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mEGG_My_Day
mEGG_My_Day Posts: 1,653
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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)

Memphis, TN 

LBGE, 2 SBGE, Hasty-Bake Gourmet
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  • mEGG_My_Day
    mEGG_My_Day Posts: 1,653
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    Btw - this was a good one
    Memphis, TN 

    LBGE, 2 SBGE, Hasty-Bake Gourmet
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  • mEGG_My_Day
    mEGG_My_Day Posts: 1,653
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    And pictures of the beautiful animal.
    Memphis, TN 

    LBGE, 2 SBGE, Hasty-Bake Gourmet
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
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    What's her name 
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 9,272
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    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. 
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  • gdenby
    gdenby Posts: 6,239
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    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.
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 15,471
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    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.  
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 9,272
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    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.
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  • The_Stache
    The_Stache Posts: 1,153
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    Great looking dog!  (Who, BTW, could care less if the egg is even cooked!) ;)
    Kirkland, TN
    2 LBGE, 1 MM


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  • Hans61
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    Wait until the white is firm enough surrounding the yolk before flipping 
    “There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
    Coach Finstock Teen Wolf
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  • Hans61
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    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 :-)
    “There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
    Coach Finstock Teen Wolf
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  • mEGG_My_Day
    mEGG_My_Day Posts: 1,653
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    Mickey said:
    What's her name 
    Bessie - named after my great aunt
    Memphis, TN 

    LBGE, 2 SBGE, Hasty-Bake Gourmet
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  • mEGG_My_Day
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    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
    Memphis, TN 

    LBGE, 2 SBGE, Hasty-Bake Gourmet
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  • mEGG_My_Day
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    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!!
    Memphis, TN 

    LBGE, 2 SBGE, Hasty-Bake Gourmet
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  • stv8r
    stv8r Posts: 1,127
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    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.
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  • SandyHookEgger
    SandyHookEgger Posts: 449
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    Likely poor finger dexterity if yolk is broken during cracking! Get your wife to do it.
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    edited November 2017
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    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.

    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326
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    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  ;))

    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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  • mEGG_My_Day
    mEGG_My_Day Posts: 1,653
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    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
    Memphis, TN 

    LBGE, 2 SBGE, Hasty-Bake Gourmet
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  • 55drum
    55drum Posts: 162
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    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
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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
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    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.
    Flint, Michigan
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,754
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    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.
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
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    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. 

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
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  • mEGG_My_Day
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    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. 
    Memphis, TN 

    LBGE, 2 SBGE, Hasty-Bake Gourmet
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  • JohnEggGio
    JohnEggGio Posts: 1,430
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    A little shake and a quick pull and my eggs are flipped - no spatula required.  Just sayin’.
    Maryland, 1 LBGE
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  • Botch
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    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?  :tongue:

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  • milesvdustin
    milesvdustin Posts: 2,882
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    If you have to introduce your wife to the kitchen you **** up somewhere! 


    Thats why appliances are white, so they match the wedding dress!!!

    2 LBGE, Blackstone 36, Jumbo Joe

    Egging in Southern Illinois (Marion)

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