The Breakfast Thread

[Luke]

You wouldn't say "no runny yolk = not fried properly" in this case, would you?

Depends, because there are three types of fried egg:

Sunny Side Up : Fried, but never flipped. (yolks should be bright yellow and runny, covered with a thin layer of coagulated white).

Over Easy; Fried, flipped shortly, runny yolk. (whites should always be shiny, never bubbly or crisp at the edges, and the yolk should have a thin layer of cooked white on top of it)

Over Hard: Fried, flipped, firm yolk. (evenly coagulated whites and yolk, white glossy and firm, not tough or rubbery, no dark color outside of yolk)


Standards of quality for a properly poached egg:

Bright and shiny appearance.
Compact, round shape, not spread or flattened.
Firm but tender whites, warm liquid yolks.

So what you did was boil a cracked egg, you didn't poach it.

There's also shirred eggs, but that's another topic.

Trust me. Not only have I owned a catering business and have been cooking almost every day of my life for over twenty years, I also studied under the Le Cordon Bleu culinary academy.

[MrPopo]

Technically speaking he poached his eggs, but didn't make Poached Eggs.

[Luke]

Technically speaking he poached his eggs, but didn't make Poached Eggs.

Technically, probably not.

There's poaching, simmering and boiling.

Poaching requires the water to be about 160 degrees, less than a simmer and is sometimes called a "low boil" although it's not a boil at all as there are no bubbles in the water. It's just hot water

A simmer is around 180 degrees. It would make more sense to call this a "low boil", as the water should have tiny bubbles that resemble a boil, but tiny. Oddly enough, some simmered menu items like "Boiled beef" are actually simmered, not boiled, again making cooking terminology weird.

A boil is a bit above 210 degrees. Third degree burns if you mess with it.

Sounds to me like he boiled it. If there were any bubbles in the water, he boiled it.

[Bikeage]

Everyone is wrong. This is the breakfast of champions.



Long ago, a raw egg mixed in with a glass of chocolate "Instant Breakfast" milkshake was a better than nothing solution when late to school.

[BogusMeatFactory]

My wife got me up this morning with a grilled egg & Cheese sandwich, which is essentially a grilled cheese...with cooked eggs in it.

It came out perfect. So delicious with melty cheese...mmmmm..

[Luke]

My wife got me up this morning with a grilled egg & Cheese sandwich, which is essentially a grilled cheese...with cooked eggs in it.

It came out perfect. So delicious with melty cheese...mmmmm..

This reminds me that I need an egg & onion sometime soon.

[marurun]

Most people scramble eggs incorrectly. The best scrambled eggs are cooked on low heat, so that the egg almost curdles while it cooks. Cooked over lower heat, even non-runny yolks are still soft and wonderful (especially for those of us who don't like runny yolks, it is the perfect compromise).

[BogusMeatFactory]

Most people scramble eggs incorrectly. The best scrambled eggs are cooked on low heat, so that the egg almost curdles while it cooks. Cooked over lower heat, even non-runny yolks are still soft and wonderful (especially for those of us who don't like runny yolks, it is the perfect compromise).

Yep..that is how my wife makes them. I am not a huge fan of eggs, in all honesty, but she makes them extremely delectable. Never had any remotely like it.

[Ziggy]

I cook my scrambled eggs on medium heat, but it's because of the way I cook them. I put a splash of milk in them when I'm scrambling them up. I use what most people would call too much butter in the pan. Then about 15 seconds after I pour the eggs into the pan I start moving them around with the spatula. I move the spatula from the outside into the center, and I go around in a circle repeating that the entire time they're cooking. Every so often I'll take the handle of the pan with my other hand and shake it back and forth to get the eggs to spread out again, then continue with my spatula. I make sure to take them out of the pan before they get too firm (they'll still cook slightly since their still hot). I end up with the most perfectly scrambled eggs, in my opinion. They're fluffy, and even taste better some how.

[TSTR]

i had a bagel and bacon and liquor for breakfast