# Favourite Way To Fix Eggs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-way-to-fix-eggs/557675>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 19, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-way-to-fix-eggs/557675 "2010-10-19T17:08:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-way-to-fix-eggs/557675/41 "2010-10-20T23:06:44Z")

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> [@An\_Arky](#):
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> I like then any old way, but my favorite is to make a hole in the middle of a piece of bread, and saute’ it in butter with an egg in the middle.

Add a second piece of bread, with a hole in the middle, and you have a grilled egg sandwich.

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-way-to-fix-eggs/557675/42 "2010-10-20T23:49:30Z")

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You should have come to my place earlier this month,

[I would have fixed them for you.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=580452)  
mmm

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**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-way-to-fix-eggs/557675/43 "2010-10-21T13:01:28Z")

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> [@Not\_a\_Platypus](#):
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> \>snip!\< I can’t eat runny whites, but as long as they’re just barely cooked I consider my eggs done. The best part, of course, is the runny yolk.

if i’m in the mood for it, i do sunny-side-up, but i have to make very sure the clear, runny stuff is cooked properly, otherwise i can’t eat it. if i get it right and then make myself some heavily-buttered toast to go with? yum. breakfast of the gods.

usually, i prefer mine scrambled with hot sauce, worcheshire sauce and pepper jack or monterey jack cheese. that’s **tasty**.🙂

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**Author:** ![maladroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@maladroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maladroit)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-way-to-fix-eggs/557675/44 "2010-10-21T18:22:28Z")

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I chose fried over hard because it’s closest to what I like. I like them cooked just til there’s nothing oozy left, and I don’t want anything crispy.

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**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-way-to-fix-eggs/557675/45 "2010-10-21T18:49:13Z")

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I’m torn between hard-boiled and scrambled; I chose hard-boiled because I thought I’d be the only one. Scrambled eggs are more versatile, but I’m more likely to boil them and keep them in the fridge as a snack. Incidentally, I’m a scrambled-hard man – I loathe runny yolks, and I loathe runny scrambled eggs (in the video of Ramsey’s eggs, the only thing I wouldn’t gag on is the mushrooms – that sourdough would be fine, but it’s the wrong kind of bread for toasting, IMHO).

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**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-way-to-fix-eggs/557675/46 "2010-10-21T20:24:12Z")

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Since there’s an egg thread going, I might as well share this. I had a salted egg at a Thai restaurant the other day. It was a bit too salty for my taste but interesting nonetheless.

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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-way-to-fix-eggs/557675/47 "2010-10-21T20:42:53Z")

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For a few years, I couldn’t eat eggs. My dad was just a horrible cook who tried to experiment too much and after being late for class because I would take an hour to eat his fried eggs, I got so sick of them I couldn’t stomach any eggs at all. I would get sick and almost throw up if forced to eat it.

Things got better once I started cooking though

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**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-way-to-fix-eggs/557675/48 "2010-10-21T22:03:55Z")

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I like them poached or soft-boiled best. However, I only eat them this way at home as most American restaurants screw them up. A restaurant poached egg always comes with about a quarter of cup of poaching water in the serving cup, which is gross.

And it’s the easiest thing in the world to make! Poached eggs are tender and never rubbery or leathery. Break an egg into simmering water, cook about three minutes or until the white is completely set, lift out with a slotted spoon. Hold the egg slightly with a paper towel while you tip the spoon back and forth to let any puddles on top of the egg run off. Serve the egg on top of a slice of fried ham or smoked turkey breast, with lots of buttered white toast.

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**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-way-to-fix-eggs/557675/49 "2010-10-21T22:22:10Z")

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> [@teela\_brown](#):
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> Hold the egg slightly with a paper towel while you tip the spoon back and forth to let any puddles on top of the egg run off.

As someone who also likes poached eggs, I found that I have really liked using [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MvqvrSE0Ac)method when poaching at home.

No need to worry about water run off, and you get to put some spices in the egg as well.

It took me a couple of practice tries to get it wrapped up properly, but once I go that down it worked great.

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-way-to-fix-eggs/557675/50 "2010-10-21T22:54:05Z")

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Over easy is the most common way for me to make them, but I like them many ways. Second most common is probably scrambled

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**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-way-to-fix-eggs/557675/51 "2010-10-21T23:35:40Z")

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Over easy, I guess, but it’s miles behind omelettes.

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**Author:** ![wolf-alice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9e8a1a/32.png) [@wolf-alice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf-alice)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-way-to-fix-eggs/557675/52 "2010-10-22T10:37:04Z")

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Soft boiled with toastie soldiers. You may draw a face on the shell if you must.

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