Eggses!

[Deset Gled]

Browned?!?!

OK, Americans are an actual different species.

Oh, come on now. Consider how picky Brits can be about simply boiling an egg:

How to boil an egg | How long to boil an egg | Official egg info

Find out how to boil an egg, and the timings you need to get it just right with our handy guide to perfect soft boiled and hard boiled eggs.

www.egginfo.co.uk

How to boil an egg

Learn how long to boil an egg for the perfect consistency, whether you're after runny yolks or hard-boiled. Plus, check out our recipe ideas.

www.bbcgoodfood.com

Beyond the fact that there's literally an ingredients list (instead of just, y'know, "egg"), it's hard not to notice that these very British websites don't even agree on the timing. Can you really fault Americans for having different cooking methods like flipping when Brits will argue about how much temperature before and/or after the boiling is important? Also, stop boiling everything.

 

[Gradine]

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 the differences which might seem miniscule to the untrained pallet are actually pretty critical (though it is correct to call them all fried eggs, in the same way that a rare steak and a well done steak are still both steaks)

*Sunny Side Up - Runny yolk, runny whites. Only cooked on a single side, never flipped.

*Over Easy - Runny yolk, little-to-no runny whites. The flipping means both sides of the white get cooked solid, but not so long that the yolk doesn't end up runny

*Over Medium - Jammy yolk, solid whites. The yolk here gets about the consistency of a soft boiled egg; not runny, but not fully solid

*Over Hard - Solid yolk, solid whites.

My preference is Over Medium if I'm having the egg alone, Over Easy if I'm eating the eggs with other items that absorb the runny yolk well (most notably Huevos Rancheros)

 

[Morrus]

Oh, come on now. Consider how picky Brits can be about simply boiling an egg:

I have never been picky about boiling an egg. And I have never heard of egginfo.co.uk. Sorry!

Also, stop boiling everything.

I don’t.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Sooo…do you like pineapple on your eggs?

 

[Vael]

I tend to have eggs for breakfast. I regularly make scrambled eggs with grated cheese served over toast. I also like poaching them, and can make a solid Eggs Benedict for special occasions. If I'm frying an egg, I generally go for a crispy edged egg, often flipped. Omlettes ... mainly a western style with diced kielbasa, cheese and mushrooms or ... more scrambled eggs, by which I mean a failed attempt at a French Omlette, which I've yet to do successfully.

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.

I'll occasionally do a homemade egg mcmuffin, and then I will microwave the egg for that.

That said ... I do know that I prefer a more cooked egg than others, other foodies would say I overcook my scrambled eggs, so microwaving doesn't really bother me.

 

[soviet]

Sooo…do you like pineapple on your eggs?

Pineapple and marmite as well as clotted cream and jam (any order) - in Britain we call this Eggs Gorblimey

 

[jian]

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.

There’s also frittata. Love a good frittata.

Frittata is an Italian omelette subset, I suppose, but very tasty nonetheless. Though I commend its Spanish potato-based cousin, tortilla de patatas, which is a quantum leap in omelette technology and is one of the few that are even better cold than hot.

I can take or leave the tamagoyaki, the Japanese rolled omelette, I’m a bit ambivalent about the addition of sugar.

The tornado omurice is a thing of beauty, on the other hand.

Closer to home, I quite like making North American breakfast casseroles, which are just quite sensible and easy to cook, especially for lots of people.

 

[Brendan Byrd]

I will admit to microwaving eggs in a coffee mug.
In such cases, my preferred style of omelette requires oil, flour, and powdered chocolate.

 

[aco175]

They always have one of these charts don't they.

 

[dragoner]

Other: I made fried rice this afternoon with an egg, ham, peas, and carrots (all diced) plus low sodium soy. Was pretty yum.