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    jian replied to the thread Eggses!.
    Reminds me of that whole hoax thing of that woman using a microwave to make a cup of tea. (The correct protocol for 2-3 is of course...
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    jian reacted to Gradine's post in the thread Eggses! with Like Like.
    In any case, Sunny Side Up, Over Easy, and Over Hard are all very distinct egg cooks (as is the missing-to-the-poll Over Medium!) and...
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    jian reacted to Vael's post in the thread Eggses! with Like Like.
    I tend to have eggs for breakfast. I regularly make scrambled eggs with grated cheese served over toast. I also like poaching them, and...
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    jian reacted to Brendan Byrd's post in the thread Eggses! with Like Like.
    I will admit to microwaving eggs in a coffee mug. In such cases, my preferred style of omelette requires oil, flour, and powdered...
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    jian replied to the thread Eggses!.
    Frittata is an Italian omelette subset, I suppose, but very tasty nonetheless. Though I commend its Spanish potato-based cousin...
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    jian reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread Eggses! with Like Like.
    For the longest time I hated the idea of microwaving eggs. They’re not great, but they’re a hell of a time saver if you’re in a rush...
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    jian replied to the thread Eggses!.
    I've had raw egg on steak tartar before, it's fine but honestly it's a hard dish to do well, even as Korean yukhoe. On the other hand...
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    jian replied to the thread Eggses!.
    Oh come on, Morrus, surely you've had browning on a fried egg, it's the crispy chewy bit. No fried breakfast is complete without a...
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    jian replied to the thread Eggses!.
    Well no, a sunny side up egg has only been heated from one side on the frying pan so retains a fresh white and yellow appearance on top...
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    jian replied to the thread Eggses!.
    Yes, quite so - I disagree with the definitions. I guess even by those standards sunny side up is different from the other two by not...
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    jian replied to the thread Eggses!.
    Not really - both sunny side up and over easy generally have runny yolks (how runny depends on, honestly, the chef's preference) but...
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    jian replied to the thread Brits United.
    Custards vary a little but are basically made from egg yolks, sugar, and milk, either heated up (as a sauce with dessert) or set more...
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    jian reacted to Riley's post in the thread Your most pointless TV/movie/book nitpicks with Like Like.
    Long ago, I watched ‘Uncle Buck’ with a carpenter friend who wanted to see it because it was filmed and set in his old Chigago-area...
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    jian reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread What are you reading in 2026? with Like Like.
    Koto string.
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    jian replied to the thread What are you reading in 2026?.
    Ah, that is helpful. So they can come in spools or long coils and be cut as needed? That seems weird (and not mentioned in the book, but...
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