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A so-so cook here with a question.
I love fried eggs and I know scrambled are supposed to be just as good. However, nothing beats one, two or three good fried eggs for breakfast.
I have tried and tried to get this culinary delight down with no avail. One site even recommended using your burner on its lowest setting covering the pan, and waiting forever. Have tried that, but the eggs magically changes from a near perfect example (just a few seconds and you'll have it) to a hard mess in a nanosecond.
Question. Is there a secret way for a blind person to fry an egg?
Share and I'll be eternally grateful.
Bob
Put in a good amount of oil, extra virgin olive if possible, let it get hot then drop in the egg preferably at arms length and hope.
Thanks.
Hi bobby, perhaps the blind homemaker can help. The way I got round the fried egg problem was to make a hole in a slice of bread with a water glass put about 2 to 3 tablespoons of butter in to a hot pan, drop the bread in the pan then crack the egg in to the hole. turn the heat to just above low so the egg cooks quickly and turn after about 3 minutes. You'll hear the sound of the cooking change as it progresses a kind of holo sound almost. Ok now that the egg is flipped it's done when the yolk puffs slightly in the center. We like the yolks cooked through but you can determine how you like them once you've given this a try or two. Good luck. Tiffany.
Hi Tiffany. What an interesting solution.
I have a couple of questions.
Firstly, what's the point of the bread? I assumed it was to keep the egg all in one spot, but it seems like the egg matter would spread either under the bread, making the bread useless, or over the bread, preventing it from being cooked.
Secondly, how do you turn the egg? I mean, you have that pesky bread there, do you remove the bread and turn the egg, or remove the bread, turn the egg and replace the bread?
Sorry if I seem dense, but you see, I am.
Thanks,
Bob
I have also heard of someone using a canning jar ring or a tuna fish can with both ends cut out.
I personally fry the egg on one side until its not runny, then flip it. You need to remember to raise the egg up high enough when your flipping it that it doesn't fold over on itself. Start from the edge of the pan and push the spatula under in one quick motion.
Also, try frying in bacon grease sometime. It gives great flavor.
Hi bob, I understan. Ok the point of the bread is like you said to keep the egg in one spot. A biscuit cutter works better as a way to make the hole in the bread. If the hole is large enough without breaking the bread the egg won't run away from you. A biscuit cutter is about 3 inches across large enough to accomidate the egg. I use good white or wheat depending what's on hand, and the bacon grease is a good way to go. I don't recommend the tuna can method as it's hard to get the other end off unless everyone gets different tuna cans from me. I hope this helps you. Tiffany
Oh I forgot as jamin said start at one side of the pan and slide your spatula under in one quick motion, don't get scared of it, lift and flip. I ruined several eggs by hesitation. tiffany
interesting. glad I read this.
You could also try poaching an egg. It might be easier for some ppl than frying.
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I tend to beat two eggs first and make sure the yokes are broken. a fork works well if you don't have a metal whisk handy. heat your pan and use extra virgin olive oil as goblin recommended. Heat your pan until she's hot and then dump the egg in the center. spread it out a little with the spachula or just turn your pan a little from side to side. I like my eggs hard fried, crispy on the edges. you can feel the consistancy of the egg with the tip of the spachula. I add a little franks hot sauce and pepper then turn the egg over. you can tell when it's done with the spachula.
I love the egg toast island! Lol, one of the first things I learned to cook.
I, butter both sides of my bread, use a glass or circle cutter for the whole, let the pan get a bit warm, put the bread in, then crack your egg. The little circle of bread, turns out into yummy fried bread!
I don't like cooking with oil...scary time! It seems to crackle and pop too much.
For the cooking the dark guys. You really need to get a podcast sorted out for that show or upload the shows to blind cool tech. The international folks such as myself really miss out and the audio on for-the-people is very poor.
Interested in reading this post as I was cooking fryed eggs the other week with sausages and waffles for dinner. The eggs wern't a disaster and tasted ok it's just the had the outside consistancy of an omlet and the inside of a fryed egg! ahhahahaha
Will give that bread thing a go, hopefully it doesn't effect the taste of the egg?
I agree that bacon fat or lard as it's called in the UK is much nicer than oil.
Poached eggs can be done very easily and nicely in the microwave with nothing more than a cup and a piece of kitchen towel and are much healthier but nothing beats a fryed egg for flavour!
Has anyone tried a fried egg on the george foreman? I think with the latest generation, it's doable.
Hi Bob. I think it depends on how you like your eggs. I like mine over easy, so I put about a tbs. of butter in my nonstick skillet, let the butter get hot, then put the egg in. You can learn to judge the doneness of your egg by its texture. A soft texture means it's over easy. A medium texture means it's sunny side up. Using a metal spatula is better for me, and most skillets are durable, and won't scratch. Hope this helps.A
Bob I use a 6 to 9 inch size pan, put just enough grease in it to cover bottom. If you use an electric stove, turn heat to medium heat. when it gets hot, crack the egg into pan, take 1 table spoon of water in the grease and cover it with a lid that is smaller than the pan so that the lid is plush with the bottom of the pan. Let it cook about 2- to 3 minutes, maybe 2 1/2 if you like the yoke runny. Then all you have to do is remove the lid and gently slide the egg right on to the plate. Easy
There's actually a gadget you can get which makes it a lot easier to fry eggs. I'm trying it out for my breakfast tomorrow. It's like a big plasticky hoop thing with fairly deep sides and a metal handle sticking up. You put it in the frying pan, brake your eggs in the middle of the hoop then fry them for as long as you would normally fry them, lift the hoop out, hopefully with the eggs as well and stick them in your sandwich, on your toast, on the plate or whatever. Mum used it to do me an egg and bacon sandwich last weekend.
Let me know how it goes with the egg frying thing.
My daughter and son-in-law found me one of those things at a flee market about two weeks ago. However, it hasn't made its way from their house to mine yet.
If it works for you, then I'll invoke my fatherly privilidge and rant.
Thanks.
Bob