Eggs - What's Your Go To? (1 Viewer)

[Abraham]

My father in law is going to die of a heart attack, but he has earned it. He wakes up at 5:30 Each morning and pan cooks deer sausage. Then he fries half a dozen eggs in the grease, spooning it over the egg til it's cooked right. Tosses in some hot sauces and tortillas.

Bless him.

 

[pollardsvision]

My father in law is going to die of a heart attack, but he has earned it. He wakes up at 5:30 Each morning and pan cooks deer sausage. Then he fries half a dozen eggs in the grease, spooning it over the egg til it's cooked right. Tosses in some hot sauces and tortillas.

Bless him.

Sounds like a great man.

 

[rockaction]

I looooooooooooove eggs

When I was ten-twelve, and listened to comedy albums like a champ, this was my favorite.

 

[Abraham]

My father in law is going to die of a heart attack, but he has earned it. He wakes up at 5:30 Each morning and pan cooks deer sausage. Then he fries half a dozen eggs in the grease, spooning it over the egg til it's cooked right. Tosses in some hot sauces and tortillas.

Bless him.

Sounds like a great man.

Last of the real cowboys, honestly. Goes outside to piss rather than use a toilet. He's everything that's great about the 20th century.

 

[flgator]

Breakfast is the best meal of the day. Eggs...over medium, hard, scrambled...as long as they are cooked in a cast iron skillet.

 

[Fariq]

Why am I at Denny's?

Because IHOP was full and there is no nearby Waffle House. WTf is wrong with Denny's?

In NJ you can't spit without a diner so Denny's is out of the question.

Yeah but you have to live in New Jersey...

Where do you live?

Central Texas.

Okay. You could talk some trash then. Texas is one of the three or four states I would consider leaving NJ for.

 

[Fariq]

My father in law is going to die of a heart attack, but he has earned it. He wakes up at 5:30 Each morning and pan cooks deer sausage. Then he fries half a dozen eggs in the grease, spooning it over the egg til it's cooked right. Tosses in some hot sauces and tortillas.

Bless him.

Sounds like a great man.

Last of the real cowboys, honestly. Goes outside to piss rather than use a toilet. He's everything that's great about the 20th century.

I do that as much as possible. It helps conserve water.

 

[None_More_Black]

My father in law is going to die of a heart attack, but he has earned it. He wakes up at 5:30 Each morning and pan cooks deer sausage. Then he fries half a dozen eggs in the grease, spooning it over the egg til it's cooked right. Tosses in some hot sauces and tortillas.

Bless him.

Sounds like a great man.

Last of the real cowboys, honestly. Goes outside to piss rather than use a toilet. He's everything that's great about the 20th century.

I do that as much as possible. It helps conserve water.

Agree. Rented a cottage house for 5 years were I was responsible for the water bill and I never pissed inside during the weekends when I was drinking tons of beer.

 

[Drifter]

Over easy when I'm out. When I'm in and want a change, I scramble with some sharp cheddar. grate or to chop about 1 oz cheddar to 2 eggs. As you cook stir and stir and stir the #### out if it, as it starts to form curds, stir the #### out of it and as the liquid starts to disappear take it off the heat and keep stirring it like you're beating your meat and then let it sit. Fluffy, beautiful, juice scrambled eggs. Add salt, pepper and hot sauce(Cholula) before you start to cook it for flavor

 

[pollardsvision]

Breakfast is the best meal of the day. Eggs...over medium, hard, scrambled...as long as they are cooked in a cast iron skillet.

One of the dirtiest damn lies ever told is that you shouldn't use cast iron for eggs.

Besides tasting delicious, they glide across the pan and clean-up is a cinch.

I still have trouble convincing people of this. I have friends and family that have to scrub the hell out of the egg gunk stuck on their stupid non-stick skillets. They still won't switch. It bothers me far more than it should.

I guarantee Abe's badass FIL uses a CIS for his deer sausage and half dozen eggs at 5:30.

 

[jon_mx]

A good poached egg is hard to beat. Get a couple inches of water and add about 1/4 cup of vinegar and bring it to a light boil. Gently break open the egg into the water and keep the light boil for about 3 minutes. Then scoop it out, drain off excess water and put on a piece of good toast. You get a perfectly cooked egg white and a nice runny but warm yoke.

 

[DropKick]

I knew "poached" would be unpopular. I bet many people never heard of that method or have never tried poached eggs. Give it a shot.

 

[DropKick]

My father in law is going to die of a heart attack, but he has earned it. He wakes up at 5:30 Each morning and pan cooks deer sausage. Then he fries half a dozen eggs in the grease, spooning it over the egg til it's cooked right. Tosses in some hot sauces and tortillas.

Bless him.

I've had some very lean venison. And venison sausage usually is far superior to commercial pork sausage. There are schools of thought that believe heart disease isn't caused by meat and eggs but by highly processed foods and garbage in our foods like high fructose corn syrup.

Curious, how old is your father in law? How does he look? And, do you think he'd mind if I stopped by for breakfast one morning?

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Does Denny's really poach eggs?

Ordered them once...lots of confusion was caused

 

[Apple Jack]

Don't really have a go-to, as I love eggs and get them every which way. But just two? I'm going over medium with rye toast, three strips of bacon and hash browns. OJ. Coffee. Paper.

Been on an Eggland's Best hard boiled kick lately. I just boil the entire carton and have a couple for breakfast in the morning. Not bad for snacking either. Just make sure you let the eggs sit for a few days before boiling them or it's a pita to get the shells off.

 

[Apple Jack]

My father in law is going to die of a heart attack, but he has earned it. He wakes up at 5:30 Each morning and pan cooks deer sausage. Then he fries half a dozen eggs in the grease, spooning it over the egg til it's cooked right. Tosses in some hot sauces and tortillas.

Bless him.

I've had some very lean venison. And venison sausage usually is far superior to commercial pork sausage. There are schools of thought that believe heart disease isn't caused by meat and eggs but by highly processed foods and garbage in our foods like high fructose corn syrup.

Curious, how old is your father in law? How does he look? And, do you think he'd mind if I stopped by for breakfast one morning?

How does one go about applying for this school?

 

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Over medium in bacon grease (if I'm feeling unhealthy) or a bit of smart balance spread (if I'm feeling healthy)... In Cast Iron. Never anything but cast iron.

I have a 10" cast iron skillet that is so perfectly seasoned you could burn an egg down to a crisp and it would likely slide right off if you tilted it. Nonstick pans are for morons IMO. Cleanup is a joke too... Wipe residue with wet towel, drop of olive oil spread with a paper towel.. Left to cool.

 

[The General]

I knew "poached" would be unpopular. I bet many people never heard of that method or have never tried poached eggs. Give it a shot.

Poached eggs are great, at Denny's not so much.

 

[RBM]

I knew "poached" would be unpopular. I bet many people never heard of that method or have never tried poached eggs. Give it a shot.

Love poached. Eggs Benedict probably my favorite breakfast. But nothing more infuriating than when they're over and nothing comes out when you break into it.

 

[the moops]

Over medium. It tests the chef since there's about a 30sec window for them to come out properly once they are flipped.

Always a good idea to test the culinary ability of a ####### Denny's cook

 

[Apple Jack]

Over medium. It tests the chef since there's about a 30sec window for them to come out properly once they are flipped.

Always a good idea to test the culinary ability of a ####### Denny's cook

 

[NewlyRetired]

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[Sebowski]

Over medium. It tests the chef since there's about a 30sec window for them to come out properly once they are flipped.

Good posting. I always order it but rarely get it. And rarely pull it off at home

Use plenty of butter, tilt the pan and spoon the hot butter over the white close to the yolk. When you flip - go no more than 30 seconds. Have to judge based on how much of the white you have cooked by spooning it over with the hot butter.

You will have a lot of butter left in the pan - but you don't HAVE to eat it.

What temp?

 

[Abraham]

My father in law is going to die of a heart attack, but he has earned it. He wakes up at 5:30 Each morning and pan cooks deer sausage. Then he fries half a dozen eggs in the grease, spooning it over the egg til it's cooked right. Tosses in some hot sauces and tortillas.

Bless him.

I've had some very lean venison. And venison sausage usually is far superior to commercial pork sausage. There are schools of thought that believe heart disease isn't caused by meat and eggs but by highly processed foods and garbage in our foods like high fructose corn syrup.

Curious, how old is your father in law? How does he look? And, do you think he'd mind if I stopped by for breakfast one morning?

70 in April

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Over medium. It tests the chef since there's about a 30sec window for them to come out properly once they are flipped.

Good posting. I always order it but rarely get it. And rarely pull it off at home

Use plenty of butter, tilt the pan and spoon the hot butter over the white close to the yolk. When you flip - go no more than 30 seconds. Have to judge based on how much of the white you have cooked by spooning it over with the hot butter.

You will have a lot of butter left in the pan - but you don't HAVE to eat it.

What temp?

Errr ...not sure of the exact temp ...(want to splurg on one of those laser temperature gauges Alton uses) but medium high. You will need to play with it - you don't want the yellow to harden on the bottom before you flip it. It isn't a low and slow deal - that is for sure. Eggs are cheap try it a few times to see what works best for you.

 

[jon_mx]

I knew "poached" would be unpopular. I bet many people never heard of that method or have never tried poached eggs. Give it a shot.

Love poached. Eggs Benedict probably my favorite breakfast. But nothing more infuriating than when they're over and nothing comes out when you break into it.

I am not even sure how you overcook poached eggs. The temp of boiling water is fixed.

 

[fantasycurse42]

I knew "poached" would be unpopular. I bet many people never heard of that method or have never tried poached eggs. Give it a shot.

Love poached. Eggs Benedict probably my favorite breakfast. But nothing more infuriating than when they're over and nothing comes out when you break into it.

I am not even sure how you overcook poached eggs. The temp of boiling water is fixed.

If the yolk is solid instead of fluid, your eggs benedict has just been ruined.

 

[jon_mx]

I knew "poached" would be unpopular. I bet many people never heard of that method or have never tried poached eggs. Give it a shot.

Love poached. Eggs Benedict probably my favorite breakfast. But nothing more infuriating than when they're over and nothing comes out when you break into it.

I am not even sure how you overcook poached eggs. The temp of boiling water is fixed.

If the yolk is solid instead of fluid, your eggs benedict has just been ruined.

I realize that. But if you are truly poaching them, they are cooking at about 212 degrees. As long as you cook them between 2.5 and 3.5 minutes you are good. You would have to be incompetent or not paying attention to ruin them.

 

[fantasycurse42]

I knew "poached" would be unpopular. I bet many people never heard of that method or have never tried poached eggs. Give it a shot.

Love poached. Eggs Benedict probably my favorite breakfast. But nothing more infuriating than when they're over and nothing comes out when you break into it.

I am not even sure how you overcook poached eggs. The temp of boiling water is fixed.

If the yolk is solid instead of fluid, your eggs benedict has just been ruined.

I realize that. But if you are truly poaching them, they are cooking at about 212 degrees. As long as you cook them between 2.5 and 3.5 minutes you are good. You would have to be incompetent or not paying attention to ruin them.

I hear you, but there are a lot of incompetent people out there. Needless to say, I've been disappointed when cutting into my eggs benedict on more than one occasion.

 

[Bobcat10]

I think over hard, if that's what you call it. No runny yolk, gets a little crispy. No idea about Denny's, but it's my preferred way in my kitchen. Salt and pepper, sometimes a little seasoned salt. Eat it on the side, toast/bagel/muffin sandwich, chop up in burrito....

 

[drfeelgood]

Scrambled fluffy w/ cheese and hot sauce for me.

 

[RBM]

I knew "poached" would be unpopular. I bet many people never heard of that method or have never tried poached eggs. Give it a shot.

Love poached. Eggs Benedict probably my favorite breakfast. But nothing more infuriating than when they're over and nothing comes out when you break into it.

I am not even sure how you overcook poached eggs. The temp of boiling water is fixed.

Leave em in too long

 

[otello]

I knew "poached" would be unpopular. I bet many people never heard of that method or have never tried poached eggs. Give it a shot.

Love poached. Eggs Benedict probably my favorite breakfast. But nothing more infuriating than when they're over and nothing comes out when you break into it.

I am not even sure how you overcook poached eggs. The temp of boiling water is fixed.

Leave em in too long

I can't tell you how many places screw up poached eggs. When done right, nothing better.

 

[Mr. Ected]

Don't really have a go-to, as I love eggs and get them every which way. But just two? I'm going over medium with rye toast, three strips of bacon and hash browns. OJ. Coffee. Paper.

Been on an Eggland's Best hard boiled kick lately. I just boil the entire carton and have a couple for breakfast in the morning. Not bad for snacking either. Just make sure you let the eggs sit for a few days before boiling them or it's a pita to get the shells off.

Making hard boiled eggs is a great way to use eggs towards the end of their shelf life. shells fall off easier.

 

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Just made a sandwich:

2 slices of turkey bacon. (Crisp)

One egg over medium

1/4" thick slices of med rare prime filet mignon

1/3" thick slice of tomato

Few shakes of Tabasco

On toast

Oh my...

 

[Prince Myshkin]

How about this....I love a good omelette, but I don't think I've ever ordered an omelette I didn't create myself. Like I've never ordered a "western".

Usually I go swiss, onions, tomatoes, spinach and ham.

man if I could find a good omelette place. Everyone I have ever had is way too much egg.

Can't you just make them at home???

 

[MAC_32]

How about this....I love a good omelette, but I don't think I've ever ordered an omelette I didn't create myself. Like I've never ordered a "western".

Usually I go swiss, onions, tomatoes, spinach and ham.

man if I could find a good omelette place. Everyone I have ever had is way too much egg.

Can't you just make them at home???

cant always have good, fresh veggies available. I don't go through them fast enough and have to throw them out. Peppers are the biggest issue. Usually get through tomatoes, spinach, onion, etc. in time. Also takes time to make a good omelet. Half hour at least. Can't say the same for most breakfast food.

 

[Apple Jack]

Why is it taking you a half hour to make an omelet?

 

[Wingnut]

Why is it taking you a half hour to make an omelet?

Good posting. An omelette, even a loaded one, should take no more than 5-6 minutes from start to finish.

 

[the moops]

half hour!!!!

 

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Why is it taking you a half hour to make an omelet?

Nonexistent knife skills?

Includes consumption of omelette?

 

[Apple Jack]

Why is it taking you a half hour to make an omelet?

Nonexistent knife skills?

Includes consumption of omelette?

Trip to the fields to pick, prep, cook, consumption and cleanup?

 

[the moops]

clearly much faster to get in your car and drive to a diner and order and eat an omelet then drive back home again

 

[pollardsvision]

Why is it taking you a half hour to make an omelet?

Good posting. An omelette, even a loaded one, should take no more than 5-6 minutes from start to finish.

Not that it should take much longer than that, but with a cast iron skillet and an electric range, it's going to take about that much time to heat up the pan.

Now, you can get the veggie prep and eggs beaten in that time, but with the actual cook time and some clean-up, you can start pushing 10 minutes.

Now, what I assume MAC is referring to getting into half-hour territory is sauteeing the veggies or cooking the meat.

Doing that, with maybe some pre-cooking clean-up, you can get into the 15-20+ minute territory (and can, say, round that into a nonchalant "half hour" comment that'll apparently get you skewered on a fantasy football message board).

 

[Apple Jack]

Correction: wait for fresh veggies to grow, set out surveying the fields for the day's bounty, pick, stop to score a lid, drive home, heat cast iron skillet on worst stove ever made while prepping, cook, eat, clean, twist fat one, smoke < 30 minutes.

 

[pollardsvision]

Correction: wait for fresh veggies to grow, set out surveying the fields for the day's bounty, pick, stop to score a lid, drive home, heat cast iron skillet on worst stove ever made while prepping, cook, eat, clean, twist fat one, smoke < 30 minutes.

Please don't tell me you guys are buying butter or worse, using store bought oil.

Churning the butter can add to omelette prep time.

 

[MAC_32]

Why is it taking you a half hour to make an omelet?

Nonexistent knife skills?

Includes consumption of omelette?

I have some pretty poor knife skills. Freshly diced veggies always though. So much better than pre cut. Easier to justify in non breakfast meals.

 

[MAC_32]

Why is it taking you a half hour to make an omelet?

Good posting. An omelette, even a loaded one, should take no more than 5-6 minutes from start to finish.

Not that it should take much longer than that, but with a cast iron skillet and an electric range, it's going to take about that much time to heat up the pan.

Now, you can get the veggie prep and eggs beaten in that time, but with the actual cook time and some clean-up, you can start pushing 10 minutes.

Now, what I assume MAC is referring to getting into half-hour territory is sauteeing the veggies or cooking the meat.

Doing that, with maybe some pre-cooking clean-up, you can get into the 15-20+ minute territory (and can, say, round that into a nonchalant "half hour" comment that'll apparently get you skewered on a fantasy football message board).

this guy gets it. Good omelet, not just an omelet.

 

[Wingnut]

I've never made an omelette in cast iron. A non stick egg pan on a gas stove takes less than a minute to heat up. Cast iron has its place, but IMO I'm not taking the time to heat up cast iron for something that cooks in 3-4 minutes.

I can make an amazing omelette with ham, veggies and cheese in 7 minute tops including prep and it will be beautiful as it is tasty. But Ive also worked as a cook and used to make omlettes to order on breakfast buffets...so I'm pretty good at it.

And who buys precut veggies?

 

[Lutherman2112]

I've never made an omelette in cast iron. A non stick egg pan on a gas stove takes less than a minute to heat up. Cast iron has its place, but IMO I'm not taking the time to heat up cast iron for something that cooks in 3-4 minutes.

I can make an amazing omelette with ham, veggies and cheese in 7 minute tops including prep and it will be beautiful as it is tasty. But Ive also worked as a cook and used to make omlettes to order on breakfast buffets...so I'm pretty good at it.

And who buys precut veggies?

Cast iron skillets are much better for frittatas...not so much for omlettes