk when I break the egg - not when flipping

mEGG_My_Day

The_Stache said:

Great looking dog!  (Who, BTW, could care less if the egg is even cooked!)

Thanks - and yes, she will eat them raw, scrambled, boiled - she doesn't care!!

stv8r

mEGG_My_Day said:

GrateEggspectations said:

Are you doing them sunny side up or over easy? When I break fried egg yolks unintentionally, the usual culprit is too much friction with the spatula as I'm trying to get under the egg, either to serve, in the case of sunnys, or to flip, in the case of over easy. Make sure your pan is really slick prior to throwing the eggs in there.

I tend to break the yolk when I break the egg - not when flipping

That can happen if the pan is too hot.  You want it hot but not super hot.

SandyHookEgger

Likely poor finger dexterity if yolk is broken during cracking! Get your wife to do it.

Focker

For those breaking yolks during the turn for overeasy, I have a couple of old Flint Ekco spatulas found for $1 each, that are super thin with some flex, perfect for getting under eggs on steel or iron.  Folks on the Griswold Wags forum were fond of the old Flint Ekco spatulas, glad I found a couple.

Gave the TFal Pro pan away, haven't looked back.

Killit_and_Grillit

I was 10 and decided I was going to start cooking my own breakfast. After months of destroying our kitchen my dad brought home a 144 pack of eggs from a restaurant he had just helped open.

He made me sit and practice cracking them 1 handed. 

1) Don’t use the pan edge to crack them. I use the metal spatula or my Blackstone scraper or a thin lipped hard cup. The edge is finer. Also you don’t make a mess of your pan. 

2) A warmer Egg is a happy Egg. The longer those eggs sat the better they cracked and less yolks broke. 

(Also, after I baked those eggs I fed them to every dog and pig in the neighborhood. They do NOT care about over easy  )

mEGG_My_Day

Thx for all the advise - we have been recently buying cage free organic brown eggs - and I have been taking them straight from the fridge -  I will also take the advise to get my wife to crack them from now on - I'll first have to introduce her to the kitchen

55drum

Another trick I saw on Youtube.....drop your egg in and give it time to just setup...then drop in a couple of drops of water and cover with a lid....the steam will finish the cooking...no need to flip....GL

Fred19Flintstone

Advice from the Charm School:

If your wife is unfamiliar with the kitchen,  then this is not the time to introduce it to her.  "You want me to crack your eggs from now on?  Why?  To make pretty eggs for the dog??"

Life is messy brother and you need your wife to help keep the mess under control.  Learn to crack the eggs yourself and save your favor requests for when it matters.

fishlessman

the one handed flat surface trick is the way to go for sunnys. my dog gets hard boiled with the shell on crushed daily in the food, seems the shell doesnt bother him at all.

GATraveller

mEGG_My_Day said:

The_Stache said:

Great looking dog!  (Who, BTW, could care less if the egg is even cooked!)

Thanks - and yes, she will eat them raw, scrambled, boiled - she doesn't care!!

I used to put a raw egg in my greyhounds food everyday.  Coat was amazingly shiny - like show quality BUT the gas that dog emitted could clear the room.  Dang I miss that dog. 

mEGG_My_Day

GATraveller said:

mEGG_My_Day said:

The_Stache said:

Great looking dog!  (Who, BTW, could care less if the egg is even cooked!)

Thanks - and yes, she will eat them raw, scrambled, boiled - she doesn't care!!

I used to put a raw egg in my greyhounds food everyday.  Coat was amazingly shiny - like show quality BUT the gas that dog emitted could clear the room.  Dang I miss that dog. 

I feel you on missing a lost pet!  I'm 55 years old and still miss the dog I had growing up. 

JohnEggGio

A little shake and a quick pull and my eggs are flipped - no spatula required.  Just sayin’.

Botch

fishlessman said:

My dog gets hard boiled with the shell on crushed daily in the food, seems the shell doesnt bother him at all.

You haven't noticed his pained, vicious glares cast your way as he's taking a dump in the yard?  

milesvdustin

If you have to introduce your wife to the kitchen you **** up somewhere! 


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