# Do you like eggs sunny side up? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [May 12, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958 "2023-05-12T17:49:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958/41 "2023-05-13T12:12:36Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Doesn’t that result in substantially cooking the yolk? No, at least not for my taste. I like the yolks runny enough to mop up with toast, which is probably typical, and I have this method honed down to a fine art! 😉 The timing I use gets the yolks just a bit filmed over, but very jiggly when I slide the eggs onto a plate, and quite runny when cut, and the whites cooked through and slightly browned on the underside. As for the toaster, it’s just a cheap old sliced-bread pop-up toaster. I don’t absolutely rely on it for timing but it’s a useful indicator. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958/42 "2023-05-13T13:10:14Z")
Identifiable egg yolks in food give me the willies. Scrambling is the only way to get me to eat the whole egg. No fried or poached. If hard boiled I will only eat the whites, and soft boiled is right out. Been this way as long as I can remember. I can now eat a deviled egg after a few drinks (the same conditions under which I started eating raw oysters) so maybe there’s hope for me. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958/43 "2023-05-13T13:21:43Z")
I’m getting the idea that many people don’t like the taste of eggs. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958/44 "2023-05-13T13:45:17Z")
_Do you like eggs sunny side up?_ Yes, I like to slice my toast into little soldiers and dip them into the runny yolk. But, the albumen must be fully congealed, or my soldiers will go AWOL. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958/45 "2023-05-13T14:04:56Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > Sunny side up got 10% of the vote. I voted over easy, as that’s my favorite, but I also like eggs sunny side up, as long as the white is set. Runny yolk and crispy potatoes, yum! If the yolk breaks, the egg will get scrambled. No hard fried yolk for me. Hubby doesn’t do eggs as eggs. Too many wrongly cooked eggs as a child, I think. His mother is an absentminded cook. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958/46 "2023-05-13T14:10:48Z")
> [@fedman1](#): > > but Guy doesn’t EAT eggs–ever (well, once on Tonight show) Exactly. In fact, there have been two episodes of Guy’s Grocery Games where everybody had to cook egg dishes, and the chefs got bonus points based on how many bites of their dishes Guy would actually eat. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958/47 "2023-05-13T14:13:15Z")
The yolk tastes different depending on how thoroughly it’s been cooked. I like the flavor raw through barely cooked. I don’t like the flavor of overcooked egg yolk. The whites have very little flavor. Egg whites are mostly about texture and any fat they’ve been cooked in. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958/48 "2023-05-13T14:36:15Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I tried making eggs over-easy when making bacon and egg sandwiches, and for my taste, it somehow ruined the texture. Instead, for sandwiches I break the yolks so they cook moderately firm using my foil-cover method without flipping over. Same here. Egg sandwiches require medium well done fried eggs. I don’t want yolk squeezing out. McDonald’s cooks the eggs to perfection for Egg McMuffins. I wouldn’t want to eat that egg separately. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958/49 "2023-05-13T14:51:08Z")
Sunny Side Up when I made them at home. Cover the pan, cook at a low-med heat and take them off when the yolk just starts to cloud/film over. Whites are fully cooked, yolks are still runny. Good stuff. Solid yolks are okay for hard-boiled eggs but I don’t enjoy eating them in most other forms. I guess in an Egg McMuffin they’re fine but largely tasteless. On the plate, I don’t like the texture and think they taste better less cooked. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958/50 "2023-05-13T15:36:21Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Egg sandwiches require medium well done fried eggs. I For egg sandwiches I crack an egg into my pan, and intentionally break the yolk. When it’s time to turn the egg I do a flip without a spatula. My gf has tried to do that several times and it never works. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958/51 "2023-05-13T19:19:40Z")
> [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > I crack the egg into a layer of hot olive oil. I then spoon the olive oil over the whites, and as desired, maybe once or twice over the yolk. You get big, fluffy whites and a yolk as runny or cooked as desired. This is how my mom taught me to fry eggs when I was a kid. Only it was probably Wesson Oil waaaaay back in the late 50s, not olive oil. > [@aceplace57](#): > > Same here. Egg sandwiches require medium well done fried eggs. I don’t want yolk squeezing out. It depends on what kind of egg sandwich I’m having. A restaurant near me makes an awesome breakfast sandwich with bacon, cheese, romaine, grilled onions, avocado, and an over-easy egg. The best part is when the yolk breaks, and you get all that yummy unctuousness. If I’m just having a fried egg sandwich at home, I’ll usually break the yolk and flip it over to cook both sides. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958/52 "2023-05-13T20:15:33Z")
i use poached eggs in my breakfast sandwiches, and make sure the yolk runs into the english muffin’s nooks and crannies and saturates them. a tad messy perhaps, but totally worth it, ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958/53 "2023-05-13T20:36:16Z")
Exactly, except for me it is sourdough toast. If I get steak and eggs, I needs some runny yolk. The combo of yolk and steak juice soaking the toast is heavenly. Steak medium rare, eggs SSU, hash browns extra crispy and sourdough toast please. In a restaurant, I will often say “over easy”. But I do not like runny whites, so i learned to cover the eggs while frying. > [@teelabrown](#): > > I also like my white cooked and the yolk runny. That’s hard to achieve with sunny side up. But if you cover the pan and keep the heat low, you don’t have to turn the eggs and the tops of the whites will cook and the yolks will film over slightly. Yep, that works. I start with the pan on high, then turn it off. Or put lots of butter in the pan and spoon hot butter over the top. or I guess olive oil? > [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > I crack the egg into a layer of hot olive oil. I then spoon the olive oil over the whites, and as desired, maybe once or twice over the yolk. > [@silenus](#): > > I want my eggs fried **hard.** Damn near vulcanized. I want to be able to frisbee them across the room if I so desire. That’s my wife. If they don’t bounce when you drop them, they are underdone. > [@markn\_1](#): > > There was a poll on fried egg styles in the Polls Only thread. Sunny side up got 10% of the vote. I don’t know how to explain the vastly different result in this poll In many eateries, the only way to get runny yolks and whites that are not runny is to order over easy. At home, I do SSU, with one or more of the tricks outlined above. > [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > I’m getting the idea that many people don’t like the taste of eggs. No, you can like the yolks hard and still like eggs, or you can love runny yolks and still like eggs. It is just that the twain shall not meet. However, once you add enough hot sauce, that is all you are tasting. > [@Jophiel](#): > > Solid yolks are okay for hard-boiled eggs Yeah, I concur here. But hard boiled is a different beast. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958/54 "2023-05-13T20:46:08Z")
That’s what I do, too. I fill a Pyrex measuring cup with ½ cup water, add a splash of apple vinegar, microwave for 1 minute, crack in an egg, microwave for 30 seconds, transfer the perfectly poached egg onto the bottom half of a toasted sourdough English muffin, sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic powder, then stab the egg aggressively till the yolk seeps into the nooks and crannies. Then I spread homemade guacamole onto the top half of the English muffin and press it down onto the egg gently, so that no yolk or guacamole squirts out onto my shirt. If I feel like throwing health-caution to the wind, I add cheese and bacon. I feel that way a lot. Just this morning, in fact. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958/55 "2023-05-13T20:52:14Z")
my poaching method is similar; i use rice vinegar. my sandwich also has summersausage, 6 year old cheddar, butter, marmite, sun-dried tomatoes, Penzey’s ‘Justice’ onion/shallot/chive/garlic blend, and chipotle hot sauce. but if the yolk’s not liquid, it’s a lesser sandwich ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958/56 "2023-05-13T21:02:47Z")
My dad taught me the same way, circa 1970 ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958/57 "2023-05-13T21:30:21Z")
Count me in with those who prefer methods to ensure the white is fully set. In my house, that usually means over easy. I used to steam more. I rarely use enough oil to baste. I’ve heard sticking the pan in a low oven for a minute works too, but I’ve never tried. ---
**Author:** ![Apodder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apodder/32/17727_2.png) [@Apodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apodder)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958/58 "2023-05-14T00:35:08Z")
Can’t do snot. I like runny yolk but the white has to be cooked. Basted is perfect but over easy is easier and quicker. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958/59 "2023-05-14T03:16:40Z")
Ugh! No, this is just wrong. I get why some people like runny yolks, but that creamy flavor of runny yolk is not good tasting to me. A fully cooked yolk has a different flavor that is my preference. I kinda wonder, sometimes, if it’s a flavor/color combination that makes it bad for me. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958/60 "2023-05-14T03:20:22Z")
> [@DorkVader](#): > > A fully cooked yolk has a different flavor that is my preference. I agree, and I prefer them over easy, but I order Sunny Side Up. Because I usually get them on top of a homemade hash, or a “pile”\* (hashbrowns and veggies and meat). And those two egg yolks look so happy! . \*Shout out to the Luna Park Café and Mickie’s Dairy Bar. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958.md?page=4)