# Home-made Egg McMuffin? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 19, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029 "2008-04-19T18:25:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![flex727](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/258eb7/32.png) [@flex727](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flex727)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029/21 "2008-04-22T14:37:29Z")
I think it’s easiest to just get a microwave-safe bowl (I use a Corningware cereal bowl), quick spray with Pam, break egg into bowl, break yolk/stir as desired, and microwave for about 45 sec. The egg comes out round, fluffy, and tasty. Cleanup is one bowl & one fork. ---
**Author:** ![AlmondJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@AlmondJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlmondJoy)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029/22 "2008-04-22T15:05:56Z")
[QUOTE=Miss Purl McKnittington] You need to get a tuna fish can, take both the top and bottom off, rid it of all hints of tuna, beat the egg, and fry it in that. Don’t use too much oil in the pan – just a spray of Pam or similar should do it. You might want to spray the can, too. I suppose if you could find a round biscuit cutter of the right size, it would work just as well as a tuna fish can. [/QUOTE] good suggestion- I never thought of that and I had had similar problems making a bacon-egg-cheese sandwich thanks ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029/23 "2008-04-22T15:10:39Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] There was actually a Seinfeld episode about this, where Elaine tried to donate her muffin bottoms to the homeless shelter for food and the shelter attendant got irate with her. [/QUOTE] And the solution was… Newman. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029/24 "2008-04-22T15:35:43Z")
[QUOTE=Musicat] There’s a market in St Louis that bakes all their “muffins” that way. They call them _Muffies._ [/QUOTE] When I want to eat a Muffy, that is _not_ what I have in mind. ---
**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029/25 "2008-04-22T15:41:12Z")
[QUOTE=riker1384] (Note: It has a tray to steam the meat, but if you use that the water tends to drip down onto the egg and mess it up. [/QUOTE] No sir, it does NOT! That’s tasty meat-juice there and (once you pour it off) it leaves a wonderful flavor on the egg! My God…that sounded…wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029/26 "2008-05-11T21:48:28Z")
Sorry for the semi-zombification, but I finally got around to trying out some of the tips outlined above, and I wanted to share the results. [Ingredients](http://www.pbase.com/randy_seltzer/image/96911781) [The tuna can, after some modification](http://www.pbase.com/randy_seltzer/image/96911892) [Egg a-cookin’](http://www.pbase.com/randy_seltzer/image/96911900) [Meanwhile, back on the plate…](http://www.pbase.com/randy_seltzer/image/96912390) [My god, it’s beautiful](http://www.pbase.com/randy_seltzer/image/96911905/large) [And so delicious](http://www.pbase.com/randy_seltzer/image/96911907/large) I actually came close to tears when I took my first bite into it. Truly the angels sang a glorious tribute unto God as I tasted this magnificent creation. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029/27 "2008-05-11T23:16:13Z")
Eggscelent! ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029/28 "2008-05-12T00:16:27Z")
Why would anyone want to make an Egg McMuffin at home? And lose all the Mickey D ambience? ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029/29 "2008-05-12T00:32:56Z")
I’m so hungry for an Egg McMuffin! I hate this thread! (- **chaoticbear** , who might stay up until breakfast time to get one, then go to bed.) ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029/30 "2008-05-12T01:14:20Z")
Proper Egg McMuffins come on a bisquit with sausage! 🙂 Great job though! ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029/31 "2008-05-12T03:22:23Z")
[QUOTE=levdrakon] Proper Egg McMuffins come on a bisquit with sausage! 🙂 Great job though! [/QUOTE] Is that a whoosh? Because what you described would be called a “Sausage Biscuit with Egg”, or a “Sausage, Egg and Cheese Biscuit”, depending on the configuration. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029/32 "2008-05-12T03:41:12Z")
[QUOTE=chaoticbear] Is that a whoosh? Because what you described would be called a “Sausage Biscuit with Egg”, or a “Sausage, Egg and Cheese Biscuit”, depending on the configuration. [/QUOTE] It’s not a whoosh, but I guess it shows how often I go to McDonald’s. I thought all that stuff was a McMuffin of some sort. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029/33 "2008-05-12T06:31:19Z")
No, “McMuffin” stuff is always on an English muffin. the biscuits are always “\_\_\_\_\_ Biscuit” (I should know, because I always get an egg and cheese biscuit. Mmmm… egg and cheese biscuit…) ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029/34 "2008-05-12T11:01:35Z")
My favorite is the Sausage McMuffin with Egg. Just like the iconic Egg McMuffin, but with a sausage patty instead of the canadian bacon. I make a tasty version at home, but don’t bother with an egg ring or tuna can. I just break the egg into a Pammed pan and scoot the edges with my spatula as it cooks to get it into the right size and shape. Then flip it. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029/35 "2008-05-12T16:16:50Z")
[QUOTE=Randy Seltzer] [The tuna can, after some modification](http://www.pbase.com/randy_seltzer/image/96911892) [/QUOTE] A question and a note: Question: Can you describe in some detail how you de-bottomed the tuna can? I have an interest in replicating your research, but all the tuna cans I see seem to have be specifically designed to foil my attempts to can-opener out their little hineys. Note: When you’re ready to move one step closer to total made-from-scratchness, Alton recipe for English muffins uses the self-same tuna cans. ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029/36 "2008-05-12T19:58:32Z")
The Egg McMuffin is the bastard child of eggs benedict. All you have to do is remove the cheese and add some hollandaise sauce and then you can have a breakfast to be proud of. ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029/37 "2008-05-12T20:08:49Z")
[QUOTE=KneadToKnow] Question: Can you describe in some detail how you de-bottomed the tuna can? I have an interest in replicating your research, but all the tuna cans I see seem to have be specifically designed to foil my attempts to can-opener out their little hineys. [/QUOTE] In anticipation of this question, I have already posted some pictures about it. [The can in it’s natural state](http://www.pbase.com/randy_seltzer/image/96911885/medium) [I notice a problem - the can opener won’t “open” the bottom](http://www.pbase.com/randy_seltzer/image/96911888) [Problem = solved](http://www.pbase.com/randy_seltzer/image/96911890) (that’s my leatherman, but I’m sure any steel knife will do the trick) [Again, the finished product](http://www.pbase.com/randy_seltzer/image/96911892) ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029/38 "2008-05-12T20:09:25Z")
OK here’s my question – WHAT do they put on the bacon, egg and cheese bagel at McDonalds? It is some sort of Hollandaise sauce, I think. God those things are good. As for the McMuffin egg, I microwave in the bottom of a coffee cup. My trick is to put it on half-power, and it comes out nice and fluffy. I haven’t made one in a while; I think you nuke it a minute on 50%. ---
**Author:** ![Waenara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@Waenara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waenara)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029/39 "2008-05-12T21:17:29Z")
[QUOTE=Ellen Cherry] OK here’s my question – WHAT do they put on the bacon, egg and cheese bagel at McDonalds? It is some sort of Hollandaise sauce, I think. God those things are good. [/QUOTE] It seems sort of Hollandaise-esque to me. Looking at mcdonalds.ca, I found [this PDF](http://www.mcdonalds.ca/pdfs/IngredientFactsEN.pdf) that lists the ingredients for their items. It appears that yummy sauce is “breakfast sauce”: > [@](#): > > **Bacon & Egg Bagel** > Bacon Strips > Bagel > Breakfast Sauce > Folded Eggs > Processed Cheese Slice > Trans Fat Free Liquid Margarine > [@](#): > > Breakfast Sauce: Vegetable oil (soybean and/or canola), water, frozen egg yolk, seasoning blend [glucose solids, > salt, sugar, spice, dehydrated cheese (skim milk, salt, enzymes), sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, buttermilk > powder, natural (dairy source) and artificial flavour, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, calcium disodium > EDTA], frozen egg white, vinegar, salt, concentrated lemon juice, modified corn starch, propylene glycol alginate, > natural (dairy and vegetable sources) and artificial flavour, xanthan gum, colour (turmeric). ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029/40 "2008-05-12T21:20:08Z")
[QUOTE=Randy Seltzer] In anticipation of this question, I have already posted some pictures about it. [/QUOTE] Thanks, **Randy**. It’s a little hard to see in the pic: did you basically just cut through the can with the Leatherman’s knife blade, or is that the can opener tool? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029.md?page=3)