# And how would you likeyour eggs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 23, 2001, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769 "2001-08-23T19:36:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769/41 "2001-08-24T01:26:05Z")
[“Michael”] Over easy would be _just_ fine. Over easy!! [/Michael"] ---
**Author:** ![IceQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/34f0e0/32.png) [@IceQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQueen)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769/42 "2001-08-24T01:36:40Z")
In a Spanish omelette, or Fritata Italiana. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769/43 "2001-08-24T01:52:02Z")
Oooh, I like the Over-Easy runny yolks, too. Yummy! With toast to sop up all the runny yolk! Or in an omelet with ham and cheese. Or scrambled, but **not** cooked dry. With limp bacon on the side. And hashbrowns. Or deviled. Or as egg salad. I love eggs. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769/44 "2001-08-24T02:08:17Z")
What is ‘over easy’? I’ve heard of it but don’t know what it refers to. I would like them soft boiled, with hot buttered toast, please. Darn, I’m hungry now. ---
**Author:** ![poohpah\_chalupa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/91b2a8/32.png) [@poohpah\_chalupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poohpah_chalupa)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769/45 "2001-08-24T02:29:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ayesha \* > (Second note to self, get \*\* poohpah chalupa \*\* cook breakfast for me soon, that sounds yummy ) So, **Ayesha** , you _like_ it “over easy”…? 😃 [sub]So if I brought home the bacon and fried it up in a pan, would you never ever let me forget I’m a man?[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Tyklfe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Tyklfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyklfe)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769/46 "2001-08-24T02:35:15Z")
pleasant if possible, but failing that, I would like them to at the very least not be mean to me. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769/47 "2001-08-24T03:14:50Z")
Over medium, or an omelette. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769/48 "2001-08-24T04:34:49Z")
Basted failing that, what **AHunter3** said. [Homer] mmmm huevos rancheros… dddddrroooll [/Homer] ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769/49 "2001-08-24T04:40:45Z")
Scrambled hard. Or dry. Or however one wants to put it, just get those puppies cooked very well. I’m leery of ordering eggs in restaurants because they’re rarely cooked as much as I’d like. It gets old sending them back. And you can be damn sure the wet runny scrambled eggs found on buffets are the last thing I’d eat. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769/50 "2001-08-24T04:47:25Z")
I have no idea what eggs overeasy are, **GuanaLad**. I was wondering the same thing when I saw that scene of the movie. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769/51 "2001-08-24T04:58:17Z")
Overeasy eggs = eggs fried, flipped once, yolk still runny, hopefully not broken. ---
**Author:** ![Tedster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@Tedster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tedster)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769/52 "2001-08-24T05:12:16Z")
Okay. (Ever notice ‘large’ eggs aren’t? I usually buy ‘extra’ large which ensures at least a medium-to-large egg) Okay. Cast iron skillet with boiling water (skillet only does poaching duty, ancient griswold #669 perfectly suited for this purpose) remove from heat. Roman Meal wheat toast is then deposited into toaster after eggs have been installed in barely simmering water. Completed toast is then generously buttered (I trust cows more than I do chemists, not to mention the flavor is much superior and required) and the eggs scooped out with one of those big holey spoons. A definite runniness of the yolk is desirable for maximum flavor. A couple sprinkles of salt on the eggs, and a glass of milk or orange juice is excellent. Bacon, ham, cheese, hash-browns, potatos o’brien, jellied toast and pancakes (not all at once, usually) go together well. Maybe later we can all explain how to make our best omelets… ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769/53 "2001-08-24T05:21:04Z")
Please excuse my ignorance, but i’m worried that i may be missing something. W hat are green eggs? Are people just making humorous references to Dr. Seuss, or is this some American delicacy that i have yet to come across? ---
**Author:** ![Tedster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@Tedster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tedster)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769/54 "2001-08-24T05:39:57Z")
If scrambled eggs are seriously overcooked and at too high a temperature, they will turn green. Reading all this about eggs made me hungry, so I decided on an egg sandwich- quick, easy and ‘hits the spot’ For this, I scrambled one (1) egg with a splash of milk and a little Dill seed in a microwavable soup cup. While the egg is nuking, the English Muffins are browning in the toaster, a little mayo and sharp cheddar out of the fridge goes on the buttered muffins. Yumm. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769/55 "2001-08-24T05:43:35Z")
When i saw you were on this string, i knew you’d come up with the goods. And you mean to tell me that people actually _like_ their eggs done this way? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769/56 "2001-08-24T06:03:12Z")
I like my eggs McMuffined with sausage for 99 cents. Speaking of 99, I think this must be my 999th post. Quickly! You must flip your monitor or the Great One may deem you unsuitable for demonic possession! ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769/57 "2001-08-24T07:38:23Z")
Two fried eggs with the yoke broken and two pieces of very light toast. ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769/58 "2001-08-24T12:02:09Z")
Sunny side up with the whites still runny. I know, it make everyone in my family sick too. Of course that means I have to cook them myself. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769/59 "2001-08-25T01:18:41Z")
Over easy (yolks soft and unbroken, but whites cooked) with buttered wheat toast (real butter, not margerine), ham or sausage and bacon. And orange juice. Either that, or scrambled with tomatoes, onions, mushrooms and green pepper. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-how-would-you-likeyour-eggs/77769.md?page=2)