The perfect egg

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The perfect egg
Topic Started: Mar 21 2012, 04:57 AM (862 Views)
campy	Mar 21 2012, 04:57 AM Post #1
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	I like eggs cooked sunny side up. The problem is to get the top cooked so it's not runny. So I got this tip from a friend of mine who used to be a chef and owned a restaurant. Get those round silicon egg holders (rings). Get the pan ready with whatever you use to cook the egg in margarine or butter or oil. Heat the pan up. Put the silicone ring in the pan. Break the egg inside the ring. And now the trick. Put a lid on the pan and then just add a little water just enough to make some steam. Put the lid on . The steam from the water cooks the top of the egg. Edited by campy, Mar 21 2012, 04:58 AM.



Deleted User	Mar 21 2012, 08:54 AM Post #2
Deleted User	I have never seen a silicon egg holder. The steam will do the job alright but watch it carefully or it will overcook quickly.
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campy	Mar 21 2012, 09:43 AM Post #3
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	Great Dane Mar 21 2012, 08:54 AM I have never seen a silicon egg holder. The steam will do the job alright but watch it carefully or it will overcook quickly. They hold the egg nicely and it's easy to pick up or even to flip. They are silicon rings available at the dollar stores.



imjene	Mar 21 2012, 10:07 AM Post #4
Gold Star Member Posts: 3,960 Group: Member Member #745 Joined: April 4, 2010	I bought silicon egg poachers, but the egg still sticks to them.



campy	Mar 21 2012, 10:57 AM Post #5
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	imjene Mar 21 2012, 10:07 AM I bought silicon egg poachers, but the egg still sticks to them. The white of an egg is one of the most tenacious glues you can find. It's even used to glue gold foil to carvings. And if someone ever throws an egg on your car or house just try to get it off.



Kahu	Mar 21 2012, 02:40 PM Post #6
Posts: 31,109 Group: Administration Member #150 Joined: December 14, 2005	campy Mar 21 2012, 10:57 AM The white of an egg is one of the most tenacious glues you can find. I've used egg white to mend porcelain china .... it works well, an almost invisible mend, and it proved to be dishwasher safe too. Now, I don't guarantee the mend to be dishwasher safe every time, but in my case the article has been washed a couple of times, and so far, so good!



lilal	Mar 21 2012, 02:52 PM Post #7
Blue Star Member Posts: 1,545 Group: Member Member #206 Joined: February 2, 2006	My DH could have taught that chef as he has been cooking his eggs that way (without the silicone rings) for most of our almost 56 years of marriage. Eggs are not one of my favorite foods so when I cooked them they always came out scrambled so he took over out of necessity.



campy	Mar 21 2012, 03:00 PM Post #8
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	lilal Mar 21 2012, 02:52 PM My DH could have taught that chef as he has been cooking his eggs that way (without the silicone rings) for most of our almost 56 years of marriage. Eggs are not one of my favorite foods so when I cooked them they always came out scrambled so he took over out of necessity. So if you knew how to cook the perfect egg for so long why didn't you post it for us? I hate scrambled and easy over. That's only for people that don't want the perfect egg. I cooked one for my friend who asked for easy over because he said sunny side up are always runny. Then he apologized and complimented me on the perfect egg. And the chef also taught me how to 'flip' the potatoes in the frying pan like they do on television. Edited by campy, Mar 21 2012, 03:02 PM.



agate	Mar 21 2012, 03:14 PM Post #9
Posts: 21,864 Group: Administration Member #203 Joined: February 2, 2006	What we do is put the lid on. This creates some steam and presto the egg gets white on top.



campy	Mar 21 2012, 03:16 PM Post #10
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	agate Mar 21 2012, 03:14 PM What we do is put the lid on. This creates some steam and presto the egg gets white on top. You don't add a bit of water to create the steam? When I just put the lid on the top doesn't cook as quickly and the bottom of the egg is overdone.



Darcie	Mar 22 2012, 01:09 AM Post #11
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	I hear that eggs can carry ecoli, if true, I suspect you should be cooking your eggs thoroughly



campy	Mar 22 2012, 01:44 AM Post #12
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	Darcie Mar 22 2012, 01:09 AM I hear that eggs can carry ecoli, if true, I suspect you should be cooking your eggs thoroughly They are being cooked thoroughly. In fact they are just perfect.



Darcie	Mar 22 2012, 01:48 AM Post #13
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	campy Mar 22 2012, 01:44 AM Darcie Mar 22 2012, 01:09 AM I hear that eggs can carry ecoli, if true, I suspect you should be cooking your eggs thoroughly They are being cooked thoroughly. In fact they are just perfect. So you like hard egg yolks eh! I thought you said you liked sunny side up??? biggrin 04



angora	Mar 22 2012, 02:11 AM Post #14
WWS Book Club Coordinator Posts: 14,494 Group: Member Member #717 Joined: March 31, 2010	I dont like eggs and runny yolks make me sick..really. The way I cook fried sunny side ups for my husband is: Break egg into pan with melted butter, cook fairly slowly (eggs toughen with high heat), baste the yolk with the hot oil until it has a white covering. That is perfect and runny for him. If I am to eat it I break the yolk and turn the egg over until the yolk is pale yellow with no trace of moisture.



Bitsy	Mar 22 2012, 02:25 AM Post #15
Veteran Member Posts: 31,383 Group: Member Member #267 Joined: March 11, 2006	angora Mar 22 2012, 02:11 AM . The way I cook fried sunny side ups for my husband is: Break egg into pan with melted butter, cook fairly slowly (eggs toughen with high heat), baste the yolk with the hot oil until it has a white covering. That is perfect and runny for him. Yep, that is the way I cook them too, and they are perfect. Also, the butter on top adds a bit more flavor to the egg, IMO.



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