# Eggs scrambled with cream cheese is SO GOOD!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-scrambled-with-cream-cheese-is-so-good/512825>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 6, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-scrambled-with-cream-cheese-is-so-good/512825 "2009-10-06T16:34:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-scrambled-with-cream-cheese-is-so-good/512825/41 "2009-10-08T19:17:16Z")

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> [@GargoyleWB](#):
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> The cream cheese provides the moistness, so you can freely cook them to death. Slimy stringy embryonic tendrils make the Baby Chicken cry.

Ugh. They’re still rubbery & gross if overcooked, even if they’re covered in melted cream cheese. Scrambled eggs should be lovely little soft curds, not rubbery at all. Never cook them to death.

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**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-scrambled-with-cream-cheese-is-so-good/512825/42 "2009-10-08T19:18:12Z")

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What, are you all a bunch of Englishmen? Eggs and cream cheese is begging to be balanced with some chopped chilies, either jalapeno or roasted Anaheim.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-scrambled-with-cream-cheese-is-so-good/512825/43 "2009-10-09T00:29:13Z")

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> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#):
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> Doesn’t salt also separate the liquid from solid part of the egg? I can’t find the thread, but it was advised to add salt only at the end. I’ve been doing this and it seems to work. What is the purpose of adding salt at the beginning?
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> By the way, I’m not questioning your egg cooking knowledge. Just curious.

Salt added to cooked food tends to just make it taste like salt. Salt cooked into foods helps bring out flavor.

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