# How do you like your eggs? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 21, 2003, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959 "2003-01-21T11:17:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959/1 "2003-01-21T11:17:56Z")
It’s so hard for me to get an egg cooked just the way I like it. In fact, I have a hard time making my own just right. But for me, the perfect egg is fried about halfway between over medium and over medium-well. What about you? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959/2 "2003-01-21T11:24:56Z")
Unfertilized. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959/3 "2003-01-21T11:31:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jjimm \* > \*\*Unfertilized. \*\* And sure as night follows day, this response was going to be the first one after the OP. There was no way to stop it. \ I like mine over easy, as I like the yolk runny but not the white bit. I get quite bummed if the yolk breaks when I flip the egg. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959/4 "2003-01-21T11:35:20Z")
OK, sorry for my predictability. My favourite is poached. But it has to be done properly (no poaching machine for me, I like 'em freeform with a dash of vinegar). ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959/5 "2003-01-21T11:38:22Z")
Love eggs all kinds of ways. Once over lightly, hard-boiled, soft-boiled, stuffed in different ways, you name it. But if I had to pick an absolute favorite, I’d go for scrambled – the trick there is not drying them out too much when you cook them. Give them a good whipping (some people use a touch of milk, I don’t), cook them in a _lot_ of butter, stir almost constantly and turn off the fire for the last minute or so – the heat in the pan is enough to finish the job and this allows you to get them just right. Not runny, but soft and fluffly. Yum. For sheer decandence, substitute bacon drippings for the butter in above process. May not be great for your arteries, but it does wonders for your palate. Hmm…I’ve just made myself hungry 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959/6 "2003-01-21T11:53:19Z")
mmm eggs… I like mine scrambled, or absolute best ham and cheese omelette with toast. ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959/7 "2003-01-21T13:31:47Z")
Fried without oil, cooked so the yolk gently oozes. Poached so the white has the consistency of crepe paper. No vinegar, please. Scrambled, but differently to RedFury: lightly beaten and cooked gently with little stirring so the curds are not homogenous. Finished with a tiny dab of butter, sea salt, pepper, chives and parsley. ---
**Author:** ![Maxxxie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@Maxxxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maxxxie)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959/8 "2003-01-21T13:53:04Z")
Hmm… I usually poach my eggs. I have a little doodad I crack the eggs into, add a teaspoon of water to each egg then whack it in the microwave for 1m45s on medium… perfect! If I’m feeling extra energetic, I’ll fry 'em… firm white but still runny yolk. Otherwise I scramble them… mix in some cheese, salt, pepper, and cook it all until it just sets, then break it all up and add more cheese and maybe some mushrooms too… mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm _runs to the kitchen_ Max 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 21, 2003, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959/9 "2003-01-21T14:02:58Z")
Sunny side up, with both the yolk runny and the while slightly runny. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959/10 "2003-01-21T14:06:23Z")
over medium ---
**Author:** ![Ashkicker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@Ashkicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashkicker)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959/11 "2003-01-21T14:25:35Z")
I prefer mine over hard. I can’t stand for the egg to be runny. ---
**Author:** ![DaToad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@DaToad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaToad)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959/12 "2003-01-21T14:27:57Z")
basted or over easy, just enough so the albumen is not runny, but the yolk still is. Especially good on a bed of hashed browned potatoes. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959/13 "2003-01-21T14:31:38Z")
Over easy with real hash browns. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959/14 "2003-01-21T14:40:32Z")
Do you put ketchup on your hash browns? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959/15 "2003-01-21T14:45:31Z")
Scrambled. And smooshed onto toast. With a side of hash browns (no ketchup) And orange juice. Small. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959/16 "2003-01-21T14:52:55Z")
I eat 'em every which way. It changes with my mood. When I fry them, I like to toss a half-tsp of water into the pan, and then cover it…after about sixty seconds, the steam cooks the tops and you end up with a perfect cross between sunny-side-up and over-easy. But always with sausages, potatoes (no ketchup, thank you), buttered rye toast, and a cold V-8, lemon on the side. ---
**Author:** ![Ashkicker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@Ashkicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashkicker)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959/17 "2003-01-21T14:59:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Libertarian \* > \*\*Do you put ketchup on your hash browns? \*\* Never. Although I do crack when I go into a Waffle House and the waitress hollers out “I need hashbrowns cuffed, stuffed and muffed and fluffed”. Okay that may not be the exact terminology but it is funny nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![Washte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Washte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washte)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959/18 "2003-01-21T14:59:56Z")
Eggs - the versatile food. They are yummy in most ways - deviled, scrambled with just a tad pepper (other ingredients make it a messed up omelette), hard boiled, fried with just a smidge of runny yolk (a bit like yours **Lib** ), or poached with the yolk nearly cooked through. I cannot stand runny yolks. Just disgusting. However, if the yolk is still a bit soft and spreadable, all the better. It is hard to cook just the right egg, even for yourself, at the best of times. In a restaurant it is even harder. Much easier to ask for a _dead egg_ then risk gooeyness. Hashbrowns, crispy with a dribble of ketsup and generous dashings of Tabasco. ---
**Author:** ![DaToad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@DaToad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaToad)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959/19 "2003-01-21T15:00:05Z")
No ketchup, but a nice dose of Louisiana hot sauce. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959/20 "2003-01-21T15:35:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jjimm \* > \*\*My favourite is poached. But it has to be done properly (no poaching machine for me, I like 'em freeform with a dash of vinegar). \*\* Exactly. If the egg isn’t underwater, it’s not poached, and a poached egg on English muffin is a real treat. Though usually, I have them scrambled. If I’m feeling decadent, I make it with heavy cream or add cheese, but the usual recipe is to scramble the eggs and milk, add some fresh-ground pepper. and cook them until they no longer glisten (no longer – otherwise they’re too dry). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-eggs/149959.md?page=2)